Alternator yes (assuming it's not charging, your lights will be too dim etc.), gearbox, depends how bad it is. If the vehicle can't be driven/operated in a safe manner due to a faulty gearbox then yes it should fail.
russ6,
Jun 24, 1:54am
You could push it to the inspection place I suppose!
jsbike,
Jun 24, 1:55am
if the lights are bright enough and all elec work, yes. I passed wof with no reverse a while ago.
phillip.weston,
Jun 24, 5:47pm
I got failed for an auto trans which wouldn't go into reverse once.
budgel,
Jun 24, 5:58pm
Once!that is very punctilious of them.
tigra,
Jun 24, 6:07pm
How would an inspector decide whether it was dangerous to drive a vehicle with a faulty gearbox.!
mugenb20b,
Jun 24, 7:09pm
It's up to him to make a decision based on common sense. For example, I wouldn't pass a vehicle if the gear lever pops out of gear or having no reverse, or a badly slipping transmission. If the vehicle can't be operated as it was designed to = fail.
mugenb20b,
Jun 25, 1:03am
I know, I know.it's not a requirement to have reverse. But, the less $hitters (cars, not bikes) on the road, the better. I haven't actually had a car with no reverse yet. I don't know.someone could get pinned by a car against the wall, and you can't select reverse to back up.
mugenb20b,
Jun 25, 1:04am
Don't know, does it say a car needs forward gears!
jsbike,
Jun 25, 1:23am
tell me what little box you would put a cross in to fail it with no reverse.
Went through this with a workshop, they got all their books out, had to come back the next day after the boss of the workshop had rung round where ever he wanted to get info from. I got my WOF.
bjdw,
Jul 24, 2:14pm
What if your car rolls down a hill and pins someonee against a wall and the only way to free them is to drive the car backwards!
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