Cutting equals modifying, which technically should fail.
Nope.
2.4 Suspension - General C. Coil Springs
Where a coil spring is incomplete, cracked or fractured at an extreme end where the spring locates on the spring mount, it should only be rejected if:
the function of the spring is impaired
following jacking, the spring ends do not locate correctly when the vehicle is lowered into the normal running position without assistance
These criteria should also be applied to springs that have been deliberately shortened or modified in order to lower the suspension.
Where a coil spring is incomplete, cracked or fractured at an extreme end where the spring locates on the spring mount, it should only be rejected if:
the function of the spring is impaired
following jacking, the spring ends do not locate correctly when the vehicle is lowered into the normal running position without assistance
These criteria should also be applied to springs that have been deliberately shortened or modified in order to lower the suspension.
An incomplete spring is ONLY a fail IF the spring doesn't work or doesn't re-seat.
So chopped springs are not an MOT failure unless they fall out when it's jacked up or it's sitting on the stops.
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