Pat Hasler:
Judging by the road atlas next to it I’d say you don’t trust the sat nav
SatNav doesn’t show the farms and tracks I am delivering too. SatNav will take me to the postcode area which is sometimes good enough, othertimes not.
Just get one of these gbdriver.co.uk/index.php?mai … cts_id=446
repton:
tallyman:
If you went for an MOT test with the satnav like that then it would failI disagree, that’s pretty much exactly where I have mine and it has passed the last two MOTs with it in place. It might technically be a fail but it seems the testers (where I go at least) exercise some discretion and common sense.
Paul
Ah, COMMON SENSE, I remember that from the old days, there used to be lots of it everywhere you went… I’ve looked in all the supermarkets and shops and even tried that EE BAY ECK thingy tinterweb wotsit, but i just can’t find any. Does anyone know where i can get some ?
I have a little Satnav
It sits there in my car
A Satnav is a driver’s friend
It tells you where you are
I have a little Satnav
I’ve had it all my life
It does more than the normal one
My Satnav is my wife
It gives me full instructions
On exactly how to drive
“It’s thirty miles an hour” it says
“And you’re doing thirty five” 
It tells me when to stop and start
And when to use the brake
And tells me that it’s never ever
Safe to overtake 
It tells me when a light is red
And when it goes to green
It seems to know instinctively
Just when to intervene
It lists the vehicles just in front
It lists those to the rear
And taking this into account
It specifies my gear
I’m sure no other driver
Has so helpful a device
For when we leave and lock the car
It still gives its advice 
It fills me up with counselling
Each journey’s pretty fraught
So why don’t I exchange it
And get a quieter sort?
Ah well, you see, it cleans the house
Makes sure I’m properly fed
It washes all my shirts and things
And - keeps me warm in bed! 
presses like button ^^^^
richmond:
We have had a pg9 for a table blocking the view, if you want i can scan it and post it here.to prove it, [zb] unbeleviable i know, vosa are getting well carried away with there own importance, pg9 put on, then lifted one minute later, whats the bloody point?
The point is that the rules are liad down in the MOT inspection handbook.
The screen is split into 3 areas.
Area A is a 350mm wide section directly in front of the driver. ANY item in that area is an MOT fail and therefore roadside prohibition.
Area B is the SWEPT AREA - the bit the wipers wipe. Anything encroaching into this area by 40mm or more - MOT fail therefore roadside prohibition
Area C - rest of the windscreen and you can stick things in that area.
If VOSA see an item in Area A or B they will ordinarily issue a prohibition. At the same time ask you to remove said item. Once removed they will lift the prohibition. meanwhile the prohibition has been issued - even if you removed the item 10 seconds later - they had still see it. The PG9/GV9 will be placed against the operators O Licence and onto their OCRS score. The Operator will receive a copy of the GV9/PG9 in the post and probably be most ■■■■■■ off at the driver for getting them a prohibition and points on the OCRS
VOSA know - if they just tell the driver to remove whatever it is - 10 minutes after he leaves the check point it’ll be put back. if they issue VOSA paperwork and make sure the driver knows the boss will be told - may think twice.
The VOSA guy may also sit in the drivers seat and decide whether an object OBSCURES THE DRIVERS VIEW. If an item is OEM not a problem. If it was fitted afterwards - MOT fail. items such as BLINDS and DRIVER AIDS are OK. A row of tassles across the top of the screen may be considered a drivers aid (blind).
The actual rules are all in the MOT manual. it’s in black and white. You either obey the rules - or break them. No middle ground