| The drivers view must not be impaired in anyway, so
out go the fluffy dice and baby on board stickers, at
least for the test! The windscreen must be free of cracks
and damage, although small stone chips can be ignored
as long as they are not obscuring the driver's field of
view.
Area 'A' (see diagram) is the 'critical' area. Within
this area any chip or crack that obscures the driver's
view has to be below a maximum diameter of 10mm.
The remaining area that is of concern for the MOT tester
is that which the wipers sweep across. Within this region
the cracks and spots must not exceed a diameter of 40mm
Interior and externals mirrors must be securely and
correctly fitted, and must be there if fitted as standard.
They should not be damaged as to hinder rearward vision
and must operate correctly. Items such as windscreen
wipers, which should be of the correct size, must be
able to effectively clean the windscreen and the rubber
strips should be free of rips and tears.
The washer jets should be free-flowing and able to
squirt efficiently onto the windscreen. Make sure that
you top all water reservoirs up. An empty washer bottle
will cause a fail.
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