windscreen washers mandatory for mot?

[milescook]

Judacrst done some googling including direct gov,but still none the wiser.if your car used to have screen washer jets connected but you've removed them (in my case for a removable bonnet to drive a track car to the circuit), is this an mot fail? Is it interpretation of the wording which says washer jets must be working,SP if you haven't got any its irrelevant!

Cheers![/u]

[Brian28]

Run the washer tube up along the wing channel across the scuttle and cable tie to the wiper arms (or fit the washers that attach to wiper arms from some peugeot etc). You will need the washers for damp races regardless of MOT it's fine if properly wet as the rain keeps the screen clear, but if just damp it's the same as driving on a motorway after a light shower, you can see bugger all without the washers. As long as there are working washers they don't have to be original.

[milescook]

Cheers Brian seems like sound advice - will do this cheers!

[Bristol_Jer]

Peugeot 405's have the washer jets attatched to the wiper arms, work very well too

[rix313]

As long as they're plumbed in and fitted makes no odds but you have to have them. Can get points on your road license if you have no fluid too!

[ross_jsy]

Mmmm, tell me about it...received a £150 fine for it on the e36!

[driftwood]

Mot reg's say insufficient fluid to clear the screen is a reason for failure. If you have no windscreen or it's a foldable screen like on old land rovers or split screen vw campers you don't have to have washers.

[Driftben]

So what your saying is that just take the screen out for MOT times

[milescook]

Taking the screen out is alarmingly easy. Just need a flat blade screwdriver. Putting it back in however...

There's been a small development. The existing tubes I'm going to butcher, and send to each wiper held on with cable ties Seen it done, works a treat!

[Driftben]

That's exactly what I did when I had a carbon bonnet on my RB 200sx, passed the MOT fine with it