mot

[dougieboy]

I have put a full de-cat system on my car but does anyone know if u have to change just the down pipe and the cat pipe or just one or the other for the mot.

[scouk]

Putting a cat into the downpipe will in 99% of cases let you pass mot.. Some have gotten away with putting one in the center/cat pipe (which is easier to swap out come MOT time) but not all cars get away with just this one..

[scoobyt13for]

Think it depends on the garage doing mot , bribery is an option

[dougieboy]

Think it depends on the garage doing mot , bribery is an option

Tried that mate, the guy said there was a new thing came out at the start of january so there was no chance on getting me passed.

[thewifescar]

the new test means they should check the same number of cats as originally fitted to the car are present. not good news for many.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/car-servicing-repair/mot-changes-2012.html

[badbaz]

This is gonna be a mega grey area - what if a cat has the center knocked out it - what if an owner claims the pipe has a cat in it? What if you've never seen that model of car before - how would you know where a cat should be? If it passes the emissions test (which it wouldn't without one) what do you do - we were trained to give the presenter the benefit of the doubt in difficult situations and 'pass and advise'

I'm on a refresher next week so it's gonna be interesting to see what they say about this and other questionable items!