Bribery.

[Dishmop]

Is giving the MOT tester a jar of honey classed as bribery?

 

[Hachi]

Depends.

If the intent was to bribe or influence an outcome then of course.

Although perceptions play a big part ask your local MP

 

[Nige.Coll]

lol how rough is your car ?

 

[psafloyd]

Did you give it before or after, DM?

 

[Nige.Coll]

Bring it down here i can get it passed for you, lol

edit
hang on i'll ask you might not have to come hahaha

 

[ratcatcher]

Is giving the MOT tester a jar of honey classed as bribery?

of course not, I always give jars to ours when he MOT's the bikes

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

lol how rough is your car ?

More to the point - how rough is your honey!

 

[Dishmop]

Did you give it before or after, DM?

After...

Its my camper..Havent used it this year. Had to put a new wiper motor on last week, it was ok before I left home but decided not to work when tested..
It wasnt the correct motor and the linkage was not locking onto the splines on the motor shaft tight enough... Has now been fixed with a specially engineered shim.

A small shim of scrap aluminium.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

the linkage was not locking onto the splines on the motor shaft tight enough... Has now been fixed with a specially engineered shim.

A small shim of scrap aluminium.

remember my old petrol station/garage (started off as a smithy in the 1800's) now closed - he used to save up all the little aluminium mr Kipling pie tins - myriad of uses.
In fact a 'temporary' fix to one of my reversing lights to pass an MOT seven or eight years or so still hasn't been fixed properly but is doing the job (corner of cigarette paper box holding the 'wrong' bulb in place to function!)
A lot to be said for jury rigging - look at the NHS, set up to get the poorer part of the population back on its feert after the war, planned to last only ten years - still limping along!

 

[Teemore]

A small shim of scrap aluminium.

Coke can, beer tin or old bee hive roof?? (Just need to check the technical specification!!)

 

[Dishmop]

Coke can, beer tin or old bee hive roof?? (Just need to check the technical specification!!)

Probably an off cut from when I built my camper.... Which was about 12 years ago..

You know.... one of those little bits thats too big to throw away and might come in handy one day....and in this case I was right.
Coke cans are handy for "interference spring fit" as backing for filler.

 

[ratcatcher]

I've just given a jar of honey and a pack of cut comb to my firearms officer, on his way out so it wouldn't be seen as a bribe,lol

although I did ask for a section 1 shotgun to be added to my ticket

 

[Dishmop]

I've just given a jar of honey and a pack of cut comb to my firearms officer, on his way out so it wouldn't be seen as a bribe,lol

although I did ask for a section 1 shotgun to be added to my ticket

Some friends of mine were on their way to the Normany celebrations as couple of years ago..They had a van with all thir gear..Brownings. 303'' 45's stens ec. All repro or deacts..

Customs on the way out asked "have you got any knives" "Nope"

"Ok..we have to ask"

 

[Dishmop]

Lancaster.

Anybody going up to Coningsby this weekend to see the Canadion Lancaster might want to check this before they go..


http://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-leisure/breaking-news-county-council-announces-road-plans-for-lancaster-bomber-visit-1-6218574

or you could come and see a load of ww2 re-enactmant groups at Cleethorpes. Next to Pleasure Island. A repro Spitfire that the bloke took 20 years to make.. two or three mock battes each day.(not with the Spit tho)

 

[bontbee]

Coke cans are handy for "interference spring fit" as backing for filler.

also good for joining a broken exhaust pipe - but only if you have a bit of wire as well.

 

[psafloyd]

After...

Its my camper..Havent used it this year. Had to put a new wiper motor on last week, it was ok before I left home but decided not to work when tested..
It wasnt the correct motor and the linkage was not locking onto the splines on the motor shaft tight enough... Has now been fixed with a specially engineered shim.

A small shim of scrap aluminium.

Ah, Coke –-it's the real thing...for shims.

 

[itma]

Is giving the MOT tester a jar of honey classed as bribery?

No, just a 'sweetener'.

 

[REDWOOD]

Yesterday I made a carburettor gasket for a 1954 Ford Thames lorry from a drinks can, The museum asked where did I get it from and I replied a vending machine

 

[Dishmop]

Ah, Coke –-it's the real thing...for shims.

I used to use bits of cheap feeler guage for early Transit king pin shims.

 

[Dishmop]

Ah, Coke –-it's the real thing...for shims.

Good for cleaning brake discs as well so I'm told.