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Title: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: dazmond on March 07, 2012, 11:09:07 pm: MOT due on the van next week.tank is ratchet strapped down.do you take tank out of the van?its booked in first thing on monday morning.

thinking of taking it out and giving van a good clean beforehand.

best wishes to you all

dazmond
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: Dan3 on March 07, 2012, 11:14:00 pm: Hi dazmond

never had a problem with a tank left in the van, have even sent it through full (500litres)

Dan
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on March 07, 2012, 11:14:30 pm: i did daz better safe than sorry. only a ten minute job.

edit: just seen above post..fair enough.
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: carl stanton on March 07, 2012, 11:15:42 pm: how well do you know the guys or gals that are doing the M.O.T? ask them
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Post by: john tomkins on March 07, 2012, 11:16:12 pm: I take mine out, gives me an excuse to give the van insides a clean and have good look underneath the tank, just in case
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Post by: p1w1 on March 07, 2012, 11:24:04 pm: Never took my tank out, no different to having a pallet of something in the back
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Post by: Ste M on March 07, 2012, 11:49:43 pm: mine goes into fords for all its work, never taken it out nor have i emptied it, its secured like any other load would be, in fact its probably more secure than most loads
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: rosskesava on March 08, 2012, 01:13:20 am: A WFP tank isn't on the MOT list of things to inspect or check.

Don't worry about it.
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: Window Washers on March 08, 2012, 01:18:30 am: Quote from: rosskesava on March 08, 2012, 01:13:20 am
A WFP tank isn't on the MOT list of things to inspect or check.

Don't worry about it.
agree ^^
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 08, 2012, 06:58:38 am: My tank is left in. It would be pretty difficult not to leave it in :) .
You should leave it empty or near empty for the MOT though.
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: dazmond on March 08, 2012, 07:28:49 am: i think ill leave it in.ill just make sure i drain it so its empty.take ladders off and give it a good clean! ;) ;D ;D ;D

cheers lads!

dazmond
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: SB Cleaning on March 08, 2012, 07:42:35 am: Why take the tank out?

They never even looked in the back for my last mot ???
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Post by: steven ainger on March 08, 2012, 07:43:50 am: Ive never taken my tank out & never had any problems,
But i do clean the owners sons windows, & get a free mot if i clean his con' roof ;D
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 08, 2012, 09:01:11 am: I think the MOT rules state that vehicles should not be loaded. In the case of a vehicle with a properly fitted tank, this would mean no water in it. I suppose that if the tank isn't fitted by bolting etc., the tank could technically be classified as "load". Although I do run the tank down before MOT, servicing etc., it's never actually empty. Also, I leave my other tools in there and no-one has ever bothered about it.
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: Window Washers on March 08, 2012, 09:26:19 am: Quote from: dazmond on March 08, 2012, 07:28:49 am
i think ill leave it in.ill just make sure i drain it so its empty.take ladders off and give it a good clean! ;) ;D ;D ;D

cheers lads!

dazmond
do that and they will think your trying to hide something ;D
Title: Re: van MOT do you take tank out?
Post by: Spruce on March 08, 2012, 10:32:53 am: I empty to water out of my tank now. A couple of MOT's ago it was nearly full and their lift struggled to lift the weight.

I also remove the ladder clamps as my van won't go under their workshop doors with them in place.

Spruce
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Post by: rg1 on March 08, 2012, 11:09:25 am: Technically, the van must be empty to allow for inspection of the floor but I have never had a problem leaving water tank etc in my van.
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Post by: Mike_G on March 08, 2012, 02:45:43 pm: No. Just had mine tested no problem at all. Would suggest you dont have tank too full tho
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Post by: richardlingard on March 08, 2012, 04:37:07 pm: i watched my last MOT they dont look in the back of the van