Chas4545 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Is it usual for MOT stations to have the ability to shake the car? Mine was on the lift and I saw it shake quite violently while the guy checked underneath. definately machine shaken. Bulbs various now need replacing. Is shaking the car now part of the MOT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babydriver Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 All part of the shocks absorber test if done at Kwik fitz-National-ATS-Charley Browns-Halfrauds etc....................................robbin twonks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I would violently shake the MOT tester, see what breaks and put the rest as an advisory Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I once took my Morris Minor to an mot at Kwik Fit (I know) and there was some shaking going on! In fairness, I wouldn't normally sit watching the action unfold so don't know if its normal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael1703 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 It's an ATL (automatic test lane) it has "shaker plates" this shakes the wheels to replace the shake n brake boy that would normally sit in it. Contentious way of testing but legal and vosa/DVSA approved This method can make some wear look worse than it is and on certain cars it doesn't show up the wear that having an assistant would (Bmws I think) Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 yes cos while on ramp its jacked up so he can check steering and brake pipes etc have been in cars cos get roped in at local place - you get shaken while sat in the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colino Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Was this a one person MOT lane? Pricey bits of kit, but no doubt every MOT place will have them in a few years, and although it looks aggressive, the shaking isn't any worse than your car suffers driving down a bumpy road. dave21478 and brickwall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 It's an ATL (automatic test lane)Really? Not heard of that before. Whatever next? Car gets shaken, prodded by robot toffee hammers? The rust/scale that falls off is automatically weighed? Synthesised voice saying "rotten as a pear mate/yer will need sum shocks/needs tyres" depending on what the outlet actually provides? That is progress* mat_the_cat and DSdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 They've been sneaking into garages for a good few years now. Bobthebeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael1703 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I think the first ATL's came out in 2007, seen more from 2010 onwards. They cost more but in a big garage with lots of wages to pay, it means a fitter doesn't keep getting called away to assist. The other expensive bit with ATL' s is the ground under the ramp has to be a lot stronger, so an ATL will cost you quite a few grand in ground works as you have to use c3 grade concrete and re bars to take the forces Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Well I never! Learn something every day etc..My local MOT place still uses the "Stuartgetyerfuckinarseoverere" system. No C3 concrete or rebars needed. Much cheaper I imagine! Craig the Princess, Banger Kenny, DSdriver and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babydriver Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Oh, I seem to be totally wrong, its just once I had an exhaust bit fitted and as they were lowering the car from above head level they stopped it 5 times or so suddenly with a jerk and they took great pleasure in telling me I needed a full set of shockers for the mot cos the car bounced.NO FOOKIN SHIT SHIRLOCK.....................You'll bounce if you do that to my car again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babydriver Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 BobtheBeard must use the same guys as me..................can't beet the personal touch. Bobthebeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_earwig Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Well I never! Learn something every day etc..My local MOT place still uses the "Stuartgetyerfuckinarseoverere" system. No C3 concrete or rebars needed. Much cheaper I imagine!Concrete never gets sick or needs a day off to go to it's cement mixer's funeral. Dunno about ATL's but they've had those "move around all over the place and try and rip a wheel off" plates here for years. Oh, and they test the brake fluid (Oi, what the 'eck you sticking in my brake fluid? What else has it been dipped in?!) sierraman and DSdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Shaker plates in VOSA (or whatever they're called this week) heavy vehicle test stations for years. You think the car ones are violent?And don't get me started on the sight of a double decker being thrown out of the brake rollers because it can't get out on its own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Oh, I seem to be totally wrong, its just once I had an exhaust bit fitted and as they were lowering the car from above head level they stopped it 5 times or so suddenly with a jerk and they took great pleasure in telling me I needed a full set of shockers for the mot cos the car bounced.NO FOOKIN SHIT SHIRLOCK.....................You'll bounce if you do that to my car again. They'd have a fit if they were testing my 2CV then... babydriver, Bobthebeard and Inspector Morose 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Concrete never gets sick or needs a day off to go to it's cement mixers funeral !Only a matter of time I suspect.... Won't be long before the 'are you made of concrete? Have you suffered by existing?' claims start to kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Of course the OMGMOT has to shake cars.Imagine you are driving through an earthquake or a nuclear blast and your windscreen washers don't work!The lives of many a nun or kitten would be at stake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babydriver Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 not funny but............................. Wipers and indicators ok here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 not funny but............................. Wipers and indicators ok hereYou wonder what goes through folks minds, why would you run back and shut the car door? Scary to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 So at the next MOT my car is driven into a swimming pool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Only if the ghost of Keith Moon has done his VoSA course. Jim Bergerac, Grundig, scruff and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 There's nothing new about those contraptions, they've been used in the continent for many years ! You may think they're shaking the car to bits, but I reckon they're far less likely to cause damage than a drive along most Hampshire four-digit B-roads... Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 It's an ATL (automatic test lane) it has "shaker plates" this shakes the wheels to replace the shake n brake boy that would normally sit in it.Contentious way of testing but legal and vosa/DVSA approvedThis method can make some wear look worse than it is and on certain cars it doesn't show up the wear that having an assistant would (Bmws I think)Chrysler 300 tension struts can rattle their tits off on the road and not even get an advise after one man shaker MOT. I knew something was wrong on mine and couldn't find what it was,so thought; I'll let the MOT man diagnose it when he fails it . Sailed through, no advises.A week later when I finally sussed it and changed them , the bushes had actually disintegrated and fallen out at one end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 The first time my car was on one, I thought it was gonna fall off. I must have looked suitably concerned, as one of the staff said "Ner worry boy, she'll nowat fall aff" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Pelican Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I might be wrong but arnt these shaker jobbies the norm in N. Ireland saucedoctor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I might be wrong but arnt these shaker jobbies the norm in N. Ireland Yep. All the test centres were mechanised/computerised at around the same time. It took longer than expected, and there was a backlog of cars needing tests. therefore, exemption certificates were issued. IIRC my C280 went 16 months between tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Any amount of shaking on a one man test machine or jerking a car when it's coming down on a ramp absolutely pales in comparison to what it'll get on even a reasonable road, and it certainly won't rattle bulbs so much that they blow all of a sudden. I've been sat in cars while they were up there and it's really not that much of a wobble. These systems are used all over Europe and while they might look a bit violent to the uninitiated, it's absolutely fuck all stress on the motor. dave21478, saucedoctor and drum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 As above. It makes a fair bit of noise, so I guess that makes it seem harsher than it really is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 You wouldn't be complaining if any money had fell out. Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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