Looking for a bit of “experienced” advice here lads & lassies
My poor old girl is up for test next month & I have had varying interpretations of the regulations regarding windscreen cracks.
3 friends /hauliers insist it will pass with a 36" horizontal crack near the bottom of the screen ■■ it’s fairly central & directly behind the wiper parking place, but still seems a big chunk to me
What do you all think
I did make the wise move to fully comp with windscreen cover a few months ago, but have no desire to pay the excess and “extras” on a magnum screen if it’s avoidable
I was wondering who had experience of getting vehicles thru tests, must be a few on here that have taken them, I used to quite often when i was a full timer
That was my thoughts Neil, but after a few people insisting that an HGV will pass with it, I thought it might be a good idea to ask, more out of interest ! Chances are, I will replace it anyway, just for peace of mind ( I know a bloke that’s been thru a magnum windscreen & apparently it’s a long way down )
No, you are right on that one Kate also if it is in the path of the wipers. Different rules and sizes of crack depending if it is in the path of the driver’s or passengers’ wiper
You should be OK, I believe that some of the regs are,
No crack from one corner edge to another,
A large chip in the drivers wiper sweep area,
If its running along the bottom of the screen but not to the edges you should pass,
I have heard that if a vehicle is going to fail, You could kick the windscreen out, After the wipers have been checked, Because a vehicle can’t be failed for not having a screen!
As I say I have heard and NOT seen this practice so it might be incorrect
give your local hgv test center a call find out what there pass and fail limits are,don’t cost much for a phone call,but it is for a fail and then a re-test.
Wheel Nut:
And then you will get all those doom and gloom stories of the windscreen getting sucked out on the channel chuff chuff
That old chestnut isn’t still doing the rounds is it? Haven’t heard it for a couple or three years and thought it had gone to the Urban Myth Graveyard.
I think I would prefer to change a windscreen for piece of mind though saying that I haven’t a clue how much a windsreen is for a Magnum.
I remember travelling on a coach once and the car in front kicked up a stone and smashed the widscreen completely. I have never seen so much glass in such a small area!!! The driver was lucky he didn’t lose his eye
The MOT specifies a windscreen area within the drivers’ immediate line of sight, known as ‘Zone A’, where any crack or damage must be contained within a 10mm diameter. It also states that any combination of minor damage that seriously restricts the drivers’ view will fail the MOT.
In addition to this area of windscreen, MOT guidelines require any chip or crack within the remainder of the area swept by the wipers to be contained within a diameter of 40mm.
