spider1 11 #1 Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) As from early this year the C T M S [car tyre monitering systymn ] has been alt altered from advisory to dangerous that means if you have a light on your dash saying tyres are low your m o t should fail. Blow the tyres up to take light of as they may go down again is illegal and prob should be sorted. Slow puncture faulty sensors main prob as sensors i tyres have a battery in that last about 6 years and need replacing . Why are m o t centres ignoring this and not stocking necessary sencors etc when they know its illegal to put some air in to get em through attitude . They want to get it sorted i phoned most up all same answer its a nightmare fail said vechile as you should or make sure you can repair it as you should do . Edited October 11, 2020 by spider1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dardandec 32 #2 Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) Fake news alert. A TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring system) will (Should) only fail an MOT if it is indicating a fault. Pulled from the testers manual- I suggest you familiarise yourself with this manual before posting fake news. "You must only reject vehicles if it’s clear that the lamp indicates a system malfunction and not simply indicating that one or more of the tyre pressures is low." https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/5-axles-wheels-tyres-and-suspension Edited October 11, 2020 by Dardandec Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spider1 11 #3 Posted October 11, 2020 Yes fair enough so if blowing up does not take the light out it should fail so why are m o t centres not stocking sensors as there must be loads of cars with lights on as the batteries in a lot of sensors are past there sell by date not very good to fail a car because of this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rudds1 102 #4 Posted October 11, 2020 1 hour ago, spider1 said: Yes fair enough so if blowing up does not take the light out it should fail so why are m o t centres not stocking sensors as there must be loads of cars with lights on as the batteries in a lot of sensors are past there sell by date not very good to fail a car because of this My test centre does not have facilities to remove a tyre to change a sensor They only do mots And I believe if you change a sensor it has be sort of coded to the car again how many just testing station are going to buy a programming machine and ho2 often would they use it ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spider1 11 #5 Posted October 11, 2020 So its going to be a dealer only cost hundreds better watch out when buying a second hand car any body know a way to turn light of and put ordinary valves in they sell things on net that dont work im told Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rudds1 102 #6 Posted October 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, spider1 said: So its going to be a dealer only cost hundreds better watch out when buying a second hand car any body know a way to turn light of and put ordinary valves in they sell things on net that dont work im told To replace a faulty sensor does not cost that much I’d say less than £80 supplied and fitted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spider1 11 #7 Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, rudds1 said: To replace a faulty sensor does not cost that much I’d say less than £80 supplied and fitted who would do them apart from dealer halfords wont nor any tyre place Edited October 11, 2020 by spider1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rudds1 102 #8 Posted October 11, 2020 Few independent tyre places will fit and program them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spider1 11 #9 Posted October 11, 2020 32 minutes ago, rudds1 said: To replace a faulty sensor does not cost that much I’d say less than £80 supplied and fitted Cheers will have a ring round Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch 214 #10 Posted October 12, 2020 13 hours ago, spider1 said: So its going to be a dealer only cost hundreds better watch out when buying a second hand car any body know a way to turn light of and put ordinary valves in they sell things on net that dont work im told Not really. My diagnostic gear can do it. And my network of owners will charge the price of a pint to re-code them or turn them off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
spider1 11 #11 Posted October 12, 2020 6 hours ago, alchresearch said: Not really. My diagnostic gear can do it. And my network of owners will charge the price of a pint to re-code them or turn them off. Top man love some one good at his job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Resident 1,185 #12 Posted October 13, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 16:25, spider1 said: As from early this year the C T M S [car tyre monitering systymn ] has been alt altered from advisory to dangerous that means if you have a light on your dash saying tyres are low your m o t should fail. Blow the tyres up to take light of as they may go down again is illegal and prob should be sorted. Slow puncture faulty sensors main prob as sensors i tyres have a battery in that last about 6 years and need replacing . Why are m o t centres ignoring this and not stocking necessary sencors etc when they know its illegal to put some air in to get em through attitude . They want to get it sorted i phoned most up all same answer its a nightmare fail said vechile as you should or make sure you can repair it as you should do . Why would anyone present a car for MOT with warning lights on the dash, especially low tyre pressure warnings which is easily solved by adding air to the indicated tyre? Same goes for people that present them with failed bulbs, no washer fluid etc. Presenting a vehicle with these basic check faults should not only fail the MOT but the owner issued with a fixed penalty for failing to maintain the basics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...