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[scaryoldcortina]

I would imagine you could call dvsa with the reg and they could trace the test station

I could trace them right now by doing a duplicate!

 

Yeah, that wants reporting, especially seeing as there aren't any advisories about the sill either. Sharp edge doesn't apply because it's not caused by accident or rot but prescribed area does include "deliberate modification" and therefore it should fail for front suspension, rear suspension and seatbelts.

[scaryoldcortina]

Yeh - even if ( and they aren't ) those holes were out of a prescribed area they would have deffo got an advisory .

Almost the entire length of a golf IV sill is prescribed area, because the seatbelt stalk is part of the seat so everywhere from 30cm forward of the front edge of the seat rails counts. By the time you are out of PE for the front bolt, the back one applies, then the inertia reel and then the rear belt lower fixing. There is probably only about 10cm overall that isn't PE.

 

You are dead right though, should I come across one that by chance has a hole in a sill that isn't covered it gets advised on.

[twosmoke300]

Name n shame ! Wouldn't fancy my sig on the duplicate tho

[Jazoli]

Well I've no reason to hide the reg as anyone could have seen it in the carpark, its W554HBV

[cms206]

That Golf is fucking terrifying. If I rocked up to my (admittedly pretty tame) man with that he would forcibly remove the keys from me, bridge it and make me walk home.

 

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[Eddie Honda]

Can anyone explain how

 

[bub2006]

That golf is scary. And I've owned a Picasso

[Jams]

Truly pissed off! Staying in Tamworth the past week with work

 

Goes to my van this morning to find some dick has broken in and nicked me tools!! Drilled the lock it's like 1995 all over again!!

[Jazoli]

That Golf is fucking terrifying. If I rocked up to my (admittedly pretty tame) man with that he would forcibly remove the keys from me, bridge it and make me walk home.

 

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I know I will take some more pics today to show it in all its glory

[twosmoke300]

I know I will take some more pics today to show dvsa and make sure I have today's paper in view

[BorniteIdentity]

 

I know I will take some more pics today to show dvsa and make sure I have today's paper in view

 

 

If you've already had conversations with the owner about "how this got an MOT" - don't be surprised when you end up with a brick through your window.  I hope I'm grossly over-exaggerating - but the people I've known in life to use bent MOTs aren't the sort who have respectable jobs in the city who discuss concerns over a game of bridge and a herbal tea.

 

I think you're right to report it.  Totally.  Just be discreet?!

[Richard]

I wonder if the owner has been swapping number plates. I can't imagine even the hookiest tester would let that through if they'd seen it.

[bub2006]

Truly pissed off! Staying in Tamworth the past week with work

 

Goes to my van this morning to find some dick has broken in and nicked me tools!! Drilled the lock it's like 1995 all over again!!

That's a bastard. Hope you get sorted mate. Some folk want a shovel in the bollocks

[Jazoli]

[Jazoli]

If you've already had conversations with the owner about "how this got an MOT" - don't be surprised when you end up with a brick through your window. I hope I'm grossly over-exaggerating - but the people I've known in life to use bent MOTs aren't the sort who have respectable jobs in the city who discuss concerns over a game of bridge and a herbal tea.

 

I think you're right to report it. Totally. Just be discreet?!

I'm not concerned in the slightest to be honest, it's one of the staff at work, my questions have been more of the 'I saw you working on your car, what's up with it?' and 'my car needs mot'ing soon, where did you get yours done?' if he puts any bricks through any windows he will be homeless and jobless, he's not English and maybe cars like his are acceptable back home.

[fordperv]

A guy at work has just got 12 months ticket on this

 

 

Can anyone explain how as there are no outer sills at all.....

If its not there they cant test it?

[drum]

Funny* how it failed on a corroded nearside outer sill a couple of years ago.

[Jazoli]

Funny* how it failed on a corroded nearside outer sill a couple of years ago.

 

That's the thing, its not funny at all, I like pretty much everyone on here tries to make sure my car is legal and roadworthy, that golf is a blatant pisstake and pisses me off as I spent lots of money keeping my cars and bikes on the road every year.

[Twiggy]

I wonder if the owner has been swapping number plates. I can't imagine even the hookiest tester would let that through if they'd seen it.

 

That`s a new one ! Never heard of it before, but there again I have led a very sheltered* life. Wouldn`t the garage have checked the VIN number though ?

[twosmoke300]

Can you get a pic of the vin in the window?

[Jazoli]

Can you get a pic of the vin in the window?

Yup will do shortly

[garbaldy]

Some doods from Glasgow broke down and had the car towed to a garage in duns, the car was as bad as that golf so he reported it to the men in black, that night it miraculously self combusted and took out the car sitting next to it in the back yard,

What a coincidence

[Jazoli]

[Richard]

Vehicle Registration Number

W554HBV

Model

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF S TDI

VIN (Chassis)

WVWZZZ1JZYU563203

 

Right plate for the car, mail order MOT it is then.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

To be fair my friggin Granny could tell you theres something seriously wrong with that Golf, its not like he's quietly chiselled the inside out of his DPF or whatever. If you are gonna bend or break some rules then you need to apply some discretion, but that's just a piss take. Dob him in the daft ba5tard.

[JohnK]

Bought a car today...

 

 

What could possibly go wrong ?

 

 

 

Oh.

 

I've bought it to break but looking at that Golf this MG would be a more plausible candidate for a dodgy MOT.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Blimey that's a pretty comprehensive FAIL!

[JohnK]

I think what's worrying is that it has a currently valid MOT until April so could have been driven around until then. It went for an early MOT in preparation to be sold with a full years ticket!

[saucedoctor]

I'd like to think that the first copper who saw that Golf on the road would stop it.

[Supernaut]

How appropriate.

 

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