Mot Advisory Because Of Xenon Lights.

QUOTE(bab @ 19 Dec 2009, 03:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Car just passed first MOT but I got a Advisory because of the Xenon lights ??????????????. Thought the tester was taking the but he then told me that even though they are standard lights Tester's have to now Issue a advisory if car headlight's have a blueish colour.?????

what was the wording on it? never heard of that before, mines just had its second mot.

Am not sure of the correct wording but will look in the book on monday.

Lights to the front of the vehicle must be predominantly white, a different colour hue is aloud to a certain degree (Testers discretion), as a general rule anything over 6000k is a fail, and no testers dont have a meter to test it, its again testers discretion.

Testers are told "If in doubt pass and advise" however mr tester is quite within his rights to fail your car if he deems the colour to be excessive, Its up to you to prove otherwise by appealing the decision, paying for another MOT that a local VOSA rep will carry out and hoping that the VOSA rep sides with you, otherwise the decision will be upheld and you wont get an MOT.

I would not advise xenon lights unless they are bad,

What i would say though is thats its just an advise, At least you know your car has been tested properly.

QUOTE(SCOTT1 @ 19 Dec 2009, 07:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>ive never heard anything so crazy in my life, xenon lights are standard and approved when made and put onto the focus st2/3 aswell as other cars then mot stations are giving out an advisory about them.

a lot of cars are now fitted with xenons and this does improve driving as you can see the road ahead better.

i would contact vosa mate and find out what the hell is going on and tell them the garage that gave you this advisory.

so i guess im going to be stopped by the police about my lights and given an advisory about them as their are not perfect white.

shocking!

If you call vosa about an advisory notice, they will tell you that advisory notices can include anything that the tester deems necessary to advise on, this could include anything.

Yes advice notices are stored on the database although the only people with access to them is VOSA and the test station that tested it.

And advises are not automatically carried on year on year.

I wouldnt be bothered too much about an advise note, it is what it is ADVISE..

There is nothing bad,nasty,shocking about it.

Just my humble opinion though.