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[TheBoy]

7...  ...its not helping....

[Andy B]

7...  ...its not helping....

 .................. and breathe! 

[Dishevelled Den]

Oh you had to say air fresheners, didn't you 

But its OK, I'm over it. Honest. No, really. I am. Trust me.

Does that mean I can put Shami Chakribarti back up as my avatar again?

Only if it clearly shows her being shot in the head by somebody from the sane brigade.

  Splendid.

[ozzycat]

  come on then dont keep us in suspence 
 light out on dash

[TheBoy]

numberplate bulb

[omega3000]

numberplate bulb

So was mine 

[JohnM]

Nope on all accounts.

Yes, I've come across the orangeness before.

Inc. towbar (& electrics - 7p so I don't think they test those but there's a buzzer AND a light so that'd be okay).

(Front) sidelights incorrect colour. 

"Someone" of otherwise quite trustworthy and of decent standing (well, I assume it was he) fitted blue wedgies in the lights.  Now I always disliked the bulbs but hadn't realised they were blue, I just found them a very white light (blue filters working) but somewhat dim (not coloured light or anything) - even checked them on the morning of the mot (checked for working that is - I'd hate to fail on something so simple a sidelight, so I failed on two!)

Grrr.

8-9-10 there I feel the same.

[omega3000]

Had them on my old astra 6 months ago and it passed 

No advisories .

[ozzycat]

 as long as they show white light they are legal acording to the vosa rule book they can be any color as long as they shine white light

[JohnM]

I was surprised, after all whilst dim they did shine white. But now they are out I can see they definately look blue.

Either way, a refusal is a refusal (1.1.a.3e quoted - twice).

He did replace them with new ones, and did give it a pass second go (right).
And he does seem to have taken less time to do two mots and changes two bulbs than I did replacing one n/s sidelight a few years ago!

So it is like a result - just in a roundabout sort of way.

[Andy B]

I was surprised, after all whilst dim they did shine white. But now they are out I can see they definately look blue.

Either way, a refusal is a refusal (1.1.a.3e quoted - twice).

He did replace them with new ones, and did give it a pass second go (right).
And he does seem to have taken less time to do two mots and changes two bulbs than I did replacing one n/s sidelight a few years ago!

So it is like a result - just in a roundabout sort of way.

Unless things have just changed, your tester is using a different rule book from mine. I fitted led side lights to her Smart on the basis they're a tw@ to change, but was then a little disapointed that they appear more blue than the white that I'd expected. During MOT I pointed them out to my tester, his reply was that side lights were OK showing not white and he was only concerned with blue headlights.