NCT Fail - Wheel Caps

Berdav

Hi Everyone.

My car has just failed the NCT test. We bought it in England as we were living there the past 5 years, we have had our yearly MOT and its always passed, as we have moved back home we had it re-registered and have just done our NCT. It failed saying Wheel caps not removed and one dip light was not working.

I did ask them what Wheel caps were and I got the impression it was the hubcaps can someone confirm if this is right? I know this is probably a completely stupid question to you all but I am genuinely asking. I have tried googling it but have not had any luck so am ashamedly asking here. We never had to remove any part of our wheels in the UK.

Are wheel caps and hubcaps the same thing??

Thanks for any help
Em

CJhaughey

Berdav wrote: »

Are wheel caps and hubcaps the same thing??

Anything that covers the wheelnuts would be considered a wheelcap.
Weird name I know! I have never heard it anywhere than a NCT station.

dieselbug

Yes, wheel cap, hubcaps.

Need to be removed for tester to verify all wheel nuts are present and correct.

Berdav

Thank you diesel bug, I thought it had to be but was doubting myself and as we are retesting on Sunday i was slightly panicked.....Wish to god they had just said hubcaps

Thanks

corktina

hubcap is actually technically a wrong description, which is generally used to decribe a mainly decoaative cap that pretties up the wheel and hides the nuts. A real hubcap is on the hub rather than the wheel , it keeps the muck out of the grease in the hub mainly

ShaunC

My car failed for the same reason. I only thought of the wheel nut cover when I got to the test centre and when I tried to remove the covers I found that the "locknuts" we're seized ( the disadvantage of never getting a puncture )I let the car in to the test knowing it would fail, and afterwards got a mate in a garage to remove the locknuts, two of which had to be broken off. I went back to the test centre and parked outside, the tester came out, saw all 16 wheel nuts were tightly in place and gave me my NCT cert.
Good luck tomorrow btw Berdav.

MarkR

Don't forget to make sure all the seatbelts are available!

Berdav

Thanks everyone, finally managed to get the wheel caps off and a new light bulb put in, it passed the test...yipeeee.