mr_cellophane
Legendary Member
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- Essex
Don't Gold WIngs and some Harleys have a reverse gear ?
Must a car have a reverse gear?
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Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
I think the Lead Wing has one.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
Yes, which means they're driving illegally and could be prosecuted. Good news. AND the RTA would still ensure that that third party liability would apply.As you know srw (sorry), I believe insurance companies always look for the slightest reason to avoid paying out to policyholders, so your quote just confirms what I said earlier - unroadworthiness will in effect invalidate people's insurance.
IncoherentJeff
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- Gtr. Manchester
Not sure if its a requirement for modern cars, I assume all cars for sale new with in the UK have them these days possibly a few road legal kit-cars don't.
Some classics don't. Unsure if it's true but I like the old tale of people driving bubble cars into garages and getting stuck! Due to no reverse gear & a door on the front
The guys probably either needs to repair his gearbox or he didn't put the clutch in & moved the gear stick towards a gear resulting in a grinding noise from the gear box, a childish move!
Some classics don't. Unsure if it's true but I like the old tale of people driving bubble cars into garages and getting stuck! Due to no reverse gear & a door on the front
The guys probably either needs to repair his gearbox or he didn't put the clutch in & moved the gear stick towards a gear resulting in a grinding noise from the gear box, a childish move!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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A gentleman, even older than me, kindly pushed the tiny car out of the traffic, and we all had a bit of a laugh.2634551 said:
Cyclopathic
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- Leicester.
They'd notice when they tried to reverse out of the inspection pit area.
Tanis8472
Guru
You're welcomeThanks for that really helpful contribution - so don't worry folks, just stick with third party policies and there's no need to keep our cars roadworthy
I never said that cars should not be roadworthy
You will get prosecuted for causing an accident if driving an unroadworthy car so its not that simple is it
For an MOT, all lights fitted must work. If a car has a knackered gearbox and the reversing lights doesn't work, it would be a fail. (Yes, I know lots of reversing lights are operated by a switch on the gearstick, not by the gearbox itself)
sidevalve
Über Member
True but its not a requirement. Have you ever tried pushing a goldwing backwards ?!!
Tanis8472
Guru
Just been looking into this, and there is no mention in the MOT book about reverse gear being required.
You may get a refussal to test as the tester is unable to reverse from ramp and brake tester.
http://www.partinfo.co.uk/files/VOSA Inspection Manual Classes 3 4 5 & 7.pdf
You may get a refussal to test as the tester is unable to reverse from ramp and brake tester.
http://www.partinfo.co.uk/files/VOSA Inspection Manual Classes 3 4 5 & 7.pdf
machew
Veteran
Which one did you swap, the girlfriend or the car?I had an M.G.B where the reverse gear had packed in, it made parking interesting I had to find spaces in car parks where I could drive through and long spaces in streets. If I needed to reverse it the then girlfriend had to push it
simon the viking
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Both as it happens
.... the replacement girlfriend (now Mrs V) is worth far more than a Ford Orion
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chriss2.0
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"All original parts must be present and working" that is what we were told when the reverse light switch failed so we replaced it with a manual one. basically if it rolled out of the factory with one, then it must work.
lukesdad
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Does that include the radio ? Ooh err I could be up sheet creek !
Tanis8472
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So you are saying that it should be failed as the switch is now not the original?
