Good job Eric!

I tested for over 20 years, I can honestly say it was lucky, never had an appeal, but several 'discussions' with bosses and customers about test results. It's such a thankless job, if you fail a fault, the owner thinks you're an asshole, but on the other hand, if you pass that fault, or pass and advise, and the car is then sold, then you're an asshole for not failing it. As for backup from the ministry, forget it, they have targets to meet, and weather you're right or wrong is as good as immaterial....

If he's a my tester I'm doing a uturn quick! Lol

Big up Eric

I read the manual for the vehicle inspection for my country and it is 80 pages long, if the inspector was to check everything most older cars would fail. For instance my car which is 17 years old has xenon lights which have to have headlamp washers and have an auto levelling ballast system as all cars with xenon lights do. None of these work in my car, once it failed in one test centre for the headlamp washers so I bought it to another test centre that didn't have a absolute prick going by the book for everything.

Bet Eric has never been so busy lol

No MOT here in California. But I have too have my 1978 MG emissions tested every other year.

I think he needs a new battery for his light source.

Has he mentioned prescribed areas?

You should only jack where tge manufactures say the testing manual at this point was causing damage to car because they manual would say thus type suspension jack here but the manufacture design meant these general jacking point could cause damage to the car. In the 1990 a number mot station got big bill for following the test manuals jacking procedure alwsys follow the manufavture jacking, I had it recently with 2012 Peugeot 3008 in spain They had never seen the suspension set up used for uk car the high spec uk models have a hydraulic system to counter leaning in corners. But so they cohtacted psa and asked about they did not blindly follow the mot(Spain ITV) guide. It important mot tester have access to upto date vehicle specs.

The days where we used manuals eh!

Show how things have change most care today the engine is covered

My dads xceed has passed and failed it's test

I though it was Chubby Brown.

This is out of date. You cannot extend an mot anymore.

I'm absolutely fastidious about the way my cars drive and operate. But this bloke, however, is one of the most irritant bastards I've even had the misfortune to witness, even on You Tube.