[user=21916]crl[/user] wrote:
[quote]Just purchased a vehicle (petrol) Citroen C1 that had a new MOT on purchase.
The car failed the MOT a few days prior to the car passing. One of the fails was “Emissions unable to be completed Exhaust leak (8.2.1.2 (d))”
When I purchased the car there was still a slight blow with the exhaust which was acceptable because of the price of the car and new exhausts are cheap for C1’s.
However, I have now found that the car appears to be using excessive oil, little smoke out of the exhaust and no oil leaks.
When I checked the documentation it included the new MOT but there was no emission test report. Is it statutory to be provided with an emission test report when the vehicle passes the MOT? If it is can a copy be requested?[/quote]
Your Citroen C1 has previously failed an MOT due to a fault relating to an exhaust leak, which prevented the emissions test from being carried out. A few days later, a new MOT was issued. This is acceptable if the fault has been rectified properly, i.e. repaired and retested at the same or another authorised station.
However, failure to provide an emissions report with the MOT may raise doubts about the quality of the test. In this case, you should contact the testing station that issued the new MOT to request a copy of the emissions data (which is still within the retention period).
