You’ve gone through your whole vehicle making sure everything is in order just so you can pass your next MOT, but all your hopes seem to get shattered when you approach the MOT tester who takes a single look at your car and refuses to give you a certificate. What could be the reason behind it? A simple mess on your car.
Most people think The Cleanliness Clause is a myth, but it actually does exist in the DVSA handbook, which means if your vehicle is deemed to be “excessively dirty”, the MOT tester has a legal right to refuse to carry out the test. For MOT Gloucester, contact 123carandcommercial.com/mot-gloucester
When we say cleanliness, we don’t mean a few crumbs on your dashboard or dust accumulated over time, but when all the rubbish piled up from you eating in the car blocks important safety features, such as your seatbelt buckles or foot pedals, that’s when you know you’re going wrong. Whether it be rotting food, pet mess or even sharp debris. When it comes to getting your car MOT, the last thing you want to do is expose testers to anything that would make their job a potential health and safety hazard.
When it comes to cleanliness, the exterior matters too. Anything from mud or winter road grime blocking key components, such as your registration plates or brake lights, is enough for them to take one glance and deem your car unroadworthy. Also, any obscured components, which include ones you can’t see, such as suspension mounts and joints, that would pose a safety hazard to the public, can also result in instant failure. In short, they want you to clean off all that mud or gunk covering the needed components before presenting your car for inspection.