Changes to WoF system announced

[DEATH_INC.]

And yes, I'd prefer cops doing roadside inspections than have to waste my time and money every 6 months.

Be careful what you wish for.

Exactly.

I've seen cars that cops have stickered that are perfectly legal.

One was for noise, it was well under the limit when tested, and another was for lowering, even though it had a cert, and it was exactly as the cert stated. These are just a couple I can think of off the top of my head....

Wait till they start fining you for shit that isn't wrong

[Banditbandit]

Have you got a link to the figures? sounds like it would be an interesting read.

Some of the figures are in the story which is linked in the first post on this thread .. if you had bothered to read passed the headline and the first sentence (You only have to read to the fifth sentence ... even you should be able to do that )

[bogan]

Some of the figures are in the story which is linked in the first post on this thread .. if you had bothered to read passed the headline and the first sentence (You only have to read to the fifth sentence ... even you should be able to do that )

Um, perhaps you should bother to read back on what I was quoting, the figures in #143 is what I was after.

Also, still waiting on the reason you brought up the insurance thing, or could you not get to the second sentence of my previous post? which would be quite ironic considering what you just posted...

Exactly.

I've seen cars that cops have stickered that are perfectly legal.

One was for noise, it was well under the limit when tested, and another was for lowering, even though it had a cert, and it was exactly as the cert stated. These are just a couple I can think of off the top of my head....

Wait till they start fining you for shit that isn't wrong

Meh, I've had the same from wof places. Once I was asked to go a get a note from a bike shop declaring my 'its a bit soft' suspension was fine, other times to go and do my own research on what needs certing or not...

[Swoop]

Have you ever been to Germany?

I can only hope that we follow the German example.
Car goes for "WoF" and fails = put DIRECTLY on to the tow truck. NO 28 days grace bullshit. Directly to a place of repair and the vehicle does not move under its own power until repaired.

[Scuba_Steve]

I can only hope that we follow the German example.
Car goes for "WoF" and fails = put DIRECTLY on to the tow truck. NO 28 days grace bullshit. Directly to a place of repair and the vehicle does not move under its own power until repaired.

you don't want the option or ability to work on your own vehicles/fix your own faults??? Glad you've got the cash to piss away 60/hr & 20/bulb to get an indicator or headlight fixed but not all of us are that well off.

[GingerMidget]

I'll be the first to say I don't know enough about my car to know exactly whats wrong with it, but I know enough to know when somethings not right. Maybe some company could start to run courses on how to do a basic maintenance check on your car? I suspect there could be some good money in that one!

I can change my car and bikes oil easily enough, my parents taught me years ago but so many people don't know how. Some don't even know how to pump up their own tyres or check pressure! Something that should be done a lot more often than most do it. Admittedly I only do it every second time I fill the tank up, but thats about once every three weeks. Check oil, water and tyres. Easy.

Because of where I work, I hear a lot of "your tyres are close to the limit and should be replaced soon" or similar, and people saying things like "oh I'll just get them replaced when I can see canvas etc. That scares me. People coming in with the belts showing, "oh they were marginal at the last wof" (which was longer than 6 months ago because the car is way overdue anyway) Things like belts in the engine being badly perished and cracked, missing radiator and oil caps. No oil showing on the dipstick, disgusting black and low oil (not part of the wof itself, checked as a courtesy)

As a personal view, 10 years on yearly inspections, from brand new, and 6 monthly after that. Thats not just because the place I work would lose a lot of work, but because we do get a lot of imports here, and the lack of maintenance on cars in general worries me.

[Swoop]

you don't want the option or ability to work on your own vehicles/fix your own faults??? Glad you've got the cash to piss away 60/hr & 20/bulb to get an indicator or headlight fixed but not all of us are that well off.

Here's a concept. Check the vehicle before it is inspected. If people don't know how to do that (even the basic shit like lightbulbs), get their mechanic to do that.
Or another: Maintain your vehicle so it doesn't fail the inspection.

If people are too dumb to do that, the vehicle deserves to be put on a towtruck - especially if it is an annual inspection.

[imdying]

What I'm trying to say is that DESPITE a shitload of cars/bikes without a WOF out there I do not see too many crashes that can be linked to anything that would fail a WOF.

Any time I've crashed a car without a WOF/substandard condition, I've not rung the police. Funny that

[imdying]

Here's a concept. Check the vehicle before it is inspected. If people don't know how to do that (even the basic shit like lightbulbs), get their mechanic to do that.

A WOF inspector who I met through work told me it was always worth cleaning the car and ensuring all the bulbs worked; cars like that he generally gave less of a rigorous test. That's something I disagree with as I prefer one rule for all, but it's an insight into typical human behaviour.

[SNF]

Took the car for a wof. 3 blown bulbs, a tie rod bush, foglights n/w - I haven't even wired them in and it looks stupid without them - they're staying, rear seat belt clip missing (fell under the seat). Wiper spray nozzle loose (fuck it, still cleans the windscreen and gets the tailgater behind me too!). I wonder if they do stuff like that on purpose, fail you on a bunch little things until you get fed up sell/dump the old car/bike and get something else.

Not that I'd ever want to get rid of either - generally a 250cc sports bike today is a pissy 2 cylinder thing with 32 bhp and a 12,000 k redline. I change gear at 12,000 - hell, I can go to 18 if I like (I don't though, don't trust a 25 year old 37,972 km engine at redline lol). The modern day equivalent of my car is everything I do not want in a car, stupid auto gearbox, no mid range or top end, boat-like suspension. I'd happily keep my ancient machines from the late 1980's, all day every day. Sunday's wrench day for me.

[scumdog]

Any time I've crashed a car without a WOF/substandard condition, I've not rung the police. Funny that

So...they weren't REAL crashes - nobody killed eh!

[FJRider]

Took the car for a wof. 3 blown bulbs, a tie rod bush, foglights n/w - I haven't even wired them in and it looks stupid without them - they're staying.

If any ancillary lights are fitted ... they MUST work ... for a WoF.

No exceptions ...

[scumdog]

Here's a concept. Check the vehicle before it is inspected. If people don't know how to do that (even the basic shit like lightbulbs), get their mechanic to do that.
Or another: Maintain your vehicle so it doesn't fail the inspection.

If people are too dumb to do that, the vehicle deserves to be put on a towtruck - especially if it is an annual inspection.

Check all my vehicles a couple of days before WOF check - more likely to be a drive-in-drive out WOF!

[FJRider]

Any time I've crashed a car without a WOF/substandard condition, I've not rung the police. Funny that

The good news is ... you wont have been the first. The bad news is ... you wont be the last.

Your (reason for) lack of reporting your crash to the authorities ... is why no accurate statistics on the number of WoF related accidents.

Funny that ...

[ducatilover]

If any ancillary lights are fitted ... they MUST work ... for a WoF.

No exceptions ...

Except reverse lights.

Go figure... they tell you not to use your fog lights, yet they must work, but I've passed a few times without reverse lights