MOT boot lock - Page 2

Austin160 · Aug 14th, 2020, 09:16

It obviously makes sense that the tailgate of a 7 seater estate should logically be treated to the same opening and closing MOT requirements as a conventional passenger access door.
However, although I note the stated requirements which takes in these catch-all opening and closing requirements and applies them to a luggage-only storage section of the car, it must be admitted that that requirement does not make logical sense for a simple boot - unless the driver has a habit of locking the mother in law in the boot!
Of course, if he/her did, there isn’t normally any inside release mechanism for luggage-only boots, or indeed tailgates.
Incidentally, we take it that 7 seater conversion tailgates do have internally operating opening devices -?

Tannaton · Aug 15th, 2020, 00:16

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Originally Posted by Austin160

Incidentally, we take it that 7 seater conversion tailgates do have internally operating opening devices -?

Yes - an internal handle is included in the 7-seaters.

DaveNP · Aug 15th, 2020, 17:30

My V70 isn't a 7 seater but still has an internal handle in the 'boot', (and yes I just had to go and look

) in the past I sold the boot seats from an 850 which now made me wonder if the buyer had an internal handle, presumably they did.

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DaveNP Non VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Milton Keynes	My V70 isn't a 7 seater but still has an internal handle in the 'boot', (and yes I just had to go and look ) in the past I sold the boot seats from an 850 which now made me wonder if the buyer had an internal handle, presumably they did. __________________ David V70 2.5 10v Torslanda Manual 98 Sreg

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Austin160 Master Member Last Online: Oct 29th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Cardiff	It obviously makes sense that the tailgate of a 7 seater estate should logically be treated to the same opening and closing MOT requirements as a conventional passenger access door. However, although I note the stated requirements which takes in these catch-all opening and closing requirements and applies them to a luggage-only storage section of the car, it must be admitted that that requirement does not make logical sense for a simple boot - unless the driver has a habit of locking the mother in law in the boot! Of course, if he/her did, there isn’t normally any inside release mechanism for luggage-only boots, or indeed tailgates. Incidentally, we take it that 7 seater conversion tailgates do have internally operating opening devices -?

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