There are to be some changes to the MOT test from 1st January 2012 which are being introduced in response to European Commission Directive 2010/48/EU of the 5th July 2010 and which will effect those with aftermarket HID headlights and remapped ECUs:

4.1.4 Compliance with requirements:
(a) Lamp, emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
( Products on lens or light source which obviously reduce light intensity or change emitted colour
© Light source and lamp not compatible

4.1.5. Levelling devices (where mandatory):
(a) Device not operating.
( Manual device cannot be operated from driver’s seat.

4.1.6 Headlamp cleaning device (where mandatory):
Device not operating.

For anyone with a remap, section 6.1.9 may be relevant.

6.1.9 Engine performance:
(a) Control unit illegal modified.
( Illegal engine modification.

(by 'illegal', it is assumed that they mean changed/programmed differently from OEM specifications)

There will also be a new check on the general condition of the wiring:

4.11. Electrical wiring
(a) Wiring insecure or not adequately secured.
( Wiring deteriorated.
© Damaged or deteriorated insulation

and on the function of airbag and seat belt pre-tensioner systems:

7.1.4. Safety belt Pre-tensioners:
Pre-tensioner obviously missing or not suitable with the vehicle.

7.1.5. Airbag:
(a) Airbags obviously missing or not suitable with the vehicle.
( Airbag obviously non-operative.

7.1.6. SRS Systems:
SRS MIL indicates any kind of failure of the system.

Some of the above won't be popular with some around here I know, but VOSA have confirmed that the necessary changes to the MOT test schedule will be introduced and from 1st January 2012 vehicles that fall foul of the new requirements will fail the test.

what a load of f*cking shite!! so no more modifications basicaly

Yes and no, there was a thread on this before. Fair enough airbags have to work if fitted etc, wiring not secured are kinda common sense.

However - ECU remapped? How the hell is the crappy garage down the road to my work going to be able to tell if I've modified my map? Clearly they're not. Wouldn't surprise me if this is more for the solder-in-line resistor type chip.

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bullshit i re-call. if this does happen then f*ck doing MOT's properly, i will just get ones made up and done for £50.

enough of all this EU shit.

does this mean i would have to get rid of the s/c or is it only after the changes are implemented.

although im sure you could just swap over ECU maps prior to MOT and just revert back after?

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Exactly as people have mentioned, some random fitter at a garage is not going to know a standard ECU from a different one - they're simply looking for stupid resistors wired in and piggyback stuff.

Garages do not have the equipment to check if your car has been remapped or not.

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Hmm first I have heard of this and a lot of it seems hard to enforce, how are we as testers if this is true meant to know what each car has a specific ecu etc, I think someone is pulling peoples legs.

Carl

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No, it's a directive and the UK has to comply...



Until the relevant statutory instrument goes before Parliament and the Lords for passage into law it's just guess work as to how the UK is going to comply with this.

It's likely that VOSA will publicise the changes to the test as soon as procedures are agreed so we'll have to wait until then for a definite answer.

It's marked as a visual inspection so best guess at the moment is they will look for external signs of tampering on the ECU and for obvious modification to the ECU loom, so piggy back ECU's and ECU's that have had an access hole to the map chip cut into them will be almost guaranteed to fail.

VOSA have said they don't foresee the extra requirements adding much, if any, time to the current test as most of the new requirements are within the tester's view at some point during current test. It's only the ECU one that they've said needs further thought.

It may be the case that these ECU rules will only apply to type approvals after a certain date, or the Lords may argue that they aren't applicable in the UK at all... We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

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Rich

HID's are now illegal?

When did this happen?

Had my MOT in october with them on and it passed fine.

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James

im glad HID's are illegal, they are a damn pain.

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but is it not illegal to drive a petrol car without a cat, so by looking underneath they can blatantly see a decat and no cat?

or is it all on the emissions?

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Decats are not illegal, but will probably cause you to fail on emissions.

Same as HIDs - they're not illegal per se, but if they leave your lights incorrectly aligned and impossible to realign, that's a fail.

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I wouldn't fret, in two years' time everyone will've forgotten all about this and it won't have made any difference to anyone.

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