Don't buy French , Italian or 'Pacific-Rim' ...

[Derek Smith]

One of the major causes of failure would appear to be lighting. Who doesn't check their lights at least on the day of the test? I've been around a few weeks and always had oldish cars, yet the only lighting problem I've had is headlamp alignment, apart from once when a bulb failed en route to the station.

A better indicator of reliability would be those cars that failed for expensive reasons.

 

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One of the major causes of failure would appear to be lighting. Who doesn't check their lights at least on the day of the test? I've been around a few weeks and always had oldish cars, yet the only lighting problem I've had is headlamp alignment, apart from once when a bulb failed en route to the station.

A better indicator of reliability would be those cars that failed for expensive reasons.

Agreed , many rejections are the result of minor things that could easily be checked for and rectified by the owners beforehand .

With many cars , lamp failure is even indicated on the dashboard , yet some will no doubt submit a car with a fault showing !

I guess it often comes down to ignorance or indifference .