Looks solid enough, and you could always improve the kerbside view by grinding the welds a little, before undersealing. One of the most arbitrary rules in the MoT (to my mind) is the one about corrosion within 300mm of a suspension or seatbelt mounting point. (Surely the rear end of the Rover's sills must fail on this point?) I have a 4x4 which effectively has a separate chassis, but with the body welded to it. It has a deep outrigger section connecting from just behind the forward rear springhanger to the rear end of the sill, effectively the front of the wheelarch. The bottom of this outrigger commonly rusts out on these, while the adjacent 'chassis' and springhanger remain sound; however the vehicle receives a fail on the 300mm rule. The end of the sill, on mine, has passed MoT for the last 2 years with a piece of plastic glued over a large, rusty hole - to keep water out of the sill. It is just over 300mm from the spring-hanger, and the outrigger is sound!
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