I've got a crack...

[nigidivitch]

...in my car windscreen.

I also have an MOT on Monday...

The question is: what criteria does a crack have to fill in order to fail an MOT?

My particular crack measures just under a centimetre, and is (about) six centimetres from the bottom and seven or eight centimetres from the right...

Thanks

[bruce5755]

Basically, if it is not in the "swept area" of the screen then should be o.k.  "Swept Area" = Anywhere the screen wipers touch the screen!

[bruce5755]

To be sure, look here:- http://www.ukmot.com/6-1.asp  Hope that this will clear it up!

[Octavius]

The windscreen must be free of cracks or other significant damage within the driver's field of view (small stone chips are acceptable).

[Chapel]

how did you get on?

[nigidivitch]

Well, I've been too pained and depressed to go on-line since the MOT/Service...  My new (well, I bought it second-hand from a garage last year - V-reg) and pretty expensive Clio (about 3.5k) went into the Renault garage behaving perfectly well, however I was (thoughout the day) informed each time they found something that was wrong with it.  In the end, they said that they HAD to replace the cam-belt, and drain the cooland and break fluid, and all that stuff.  So when I went to pick the car up at the end of the day, I was landed with a bill for around �800.  Not very happy with that since I only bought a year ago...  And the garage I bought it from sold me a car with a bloody bald spare tyre...   GROWL...

Also, the day after the service, I parked the car outside work as usual, did the whole daily work thing, finished work, tried to drive home, however the car wounld't start - wouldn't even turn over.  Then had to get the roadside assistance people to come and help me - they jumpstarted the thing and told me my battery was dead.  So I bought a new battery, however I haven't had to install it yet as the car has had no problem starting since...

That and the fact that the car now doesn't drive properly - in 1st, 2nd, 3rd...  in fact, in all the gears (bar reverse I think) when my foot is pushing at a steady rate against the accelerator, the car is jumping forward, then slowing down, juddering - in short a nightmare to drive.

GROWL AGAIN!

On the plus since, the crack in my windscreen was completely ignored!!

(Crumps - that's the longest post I've ever submitted!)