Side repeaters: pre-2018 MOT
This is pre-2018 MOT wording. The defect categories changed on 20 May 2018.
Now called Side repeaters.
16 pre-2018 fail items.
| Old wording | Inspection manual | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Side repeaters obviously incorrectly positioned | a direction indicator missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the front, rear or side as appropriate | Side repeaters obviously incorrectly positioned (major) |
| Side repeaters does not face the side | a direction indicator missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the front, rear or side as appropriate | Side repeaters does not face the side (major) |
| Side repeaters obscured more than 50% | a direction indicator obscured so that less than 50% of the lamp illuminating surface is visible from the front or rear as appropriate | Side repeaters with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (minor) |
| Side repeaters has a product on the lens so it is not visible from a reasonable distance | a direction indicator not visible from a reasonable distance due to excessive damage, deterioration, or having products on the lens or light source | Side repeaters with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (minor) |
| Side repeaters has a product on the light source so it is not visible from a reasonable distance | a direction indicator not visible from a reasonable distance due to excessive damage, deterioration, or having products on the lens or light source | Side repeaters with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (minor) |
| Side repeaters has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating | a direction indicator inoperative or less than 50% of the light sources illuminating | Side repeaters missing (major) |
| Side repeaters not working | a direction indicator inoperative or less than 50% of the light sources illuminating | Side repeaters not working (major) |
| Side repeaters excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance | a direction indicator not visible from a reasonable distance due to excessive damage, deterioration, or having products on the lens or light source | Side repeaters with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (minor) |
| Side repeaters incomplete | a side repeater incomplete, not in good working order or not clean, i.e. so damaged or deteriorated that its function is impaired (see note) | Side repeaters not working (major) |
| Side repeaters missing | a direction indicator missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the front, rear or side as appropriate | Side repeaters missing (major) |
| Side repeaters insecure | a direction indicator missing, insecure, obviously incorrectly positioned or does not face to the front, rear or side as appropriate | Side repeaters insecure (minor) |
| Side repeaters flashing more than 120 times a minute | a side repeater does not flash at 60 to 120 times per minute | Side repeaters flashing more than 120 times a minute (minor) |
| Side repeaters flashing less than 60 times a minute | a side repeater does not flash at 60 to 120 times per minute | Side repeaters flashing less than 60 times a minute (minor) |
| Side repeaters adversely affected by the operation of another lamp | a side repeater adversely affected by the operation of another lamp | Side repeaters lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (major) |
| Side repeaters incorrect colour | a side repeater shows light of an incorrect colour | Side repeaters incorrect colour (major) |
| Side repeaters excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance | a direction indicator not visible from a reasonable distance due to excessive damage, deterioration, or having products on the lens or light source | Side repeaters with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (minor) |
Current names are the closest match by wording and part. The DVSA publishes no official old-to-new table.
Other pre-2018 parts in Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
- Battery (2)
- All direction indicators (13)
- Individual lamps (17)
- Switch (Flashing type) (4)
- Tell tales (Flashing type) (2)
- Arm (4)
- Switch (Semaphore) (3)
- Tell tales (Semaphore) (2)
- Electrical wiring (10)
- Lamp (5)
- Switch (Hazard warning) (3)
- Tell tale (Hazard warning) (1)
- Headlamp aim (Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment) (16)
- British american (dip) (4)
- British american (main) (6)
- European (7)
- Pre 1950 (1)
- Headlamp aim not tested (1)
- Dipswitch (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Headlamp (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (17)
- Headlamp cleaning device (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Headlamp levelling device (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Main beam 'tell-tale' (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (1)
- Matched pair (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (4)
- Switch (Headlamp defects which do require an aim check on retest) (3)
- Dipswitch (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Headlamp (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (17)
- Headlamp cleaning device (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Headlamp levelling device (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (2)
- Main beam 'tell-tale' (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (1)
- Matched pair (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (4)
- Switch (Headlamp defects which don't require an aim check on retest) (3)
- Horn (12)
- All position lamps (8)
- Front lamps (15)
- Rear lamps (16)
- Switch (Position lamps) (5)
- Fog lamp (16)
- Switch (Rear fog lamp) (4)
- Tell tale (Rear fog lamp) (2)
- Rear reflectors (9)
- Registration plate lamp (8)
- Stop lamp (14)
- Trailer electrical socket (4)
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