General New upcoming MOT regulations

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General New upcoming MOT regulations

How will they test that? By making a test drive with one tyre with a faulty pressure? If so, then MOT tester becomes a dangerous profession. (The indirect TPMS of my 500 only works when driving.)

TPMS is mandated on current cars. The MOT test is simple make sure light comes on with ignition and then goes out. it will store faults and not pu light out

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How will they test that? By making a test drive with one tyre with a faulty pressure? If so, then MOT tester becomes a dangerous profession. (The indirect TPMS of my 500 only works when driving.)

This isn't a future MOT requirement, it's part of the current test. I know that the tpms only displays pressure on the move but there should be a warning lamp displayed if there was a fault last time the car was used. Certainly is on my bmw.
 
I think this is where the Mazda poster is going, in that any warning/light on the dash is therefore a fault(exception being, say lights on) and therefore could affect the car so could in theory make it a fail?
Given how "lax" the current MOT regulations are I suspect future ones maybe far more strict.
A perfect example of the current system is our car has just passed, however under extreme braking it pulls worryingly to the right, not a parameter in the general brake test?
 
A perfect example of the current system is our car has just passed, however under extreme braking it pulls worryingly to the right, not a parameter in the general brake test?

The MOT brake test isn't actually very good at detecting braking problems. Lots of smaller garages put cars through the MOT before servicing them (it's a good way to find out early in the day what additional work may need doing, so you can get it authorised & order the parts). I've had cars come back from the test with a pass & when subsequently pulling a wheel to inspect the pads, found they were making metal. I've even had a pass on a car with a gearbox locked solid in second gear - we only put it through to find out if it was worth doing a 'box swap.
 
I think this is where the Mazda poster is going, in that any warning/light on the dash is therefore a fault(exception being, say lights on) and therefore could affect the car so could in theory make it a fail?
Given how "lax" the current MOT regulations are I suspect future ones maybe far more strict.
A perfect example of the current system is our car has just passed, however under extreme braking it pulls worryingly to the right, not a parameter in the general brake test?

That should show up as a serious brake imbablance which is a fail. It may just have sneaked in as you are allowed a percentage imbalance (can't remember how much, sorry). If it's on the border but passes, most MoT places will warn you that it may need looking at.
 
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