# Delayed operation. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts For Delayed operation., defect is Delayed operation; category is Major; inspection item number is 4.3.2; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Switching, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06. - **Defect:** Delayed operation. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Category:** Major - **Inspection item number:** 4.3.2 - **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Inspection item:** Switching - **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ ## What the source says > (a) | Switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements 1 . Delayed operation. No operation at all. | | X | X | X ## Source - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0045 Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02. Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).