MOT Runaround - What happens next?

[VXR_DV]

The Sun shone brightly for MOT day. The car had been recently serviced. I've checked all the bulbs and wipers, tyre pressures and fluids, just a quick wash before I set off.
What can possibly go wrong?

(does a clean car help the MOT process? Not sure, but they might take a bit more care of a clean car, who knows).

So, I clean the wheels, get the mud off the lower bodywork, quick wash of the mid and upper sections, rinse, then chamois off to dry.
Mini hoover inside the drivers side footwell, then walk around the car to admire my handywork with the drivers door open.

It's time to head off to the MOT station, so feeling really confident now, I sling the chamois over my shoulder, close the drivers door, and ....

.... well, what do you think happened next?

[Tam80]

Door Fell Off ?

[VXR_DV]

Door Fell Off ?

Nope

[redross555]

wouldn't start?

[happypostie]

break the mirror glass .khalid

[VXR_DV]

break the mirror glass .khalid

Yup. Got it in one.

Crash tinkle tinkle, and what was the drivers side door mirror ends up in several hundred pieces on the driveway.
Fortunately the 6-yr old was inside the house at the time with the door closed, else she might have wondered why Daddy was using lots of very naughty words shouting at his car.

Luckily, the MOT garage was near to a motor factors, so after a lot of running around and several phone calls, they did the rest of the test first, and issued the pass ticket when a very nice lady in a van delivered a replacement mirror glass within the hour.

So, many thanks to Camberley Auto Factors for the speedy service, and saving the day

[Tam80]

Yup. Got it in one.

Crash tinkle tinkle, and what was the drivers side door mirror ends up in several hundred pieces on the driveway. Fortunately the 6-yr old was inside the house at the time with the door closed, else she might have wondered why Daddy was using lots of naughty words shouting at his car.

Luckily, the MOT place was near to a motor factors, so they did the rest of the test first, and issued the pass ticket when a very nice lady in a van delivered a replacement mirror within the hour.

So, many thanks to Camberley Auto Factors for the speedy service, and saving the day

Coulda Been Worse lol

Glad Its Done Mate

[happypostie]

Yup. Got it in one.

Crash tinkle tinkle, and what was the drivers side door mirror ends up in several hundred pieces on the driveway.
Fortunately the 6-yr old was inside the house at the time with the door closed, else she might have wondered why Daddy was using lots of very naughty words shouting at his car.

Luckily, the MOT garage was near to a motor factors, so after a lot of running around and several phone calls, they did the rest of the test first, and issued the pass ticket when a very nice lady in a van delivered a replacement mirror glass within the hour.

So, many thanks to Camberley Auto Factors for the speedy service, and saving the day

glad it was only that .remember a few years back before i got into detailing ,i used to throw buckets off water over the car to rinse it . and the bucket left my hands and broke the mirror clean off .. now use a hose . khalid

[chuckleuk]

failed mot?

[m8internet]

Option A
The handbraked released (because the owner hadn't correctly applied the sticker as required by the recall), the car rolled down the hill, owner chasing it, waving hands in the air, smashed into a store trolley, throwing that into the air into a skip, finally coming to rest in the local canal

Option B
Drove into the MoT station
"Sorry, your appointment was at 09:30 and it is now 11:30" or "yesterday"