cskip Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Apologies if this has already been covered. Are Side Repeater required for an MOT on a 1994 car? Or do they have to work only if fitted? I know I can find a garage that will ignore this requirement, but I am interested in what the MOT regs state. Skip. West Hants Luddite See CSKIP here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen grant Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 edited: sorry - ignore me. Edited by - stephen grant on 24 Jun 2005 15:12:57 Edited by - stephen grant on 24 Jun 2005 15:13:58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted June 24, 2005 Support Team Share Posted June 24, 2005 Ooh...one of my hobby horses 😬. The regulations are here. Interpret them as you will. My interpretation and that of my local MOT tester is that as long as the indicators can be seen while standing at the rear of the car, 1m to the side then they pass. Instead of a separate lamp, the side repeater might be part of the front direction indicator if it includes a wraparound lens. Lamps incorporating a side repeater are marked either with an 'E' mark in a circle or an 'e' mark in a rectangle above which is a number 5. Some vehicles are fitted with a wraparound lens with no European approval markings. These can be tested by standing approximately 1000mm to the side of the vehicles rear bumper with indicator on. If amber light can be seen coming through the front lens (not a reflection) this is acceptable. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 No, my '96 car went through without SR's last month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen grant Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 My car went through without side repeaters last month as well. stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Mine went through without SRs 1/2 hour ago! David 1700XF: click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Woods Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 IMHO theres no way the front indicators can be seen by standing 1000mm from the side of the vehicles rear bumper, and as they arent E-marked side repeaters are mandatory. I guess a lot of MOT testers take the car 'as is' and look for things which have worn rather than things which should be there but arent.... Nick Red and Black 1.6K supersport visit Carrotland.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S. Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Mines a '94 car and my MOTer said they need to be visible from the side so it's a bit open to interpretation depending on where you stand! I couldn't be arsed with the hassle of wondering if it would get through every time I took it so fitted some - dead easy job and I don't think they look that bad anyway + there is the safety benefit BRG De-dion, 2Ltr Dunnel Zetec 165, now with slippy diff 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Mine are E marked and on a cycle wing car they are clearly visible unless you're blind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Woods Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 "These can be tested by standing approximately 1000mm to the side of the vehicles rear bumper with indicator on"..." If amber light can be seen coming through the front lens (not a reflection) this is acceptable" Unless you have transparent bulb holders there's no way you can directly see the light when standing at the back of the car.... Nick Red and Black 1.6K supersport visit Carrotland.co.uk Edited by - Nick Woods on 24 Jun 2005 21:54:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad7ner Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 well my car's never had SR fitted 😳(how did it get through the SVA) Alot of MOT testers are not sure about the regulations if you say its a kit car you built your self 😬 Its worth a try Superlight R No. 97 photo= here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casbar Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Skip, my car has never had side repeaters and its beenthrough MOT's at loads of different garages and got through. I was trying to decide whether to fit some, like Martins (flat ones) as they do offer some safety benifits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskip Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 Well proved to be a non-issue. The MOTer didn't pick up on it, even though he has fail the car on it in the past. 😬 Thanks guys. Skip. West Hants Luddite See CSKIP here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikehoile Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Think repeaters only required if vehicle has been SVA tested, however mine has passed twice without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkprincess Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 ISTR any 7 pre-'98-ish (when SVA was introduced) with cycle wings didn't have S/R's supplied by CC anyway so there should be no need to panic! RW04FUN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted June 26, 2005 Leadership Team Share Posted June 26, 2005 This one has been done to death - do a search in the archives. Simply, the indicators on the 7 are E-marked for vehicle use but not to double as side view, therefore repeaters must be fitted. This applies to any 7 of any age, SVA or not. Many owners get away without them because either the tester doesn't realise or doesn't know enough detail about the test. Generally later cars are fitted with them because the SVA tends to pick it out. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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