Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)

[RichardW]

Cazana lists it as a hornet. Its speedo is also broken, as each of the last 7 MOTS has shown exactly the same mileage - 32,888!!!

[elma]

If you stay in the area long enough there's a silver one, a blue one and a red one.

[Stickyfinger]

Cazana lists it as a hornet. Its speedo is also broken, as each of the last 7 MOTS has shown exactly the same mileage - 32,888!!!

in 2011 it was at 122k
2012 at 12k
2013 at 13k
2114 at 137k
2015 at 137k

no MoT since then.

[CitroJim]

I spotted a white Xantia on a driveway in the Southampton area. L540 OWR.

A sinker most likely too

[RichardW]

Cazana lists it as a hornet. Its speedo is also broken, as each of the last 7 MOTS has shown exactly the same mileage - 32,888!!!

in 2011 it was at 122k
2012 at 12k
2013 at 13k
2114 at 137k
2015 at 137k

no MoT since then.

You've got the wrong reg somewhere....

MOT valid until
14 September 2018

Registration
NCY87F

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Fuel type
Petrol
Colour
Grey
Date registered
16 January 1968
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Incorrect details?
MOT history

Date tested
15 September 2017
PASS
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
7853 8068 2665
Test location
HARESTOCK GARAGE
PRIORS DEAN ROAD
HARESTOCK
WINCHESTER
SO22 6JU
Expiry date
14 September 2018
Advisory notice item(s)
oil leak
What are these?
Date tested
12 September 2017
FAIL
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
6962 9835 9508
Test location
HARESTOCK GARAGE
PRIORS DEAN ROAD
HARESTOCK
WINCHESTER
SO22 6JU
Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Brake performance not tested no brake pedal at all-leaking components (3.7.A.1)
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level (3.6.G.1b)
Nearside Front wheel cylinder leaking (3.6.A.1)
Offside Rear Brake hose leaking (3.6.A.1)
Advisory notice item(s)
oil leak
all brakes binding
What are these?
Date tested
29 January 2016
PASS
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
5165 9407 1941
Test location
BRENHAUL COMMERCIALS
UNITS ONE & TWO
SHAKESPEARE BUSINESS CENTRE
EASTLEIGH
SO50 4SR
Expiry date
29 January 2017
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside front brake slight binding
Nearside rear brake pipe slight corroded
Offside rear brake pipe slight corroded
What are these?
Date tested
21 January 2015
PASS
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
6958 2112 5018
Test location
BRENHAUL COMMERCIALS
UNITS ONE & TWO
SHAKESPEARE BUSINESS CENTRE
EASTLEIGH
SO50 4SR
Expiry date
29 January 2016
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Oil leak
Both front top suspension arm boots split
Nearside front brake binding
What are these?
Date tested
21 January 2015
FAIL
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
2584 9142 5044
Test location
BRENHAUL COMMERCIALS
UNITS ONE & TWO
SHAKESPEARE BUSINESS CENTRE
EASTLEIGH
SO50 4SR
Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Oil leak
Both front top suspension arm boots split
Nearside front brake binding
What are these?
Date tested
29 January 2014
PASS
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
8055 4902 4036
Test location
TONY HALL MOTORS
4 ANDOVER ROAD NORTH
WINCHESTER
SO22 6NN
Expiry date
29 January 2015
Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area repaired, but not inappropriately (2.4.A.3)
THE LOWER HOSE ON THE RAD IS CORRODED AND HOSE MAY BE INSECURE.
THE BATT WIRE ON THE OFF SIDE REAR NEEDS TO BE REROUTED .
POSSIBLE LEAK FROM THE OFF SIDE REAR BRAKE PIPE.
THE WELD REPAIRS TO THE OFF SIDE REAR FLOOR PAN PASS TODAYS TEST .BUT WILL NEED ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE.
What are these?
Date tested
22 January 2014
FAIL
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
1771 2292 4456
Test location
TONY HALL MOTORS
4 ANDOVER ROAD NORTH
WINCHESTER
SO22 6NN
Reason(s) for failure
Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area repaired, but not inappropriately (2.4.A.3)
THE LOWER HOSE ON THE RAD IS CORRODED AND HOSE MAY BE INSECURE.
THE BATT WIRE ON THE OFF SIDE REAR NEEDS TO BE REROUTED .
POSSIBLE LEAK FROM THE OFF SIDE REAR BRAKE PIPE.
THE WELD REPAIRS TO THE OFF SIDE REAR FLOOR PAN PASS TODAYS TEST .BUT WILL NEED ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE.
What are these?
Date tested
28 January 2013
PASS
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
1792 6802 3491
Test location
TONY HALL MOTORS
4 ANDOVER ROAD NORTH
WINCHESTER
SO22 6NN
Expiry date
29 January 2014
Advisory notice item(s)
small damage to the n/s/r winker lens.
some corrosion and weld repairs to both sills.
slight play in both front suspension struts.
engine has an oil leak.
What are these?
Date tested
28 January 2013
FAIL
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
1756 2802 3406
Test location
TONY HALL MOTORS
4 ANDOVER ROAD NORTH
WINCHESTER
SO22 6NN
Reason(s) for failure
Nearside Rear Brake pipe fouled by moving parts (3.6.B.2a)
Advisory notice item(s)
small damage to the n/s/r winker lens.
some corrosion and weld repairs to both sills.
slight play in both front suspension struts.
engine has an oil leak.
What are these?
Date tested
30 January 2012
PASS
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
8062 7043 2080
Test location
BRENHAUL COMMERCIALS
UNITS ONE & TWO
SHAKESPEARE BUSINESS CENTRE
EASTLEIGH
SO50 4SR
Expiry date
29 January 2013
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
offside and nearside front drive shaft couplings swollen and worn
What are these?
Date tested
27 January 2012
FAIL
Mileage
32,888 miles
MOT test number
9189 1752 2013
Test location
BRENHAUL COMMERCIALS
UNITS ONE & TWO
SHAKESPEARE BUSINESS CENTRE
EASTLEIGH
SO50 4SR
Reason(s) for failure
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside (3.7.C.2)
Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement (3.3.A.5)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
offside and nearside front drive shaft couplings swollen and worn
park brake effort low
What are these?

[Timmo]

Love 2013 testers use of 'Winker lense'!

[CitroJim]

Love 2013 testers use of 'Winker lense'!

I always knew them as winkers as I suspect many of my generation did...

[Stickyfinger]

I was ref the Xantia....

[Mandrake]

So is it legal to have a broken odometer and the MOT man is happy to give it an MOT every year with no increase in indicated mileage ?

Can't be good for the resale value of the car though if prospective owners check the MOT history and discover that the true mileage could be absolutely anything.

For what it's worth if you check the mileage of my Xantia V6 (R502ODV) you'll see that the mileage figure was mis-entered at one of the MOT's causing an increase in mileage then a drop at the subsequent test...

(71,223 miles instead of presumably 51,223 miles on the 25th July 2007)

[CitroJim]

I was amazed at for how long some of the MOT advisories dragged on...

[RichardW]

I was ref the Xantia....

[RichardW]

So is it legal to have a broken odometer and the MOT man is happy to give it an MOT every year with no increase in indicated mileage ?

There's not really a requirement for an odo, just a speedo, and even that is pretty vague:

Information Method of Inspection Reason for Rejection
This inspection applies to all vehicles first used
on or after 01 October 1937 other than those in
Class 3.
If the dial glass is cracked, it is not a Reason for
Rejection, providing:
• there is no possibility of misreading the
speedometer or
• there is no possibility fouling of the indicator
needle or
• the cracked glass does not create a safety
hazard.
A Tachograph is an acceptable alternative to a
speedometer providing it satisfies the requirements
of this inspection.

Inspection

1. Check that a speedometer is fitted.
2. Check the condition of the speedometer.
3. Check that the speedometer can be illuminated.

Reasons for rejection

1. Speedometer not fitted.
2. Speedometer incomplete, clearly inoperative or
the dial glass broken or missing.
3. The speedometer cannot be illuminated

I don't think the tester actually sees the previous MOTs on the system, so no idea if the odo is counting or not.

Interesting to see that the MOT site now shows where the MOT was done, so you can tell if there was any 're-test at another garage' shenanigans going on!

[elma]

Whereas the legislation regarding Speedos is long winded and plentiful.

[CitroJim]

Whereas the legislation regarding Speedos is long winded and plentiful.

Yes indeed. The most important part of the legislation is they must not be worn by overweight men

[Timmo]