That's what I meant about common sense. A really picky tester may have failed the LED sidelights but this guy recognised it as a minor point. For the record, I despise blue sidelights as much as the next VOSA employee. Every other chav-wagon around here seems to have them fitted though. I don't even understand why people think they look good!
They are sad! I remember when I was 19 and put coloured ones in my pug 306 which changed colour and went through the rainbow
If the really picky tester failed the car for that then the owner has grounds to appeal against the decision. Its not that long to get the appeal sorted either and if it where me carrying out the appeal test then I would go with the owner.
Alot of people do not realise that if they are not happy with the decision of a MOT tester they can appeal against it, whether its a PASS or FAIL.