An obstruction significantly affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible · 3.1 · (a)(ii) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)
What is the category for An obstruction significantly affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible · 3.1 · (a)(ii) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)?
For An obstruction significantly affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, inspection item number is 3.1; defect reference is (a)(ii); authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7); category is Major; inspection item is Field of vision, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06; source re-checked 2026-10-11.
(a)(ii) | An obstruction significantly affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible | Major
— gov.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06
- Defect
- An obstruction significantly affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible verified
- Category
- Major verified
- Inspection item number
- 3.1
- Defect reference
- (a)(ii) verified
- Inspection item
- Field of vision
- Authority
- DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/3-visibility