Thursday, 8 November 2012

WOF

Here are a few things to check for while doing a Warrant of Fitness check:
Seatbelts:
These need to be not damaged/dirty, have to be able to retract and be able to click into the buckle.
I did my WOF check on the Suzuki, I found that the belts failed inspection due to dirt/grease on the belts, they would not retract when pulled out and one of them was jamming.

Lights:
All lights need to be working.
I found that the right hand park light and right hand brake light were both not working. This is a fail.

Dashboard lights:
You need to check if the lights on the dashboard work correctly e.g. come on and switch off when they are supposed to.
I saw that the handbrake light did not work, it was permanently staying on even when the handbrake was down.

Horn:
You have to check if the horn is working correctly because it is a warning device.
The horn was working correctly on the Suzuki.

Tyres:
The tyres have to be a minimum of 1.5mm of tread depth. This is important because anything less than that would mean the vehicle would very low traction (if not none). 
On the Suzuki, all the tread depths were way above 1.5mm (around 3mm each).

1 comment:

  1. what might be another reason the brake warning light stays on even when the hand brake is off?

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