Reasonable miles covered during MOT?

[John D]

How far should my car need to be driven during an MOT? Its in on Saturday and I want to be able to tell if the Renault grease monkeys have taken the piss.

(Paranoid? - Yes )

 

[FincH]

Erm if it's anything like the one on my Valver then 0 miles.

 

[big hp]

All it takes to drive it into workshop and out again. No reason it needs to go out on the road.

 

[Djw John]

From the car park ot teh workshop then back again, absolutly nothing else is needed

 

[MikeDX]

the most any of my cars have done on a mot is 10 miles.. and the car was picked up and taken to a garage 4 and a bit miles away..

 

[John D]

Hokey dokey. Shows what I know?!

Thought they had to drive the car a bit for the emmisions test.

 

[Fred@BTM]

0 miles

 

[Gaz_]

depends if they can get it on the brake testers or not. If its slammed they test them on the road

 

[Leeshez]

About a tenth of a mile or so. on the rolling road for brakes.

 

[Timmay]

about 0 miles

 

[jooliona]

All it takes to drive it into workshop and out again. No reason it needs to go out on the road.

erm, what about the "ROAD TEST" section? or do they do that without going on a road? :S

 

[black kro]

ditto - shouldn't leave garage

 

[Dave_W]

erm, what about the "ROAD TEST" section? or do they do that without going on a road? :S

There is no road test section.

Dunno which MOT you've had?

 

[Leeshez]

There is no road test section.

Dunno which MOT you've had?

The one where it goes on 3 wheels around bends and slide all tyres over the road and where they limit it in every gear. That test.

 

[Dave_W]

The one where it goes on 3 wheels around bends and slide all tyres over the road and where they limit it in every gear. That test.

I haven't had that one, do you think my MOT is valid?

 

[thecremeegg]

They put the car on a rolling road for a bit....well they did during the MOTs i watched whilst waitng for my car