GregP Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Help! My MOT is booked for tomorrow and it's just occurred to me that the foam seat I use may not pass as it is not securely mounted and just sits on the floor. Am I worrying unduly? Thanks Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinfourth Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 mine have never been a problem. Sod the heater wheres my shades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 29, 2005 Author Share Posted April 29, 2005 Fingers crossed then! Thanks Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 It's technically a fail. However if you have a word you could point out that with your **se parked on it and a harness done up tight nobody is going anywhere, he's likely to ignore it. It might help to stick it down with a bit of the strongest gaffer tape you can find so his casual tug on testing for security doesn't dislodge it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 my MOT man ( who has very poor eyesight, is very open minded and is of a nervous disposition - he simply refused to come out and do the brake test with me 😬) said that a foam seat is OK if you have a full harness I didnt point out to him that technically a full harness is not legal on the road 😬 I think this one depends on the test centre , but yes they are technically a failier ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Tell them it's not a seat it's padding. The seat is the floor and back panel and the foam is just padding to help you fit. The padding on a tin top seat is not secure, it's only the metal frame of the seat that is bolted to the floor. If that is OK then so is a "foam seat" would be my argument. But I've been thro at least 5 MOT's with a foam seat without any problem so you're probably worrying unduly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 take the seat out and sit on the floor 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 30, 2005 Author Share Posted April 30, 2005 Thanks for all the responses Guys Dropped the car off this morning, the first thing the tester did was waggle the seat around and pronounced it 'fine' 😬 Will update later when the results are in..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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