palsed Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Can I pass MOT if my rims are outside of arches? Image for example :) Asking because in my country we can't pass MOT with wheels like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 short answer no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 BTW Hi Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Short answer yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hello and Welcome Edvins 41 minutes ago, iantt said: Short answer yes. Is it a % thing then? The majority of the tyre tread is under the arch, so it's OK. I always thought (wrongly as it turns out then) the whole tyre had to be covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Just now, GMX said: Hello and Welcome Edvins Is it a % thing then? The majority of the tyre tread is under the arch, so it's OK. I always thought (wrongly as it turns out then) the whole tyre had to be covered same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredfox Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, GMX said: Hello and Welcome Edvins Is it a % thing then? The majority of the tyre tread is under the arch, so it's OK. I always thought (wrongly as it turns out then) the whole tyre had to be covered any tyre sticking out past body work is afail surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Nope, doesnt matter for mot, but as for legality , construction and use regs say that tyre shouldnt protrude outside arches im led to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 So it would pass MOT but is illegal to use on UK roads....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Yep, that about right, lot of other occasions where mot and construction/use regs dont match up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Mot is not a check on construction and use regs, if it was it would cost more than £56. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, iantt said: Yep, that about right, lot of other occasions where mot and construction/use regs dont match up. You'd think that VOSA and DOT would communicate to each other and prevent that occurring, but government departments rarely do 2 minutes ago, iantt said: Mot is not a check on construction and use regs, if it was it would cost more than £56. and it would take a lot longer than 30 minutes or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 9 minutes ago, iantt said: Yep, that about right, lot of other occasions where mot and construction/use regs dont match up. how stupid is that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxxykins Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Saw this on one of those motorway cops/patrol programes, it's an offence to have it like that. But as above, you can pass an MOT with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palsed Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 So if police stops me on the road, they can do anything to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxxxykins Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 On 09/02/2016 at 7:26 PM, palsed said: So if police stops me on the road, they can do anything to me? Not entirely sure, you can either get a fine or told to rectify it within a certain amount of days, in the case I saw, the car was being scrapped in less than a week after being spotted so they let them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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