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hole in bumper

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  • 16-12-2008 10:01pm
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    byrner88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭


    My sisters car has a hole in the bumper from crashing into the towbar of a jeep . she has her driving test on monday . will this have to be fixed by then or will it be fine to do the test in ?

    ill try get a pic up to show use


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Has the hole in the bumper affected anything? Like lights etc? Or is there anything hanging off the bumper?
    If no, then she should be fine.


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    byrner88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭byrner88


    not thers noting hanging off or anything and it hasnt affected anything its just a hole


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    byrner88 wrote: »
    not thers noting hanging off or anything and it hasnt affected anything its just a hole

    Yeah it should be perfectly fine.


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    byrner88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭byrner88


    thanks , her driving instructor told her it would need to be fixed but i didnt think so ill try get a pic up to show


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    Buffman
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    byrner88 wrote: »
    thanks , her driving instructor told her it would need to be fixed but i didnt think so ill try get a pic up to show

    No, she's grand, as long as the car is roadworthy it's fine.
    If the tester asks, it's a 'speed hole' to make the car go faster...:D (Homer Simpson job)

    FYI, if you move to a 'smart' meter electricity plan, you CAN'T move back to a non-smart plan.



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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,699 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    If I can find photos somewhere, the physical state of the car I did (and passed) my driving test in needs to be seen to be believed (NINE body panels were damaged beyond repair, replacement needed really). If the car is working and roadworthy, a hole will not matter.


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    miceal
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    The only thing you would have to be careful of here if the edges of the hole are jagged!

    Basically if you hit someone is there scope for the damage of the bumper too cause more damaging injuries (Sharp edges etc).

    If this is not the case then you should be fine.


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    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,587 ✭✭✭tossy


    You never know what type of piss ant of an instructror you might get on the day or what kind of mood he or she would be in,iv've heard all kinds of horror stories of testers refusing to carry out tests,if i was you i;d cover the hole with a small piece of gaffer tape or if you can some packaging tape the same colour as the body.


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