Bet you can't wait for your next MOT

[Deleted member 3011]

Tougher MOT tests from May will put diesel drivers in the firing line | Money | The Guardian sounds a bit ominous

 

[Deleted member 74361]

Tougher MOT tests from May will put diesel drivers in the firing line | Money | The Guardian sounds a bit ominous

Doesn't afffect our 2003 MH, he says smuggly.

 

[Chris356]

Someone told me as soon your mot expires so does your tax automatically

 

[trevskoda]

Someone told me as soon your mot expires so does your tax automatically

And your ins as it should not be on highway.

 

[n brown]

And your ins as it should not be on highway.

but going by the penalties handed out to unlicensed , uninsured untaxed drivers , it's not considered too serious

 

[Harleyboygaz3]

"RIP off England" thank goodness I got out when I did !!

 

[Deleted member 3011]

Not before time with this bit

[FONT=&quot]He added that another important update was the banning of aftermarket high intensity discharge headlights, which often blind drivers going the other way as they are poorly installed.[/FONT]

 

[Tezza33]

And your ins as it should not be on highway.

The Insurance Ombudsman has ruled that Insurance Companies have to pay out even if a vehicle is not MOT'd as long as it didn't have a fault which contributed to the accident

 

[Deleted member 58274]

Pedals

Ours has just passed mot.....but we'll have the pedals fitted by next year....:hammer::hammer:

 

[phillybarbour]

Not before time with this bit

Way overdue this one.

 

[Nabsim]

Not before time with this bit

I agree but...

New cars with OEM headlights can be the same, son in laws new motor does it as did his previous one and they are originals

 

[vwalan]

why not just buy an mot exempt vehicle then you dont need to worry?
there are thousands out there.

 

[barlicker]

Spoke to an MOT tester today and he clarified the position. The new MOT standards are for 2008 vehicles and above and they come into force at the end of May and they will be very strict. I am looking for a pre 2005 sprinter with the 2.7 five cylinder engine as there are no DPF exhaust system fitted to this motor.

 

[trevskoda]

Booked my car in here and ask if any changes,none in N/Ireland,so come get tested here.

 

[trevskoda]

why not just buy an mot exempt vehicle then you dont need to worry?
there are thousands out there.

What is a mot exempt vehicle apart from a farm tractor.

 

[Deleted member 43466]

Having read about there being new rules about HID leadlamps, I was interested to read exactly what they say, because my motorhome has after-market HID lamps in headlights that are sometimes supplied with HID and sometimes supplied with bulbs. So the exact wording might make a big difference.

I'm not a huge fan of third-hand info, especially when it has been through a journalist's misunderstanding filter. So I decided to compare the "before the change" MOT tester's manual with the "after the change" draft version.

I can't see any difference except in the phrasing and layout of the text.

Before: m4s01000701 to m4s01000805

After: https://assets.publishing.service.g...lasses-3-4-5-and-7-from-20-may-2018-draft.pdf pages 53 to 56

Can anyone else identify where it is a change?

hi
is it the headlight washers on hid need to work now.

 

[Wooie1958]

What is a mot exempt vehicle apart from a farm tractor.

Historic (classic) vehicles: MOT and vehicle tax - GOV.UK

 

[CarlandHels]

Year of vehical

Like out van is a 55 plate, registered in 2006 but according to the vin plate (as I found out when getting the new engine) it was built in 2004. So what will be the date they go from, surely it can't be reg date if they state the year of manufacture?

 

[vwalan]

What is a mot exempt vehicle apart from a farm tractor.

have a look at v112g . form.or v112 for under 3.5 tons .
mine is and as been for years .
in 2013 the govt said there was about 40,000 vehicles in uk that were . soon there will be more .

 

[delicagirl]

when this was first brought in (2005??) it was for vehicles over 25 years old - i just missed a tax-free year by a few weeks when vandals wrote off my 1973 Saab a few weeks before i could have claimed tax free. shucks ....