MOT Every 2 Years?

[no1kaili]

Not sure we like this idea that the government is considering

We try to keep all our vehicles in good nick but its nice for someone else to give them a look over once a year just in case there's anything we've missed.

We're more likely to forget MOT due if only every 2 years (Maybe that's why they're doing it - pretending to lower costs for motorists but knowing they'll get more back in fines when we forget to do it!!)

On the plus side we'll save cost of 3 MOTs every other year

 

[Deleted member 3011]

Germany is also every two years (after the first ? years when no inspection is required for new vehicles) and includes a pollution test as well. Regardless of how odten a test is done, it is only a check on the situation at that time and your vehicle could easily become unroadworthy a couple of miles down the road.

 

[Deleted member 207]

Some years ago (1990s) I was involved in some research about annual testing versus on road inspections. Australia has both systems, NSW has annual tests and Victoria and Queensland have tests prior to a vehicle being sold plus on road inspections.

The data proved that annual testing was just a rort for the motor trade in NSW, often finding faults where none existed, insisting that repairs be carried out on the spot to get the cert issued, etc. In Vic and Qld the seller is obliged to get a safety cert before offering for sale - unless sold unregistered. On road inspections accounted for about 60% of vehicles being inspected every two years with very low rates of vehicle defect notices being issued - to the point that the State governments were being tempted to stop them as a cost saving exercise.

Vehicle defects in traffic accidents are now a miniscule cause of accidents - driver fatigue and alcohol being the major cause of fatal/injury accidents.

 

[Deleted member 967]

Germany is also every two years (after the first ? years when no inspection is required for new vehicles) and includes a pollution test as well. Regardless of how odten a test is done, it is only a check on the situation at that time and your vehicle could easily become unroadworthy a couple of miles down the road.

I know such a case where a vehicle was tested and passed. It drove 3 miles and hit a bus because of a stearing fault. The MOT station claimed the vehicle was OK when tested and this was backed up by the department inspectors.

 

[kenjones]

Not sure we like this idea that the government is considering

We try to keep all our vehicles in good nick but its nice for someone else to give them a look over once a year just in case there's anything we've missed.

We're more likely to forget MOT due if only every 2 years (Maybe that's why they're doing it - pretending to lower costs for motorists but knowing they'll get more back in fines when we forget to do it!!)

On the plus side we'll save cost of 3 MOTs every other year

It's not such a bad idea.
The build quality of new vehicles has improved considerably since the introduction of MOT tests in 1960. Service intervals have extended from 3000 miles to 10-20,000miles or two years as the life of oil and service parts extends.
I remember cars such as Austin,Morris,Fiat etc. which were seriously rusty within 3 years and replacement brake pipes in 2 - 3 years was the norm.
Now it is quite unusual to see a rusty car
It makes sense for test standards to reflect the improved quality.

 

[Deleted member 775]

i cannot see having a one or two yearly test making any difference to the saftey of your car or van , shurely a responsible owner will make a saftey check every month or so and if any suspect part is found would change it or have it changed .if you found you had a defective track rod end and you had 10 months of your test left would you leave it for an mot tester to find at the next test , anyway the mot test is a farce nowadays as the police and the ministy can and will stop any motor they even suspect to be defective and do a check on it ,if anything that they deem defective is found they can and will prohibit that veihcle from being used on a public road untill repairs are done and a new mot is produced ,even if your original mot is only days old, so realy we all face a chance of a mot check when ever we drive on the road

 

[jayeastanglia]

only problem being in that your average joe public a lot of people dont even know how to check oil or water and tyre pressures let alone tread depth and servicing...and the 2 year mot or 4-2-2 as known in trade will be for cars less than 10 years old after that its yearly test(or as proposed) but come a mot a lot of cars owners who do no servicing or repairs between mots will have a big bill and they may just get a new car every 4 years instead(possible good way to get car dealers to get a good turnover in new cars)
Just go down your local high street and look at how many split wipers/bald tyres and unroadworthy cars you see at the moment..

 

[vwalan]

doesnt bother me .mine is mot excempt .has been for years. give it a real good check over after the yearly big trip. service then give it a really good check before the next winter trip. of course it gets look overs in between as well .hasnt had a mot for at least 11 years.saves a fortune.

 

[Deleted member 775]

only problem being in that your average joe public a lot of people dont even know how to check oil or water and tyre pressures let alone tread depth and servicing...and the 2 year mot or 4-2-2 as known in trade will be for cars less than 10 years old after that its yearly test(or as proposed) but come a mot a lot of cars owners who do no servicing or repairs between mots will have a big bill and they may just get a new car every 4 years instead(possible good way to get car dealers to get a good turnover in new cars)
Just go down your local high street and look at how many split wipers/bald tyres and unroadworthy cars you see at the moment..

as you say at the bottom of your post there are a lot of bald tyres and the rest and what fails to amuse me its usualy the couple of year old cars you see with at least one defective tyre and defective lights, they will be sorry if they get a prohib notice . one thing that did surprise me is ,we have regular police patrols where we live and the other day one of our local patrols was outside our place and we were discussing motor homes in general when i happend to notice the front tyres on the 4x4 she was in ,the tracking was out and it had rubbed the front outer tread rather low to say the least . i pointed it out to the female officer (as you do) and she said she hadent realy noticed but prommised to get it checked out when she returned to the station .we both smiled at each other and off she drove with a wave ,must remember to have a quick look next time they come round .....

 

[defitzi]

a year on

Not sure we like this idea that the government is considering

We try to keep all our vehicles in good nick but its nice for someone else to give them a look over once a year just in case there's anything we've missed.

We're more likely to forget MOT due if only every 2 years (Maybe that's why they're doing it - pretending to lower costs for motorists but knowing they'll get more back in fines when we forget to do it!!)

On the plus side we'll save cost of 3 MOTs every other year

as of now now its 1 year for 10 year olds. This one is Europe, puhed by the nasty anti motorist Dutch but the= here the government raced to ensure they upped the ante and now get more cash from motorists! Of Course the big joke is that most 10 year alds +are well- maintained classics and even better looked after older classics. Where is the voice of all those self satisfied clubs and motoring associations? where were they when this latest fleece the motorist coup was planned? and who will be the biggest beneficiaries? the motor trade- sharks ansd scavengers all. We do live in a lousy, rip-off bureaucrats grey suited thieving world! I won't ,alas,be here to enjoy the revolution but it will come ....and the suits will be the first to be chucked onto the tumbrils......roll on roll on!

 

[Deleted member 967]

I get my Motor home and car checked by the garage irrespective of MOT dates.

The Motor home gets checked approximately every 6 months. The car does go a year as it gets less use until now.

This year things have been different. Since November MH on site in Spain, but car in daily use.

The car & HM were both inspected in September. Both will be going in when we get back from Spain in mid May. Car MOT due in May anyway. I will also be asking them to give the car trailer a going over as well.

MOT is no substitute for regular servicing in my opinion. The 4,2,2,2 then yearly, I have no problems with for MOTs and it will bring the UK into line with Europe. I believe that is the plan and nothing to do with saving drivers the expense of yearly MOTs.

 

[Deleted member 967]

Spain has "independent of the trade" ITV centres. You drive your own car from test to test down a lane. It is checked for one item at a time by different specialist inspectors.

If it fails you are not allowed to drive it away but must get the vehicle collected and returned to the station. My friend had a sun strip across the top of his windscreen from new it has passed an initial on import ITV and another but he got an advisory to remove it or it would be failed this time. Test done yesterday.