That's what the MOT inspector (controle technique automobile) told me last week. I got the skoda taxed and registered - it used to be a disabled car. Having to deal with government bureaucracy reminded me on why i like it in England. Then came another kind of pettishness: "for profit" bureaucracy! MOT testers who abuse their power by forcing unnecessary repairs on motorists.
The car failed it's MOT for a leaky rear brake cylinder (fuite a cylindre de frein), a missing CV joint clip (un clip de joint de cardan manquant) and "indicator light of the wrong colour" - white i was told (clignotants blancs au lieu d'orange).
I did all the repair myself except, you've guessed it, the indicator lights. They looked orange to me, so i took the car to a spare parts shop on the way to the testing station to ask if there was a different type of bulb i should use. But they confirmed that they looked right and shouldn't cause any problem.
Well, i've never heard of a bureaucrat coming back on his words so when i left the car at the MOT station i told them to change the bulb if they failed the test.
On my return, i was told "Sir, your indicator light were pink"! In conclusion, i need a different MOT station for next year. And even though i had to pay for the new light bulbs, i was pleased with myself for having asked them to give me back the old ones.
PS: sorry no picture, i don't have use of Allan's digital camera anymore...
PPS: real-life Dilbert speak here. Don't forget to read the comments!
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