So who's passed an MOT with no airbags then?

[DaveDreads]

I know there has been previous threads about the new MOT rules,
but i'd specifically like to know who has passed an MOT with after-market seats and steering wheels?

I've sat in a few 1*2s with nice seats and steering wheels,
the driving position and feel is far better than mine, so it's something i'd like to do at some point.

Seeing as the new MOT rules have been in place since the start of this year,
a few of you must have passed without the seat curtain and steering wheel airbags?

I know warning lights are a fail, but what about no airbags at all when they were fitted as standard?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I passed an MOT with a completely stripped out 182, with obviously no airbags. Had no problems, at that was at a run of the mill tester, not the kind of place used to seeing cars like that.

 

[Owen92]

I'm not sure if the new rules are actually enforced at the moment, there has been delays on actually getting it to an enforceable level so it has been a pass and advise.

 

[pastieman]

Dave air bags is still not a failure....

At the the moment pass and advise !!!

 

[DaveDreads]

So I take it the airbag light a failure, but no lights or airbags at all isn't?

 

[tonyd106]

As already said news rules haven't been brought in yet, so will pass with the lights on.

If your lights on it should be put as an advisory iirc

 

[Lal B3N]

I think it will only be the light to cause a failure in the future.

 

[Alastair.]

Will not fail yet.

 

[DaveDreads]

I'm slightly confused, I thought they came in at the start of the year,
so i've still got to wait until the new rules are enforced before fitting seats and a wheel?

 

[Dan519]

I'm slightly confused, I thought they came in at the start of the year,

was meant to, then April, still delayed.....

 

[DaveDreads]

Bugger. :dapprove:

I'm getting tired of feeling like i'm sitting on the car instead of in it.

 

[Breamy]

Should pass fine as long as the light comes on then goes out again. even under the new rules i believe

 

[PP200t]

So any warning lights aren't a fail? Just an advisory!!!

 

[pastieman]

The only warning light that's is failure at the moment is the abs light, and brake warning light

All others are pass and advise !!!

Vosa have not released dates when the new failure items are to come in to action, but they are list in the handbook

Link to mot testing guide... This is what the testers go buy

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/index.htm

Anything with a thick black line next to text is the new failure items or change of wording

 

[len_beach]

Just buy an RSTuner with airbag module, turn off airbag checks then sell on.

 

[dmallett]

Mine passed with no airbags and lights on a non dodgy mot, so you should be ok for now

 

[muld]

Might be worth noting that although my car passed an MOT without the air-bag steering wheel (after-market fitted) I found it almost impossible to find anyone who would insure me with that mod declared so ended up changing it back. Insurance companies are getting more and more picky and seem to be using new regulations such as these as an excuse.

 

[Bren Rogers]

ah great, MOT is due and was wondering about this. I thought the new rules had come in.

My airbag light is on due thanks to that dodgy connection under the passenger seat. So will it definitely still pass if that is the only issue?

 

[pastieman]

Yes I passed and advised a car today With the airbag light on

 

[Bren Rogers]

Yes I passed and advised a car today With the airbag light on

Cool, thanks.

 

[Cliomatt89]

Just worth noting that the last update I had if I remember correctly was to say that if a car has had an airbag removed where it originally had one from the factory then it will be a fail, same goes for cats aswell (can't remember if this has already come in tbh, we don't get any with them removed on cars we test), also trying to clamp down on fault warning lamps on dashboards aswell, but this is all still yet to become legislation so may never happen, one annoying one that has come in already is pretty much any split boot/gaiter is now a fail, whereas it used to just be rack n cv gaiters before. I'll see about getting some a photo up of the update on the airbag thing though

 

[Cliomatt89]

Can't find my last update, but this is pretty much what I got informed with, bear in mind some of these aren't in yet.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-servicing-repair/mot-changes-2012.html

 

[shell-vt]

got mine last week.. if they arnt there they carnt test them..

 

[pastieman]

When the new items become failures cars that have airbags missing but have them as standard will fail

They will only pass if the car was tested as a track car ( it will have to be pretty obvious that the car is mostly used on track)

 

[DaveDreads]

So that's basically the end of aftermarket seats and steering wheel sales then? (except for dedicated track cars)

Does anyone know why they keep putting off bringing in the new rules?

 

[pastieman]

It's taking time to sort out the legal side of things apparently

 

[daz1970]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...7oCwAg&usg=AFQjCNFaAsvZTaKMJ4DDD1Rtcj_KoNZnJQ

Page 7 about half way down, If a vehicle that failed at
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]first test because the SRS [/FONT][/FONT]malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) was illuminated is re-presented with a MIL that does not illuminate, does the vehicle then pass or fail?
[FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]Pass and advise. [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]

We can only test whats fitted at the time of test
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[pastieman]

When the new failures come in, It will fail as it is ment to light up with the ignition

 

[HANDSOME RICH]

On the topic of mot, right I wanna take back seats out, would that go down as a fail?

 

[DaveDreads]

I've passed an MOT with no back seats and just the seat belts fitted,
but i've also had an MOTer tell me that I need them in or it'll fail.

I only ever have my back seats in once a year for MOT time,
it's a pita but it only takes 5mins to put them back in.

 

[Struggler]

if you take the seatbelts out aswell, then its fine to remove the back seats!

my airbag light illuminates and goes away even though all the airbag paraphernalia has clearly been removed!
will this still pass??

also i have fixed bucket seats bolted to the floor, they cannot be moved at all, is this going to be an issue!?

 

[1812lsd]

Just passed mine with an aftermarket steering wheel (no airbag), 3/4 front plate & an unstamped rear plate & the front two tyre are on the wear indicators.

 

[mattypy282]

rally cars have to be road legal so how is this new law going to work

 

[Chris_ZS]

Cars that have clearly been modified for a purpose wont fail, People have rang VOSA to verify, can't remember the wording but if you've got a modifed car and no airbags because of seats etc you will be fine.

 

[mark123]

My race car passed its MoT this week

 

[Cup_Phil]

Mine went through fine

It's hardly fair for MOT'ers to be expected to know which car would have come with seat airbags and passenger airbags etc.. as standard
If there's no warning light on then it should be fine

Mine passes with an Omex, Buckets, Harnesses, Sabelt Wheel etc... lol

 

[Feates172]

mine passed. and i also asked him about this. he told me no to worry

 

[Reko]

Great stuff. Thanks for the reports everyone.