Failed the MOT - need some advice

[Nath]

It failed on:

- Rear fog lamp tell tale not working [1.1.6e]

- Offside rear rear fog lamp not in good working order (not working) [1.1.6b]

- Offside headlamp aim too high [1.6]

- Nearside headlamp not in good working order adverselt affecting beam image [1.2.4a]

- Nearside side repeater incorrect colour [1.5.A1d]

- Offside side repeater incorrect colour [1.5.A1d]



The first two bits regarding the fog light is what I'm struggling with.

Now my front fogs and rear fogs haven't worked since I got the car, yet it managed to get through the MOT last year. Thats about the only reason I didn't sort it.

I think its a fuse/relay problem, but when I replace the fuse it immediatley blows as soon as the Fog switch is pulled out.

Could've been worse I guess, nothing mechanical.

 

[Nath]

Also, this is going to sound properly noob-ish but.....

Which is the fog light?

Car isn't mine btw, google found it.

 

[nev]

Pretty sure with regards to the foglights;

Must have one rear foglight not too sure though. Front fogs will only fail MOT if they are left in the car. If they dont work, unscrew them before the MOT. I think thats how it works anyway.

Inside part of cluster on rear lights is the fog

 

[m0rk]

they're the most inner lamps on the bootlid. I think both sides on the Ibiza

 

[Banksy 1]

im a MOT tester, only the offside rear fog lamp has to work but also the little sign on your dash board has to work aswell to let you know there on. Cant fail on front fogs at all. Best bet first of all is to take your rear light clusters out and just make sure all the connections arent corroded up, oh and your front ones but can do this without taking them out. Failing that it could be the switch faulty or poor earth.