Rusty brake pipes and MOT's

**Big Sig** · 14th November 2010, 16:01

Does anyone know if brake pipe corrosion is an MOT fail? The reason I ask is a friends car was MOT's 2 weeks ago, today there is brake fluid spewing out of a hole due to corrosion!

Should this have been a fail or advisory?

**John LE** · 14th November 2010, 16:09

Definatly a fail imo.

The pipe must have been pretty bad at mot time go completely after 2 weeks

**Big Sig** · 14th November 2010, 16:14

Exactly my opinion too. She's not a happy bunny!

**ed taylor** · 14th November 2010, 16:16

Fail I would say. But if you went back and moaned they would probably only say It was safe on the day it was checked.

**Big Sig** · 14th November 2010, 16:20

As far as we know there wasn't even an advisory issued though Ed

**ed taylor** · 14th November 2010, 16:23

I bet they didn,t check it well enough. If they did they should have noticed the corrosion.

**John LE** · 14th November 2010, 16:23

Firstly do not get it fixed yet

Then have a read of this

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...Mot/DG_4022113

There should be no problems with corrosion related problems within the first 3 months so she definatly has a case

**Big Sig** · 14th November 2010, 16:26

It has to be fixed John as it's needed for work etc. I'll pass the link on though. Cheers

**John LE** · 14th November 2010, 16:28

TBH for any appeal to be looked at the car shouldn't really be repaired. As annoying and inconvenient as it is

Hope she gets it sorted though

**lee gsi** · 14th November 2010, 16:30

It would also depend where the hole is and if it was visable when it went for the MOT.

If it was covered in dirt/mud etc they cant remove anything inc dirt/mud.