gixer1 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Took my quad bike in to get mot'd today and found out vosa have now made a hydraulic handbrake an automatic fail, just thought I'd give the folks with quad bikes a heads up as a lot of quads have this feature so if possible get them re-mot'd before June 1st 2011!! Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justintime Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 If thats how its made thats type approved and it works correctly they can not fail it i would get on to vosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 They can as there was a notice sent out to all test stations to highlight the change. Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyblanco Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 If thats how its made thats type approved and it works correctly they can not fail it i would get on to vosa The rules are changing http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/Special%20Notice%2002-11.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalker1 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 thats right i am a tester and they now have to be mechanical, this i a directive from vosa not just something that the testing station as made up we are bound by what they say, and there is no way round it. vosa dont take in to account the cost that this will enforce on people. but no dout there will be a diy kit out there that will save you a quid or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 just had mine motd last month mine is on gearbox as park so hopefully next year ill be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 just had mine motd last month mine is on gearbox as park so hopefully next year ill be ok You will be fine with this as it is mechanical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke.R Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 i had a letter threw from the dvla a month or so about this, did no one else get one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzidriver Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Now I'm peeved :o( Brought my Suzi LTZ400 back from Germany with me. Just on the verge of getting it registered over here and looking forward to getting the MOT sorted.... And now it's a case of "where's the goalposts?... Ah yes.. There they are.. Over there in the distance" :o( Having said that. Soes anybody know if the Suzi's parking brake is mechanical?.. I'm not mechanically minded I have to admit. But the parking brake is on the clutch side of the quad...Mmmm.. Anybody know the answer to that one?..... Geez I'm peeved!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanl50 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 The rules changed because of failure on a number of Hydraulic parking brake system on quads whilst being tested by VOSA or whatever body it was. I had a letter earlier this year luckily for me my quad is a mechanical parking brake. They suggest in the letter that those who quad bike fall into the hydraulic category to contact there supplier or importer of the machine. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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