New MOT rules

[bikenut]

New MOT rules have arrived, 40 years and older bikes and cars now MOT EXEMPT !! see vosa or what ever they call themselves now for correct info !!!!!!!!
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[Evil Hans]

[Rogerborg]

And nothing really onerous for the rest of us. Change your brake fluid or at least what's showing in the reservoir and you'll be right.
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[grr666]

My van passed this morning. One minor advisory for an oil leak I already knew about that's been staining my gravel drive.
It's already booked back in for a replacement sump pan to be fitted before I go for my hols, don't want a cleaning charge from
where I'm staying for messing their parking area up. Next thing in for MOT is the XR125.
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Ste wrote: Avatars are fine, it's signatures that need turning off.

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[M.C]

[Enduro Numpty]

My old GT500 qualifies and is also tax exempt

The 300 miles I do on it in a typical year will now cost me even less

[Enduro Numpty]

My old GT500 qualifies and is also tax exempt

The 300 miles I do on it in a typical year will now cost me even less

[Shaft]

[M.C]

^ I use the MOT history (rightly or wrongly) as an indication of the state of the vehicle. Without that I'd be a lot more wary when purchasing a vehicle, and would probably go for one with an MOT than without.

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[Rogerborg]

[bikenut]

Just shows how nuts vosa actually are imhp, and I would mot my cars and bikes as It would probably decrease the insurance.

But not having to MOT and tax, well how liberating.

However judging from the state of some of the bikes etc on here, one wonders........

MOT's are a joke and should be in government hands, not private business.
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[grr666]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[M.C]

Councils charge the full price though, I've never had an issue with my local Kwik fit (£25 MOT). I would suggest the reason so many bikes pass is cos of 'friendly' MOT testers. I've never even had an advisory (with two local garages) when I know some should have failed

[Rogerborg]

[grr666]

No more or less so than normal MOT centres, but if the grievance is not wanting to use privately run establishments
there is provision to not do so. Even if you do have to make a phone call or two and ask and perhaps travel a little.
Depends how important the principle is to someone how much effort they will go to to avoid using private establishments.
Personally I use JHS Racing for MOTing the scoot as they straight up refuse to work on scoots in general but are still
obliged to MOT them. But they won't go fishing for work. My MOT guy for the van is a friend of a friend who owns a local garage.
I use the main agent for the Swift and get the service done at the same time. I will probably use JHS for the Spacker
as and when it needs MOT assuming I don't just lob it in against another new bike when it's 3 years old.
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Ste wrote: Avatars are fine, it's signatures that need turning off.

[Nobby the Bastard]

https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/parking-and-travel/mot-testing
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