Last year the 2CV I keep in the UK failed its MOT for the following reasons:
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (7.3.B.1b)
Battery insecure (1.9.1)
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone A (wipers park across zone A) (8.3.1b).
I think for the first fail they had decided to test the emissions with the choke pulled out. The normal result (eg this year) is well below the limit: the tester last year found nearly 1400ppm: this year it was 721ppm.
As for the battery, I told it that it was doing a very good job and it felt a lot more self-confident. Well maybe the nuts on top of the springs for the retaining bar were a little loose: but you can do them up with your fingers (and I did).
The windscreen wipers were exactly as the (RHD) car had left the factory. They were parked where they were meant to be parked....
The MOT manual says this:
I am sure that where the wipers park is "an original vehicle design characteristic".
I didn't go back there this year.
Has anyone else had a really unhelpful tester?
