4 Years Before First MOT For Cars & Bikes

[ZX-7R]

Seems the goverment are looking to bring this in.Will bring us in line with Northern Ireland and most of Europe.

Makes sense as the quality of manafacturing of vehicles today is far superior compared to 1967 when the 3 year law was introduced.

No changes are to be introduced to the test either.
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[grr666]

Does this mean my 66 plate gets an extra year or is it only new registrations.
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[ZX-7R]

My guess it would be vehicles registered from the day of the law's introduction,but i have not read anything regarding that.
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[Groove]

I don't really understand the 3 year thing. do brakes/tyres etc nit wear out for 3+ years?

my car turns 1 year old at the end if this month. it'll have done 50k miles (all done by myself). it's due it's 3rd service and probably a set of brake pads. it's already had tyres. if these were not done then it wouldn't pass the road worthiness test within its first year.

*shrugs*
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[M.C]

From 2018 apparently (if it happens). I actually agree with Groove, I can imagine there are some shocking vehicles at 3 years old. Luckily I can't afford anything that new

[Commuter_Tim]

[Rogerborg]

They've already rejected this once. I wonder what's changed?
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[Bozzy]

This change will only lead to an increase in nonroadworthy cars/bikes being used on the roads imo, especially as there are so few police around to stop cars for random roadside checks. Personally, I don't think a 2 year old vehicle should be treated any different to a 12 year old vehicle.
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[Wonko The Sane]

bloody stupid idea,

Some vehicles of this age have covered enough millage to be needing attention to brakes, tyres etc at the minimum,

I've seen a fair few fairly new cars with headlights out and bald tyres etc with a year to go on the MOT…

I know they'd legally be liable in an incident, but better for the incident to not happen.

not enough plod on the road to spot it...
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[Bozzy]

[RhynoCZ]

You, UK-ers, don't like change, do you?

3 years or 4, it doesn't quite matter. If you take the average driver, doing the average maintenence (even under warranty), then 4 years on a brand new vehicle and then every 2 years don't seem so crazy, at all. By the way, vehicles registered as ''historical'' have the MOT every single year, combined with the authenticity check, here. Now for where it could get even worse than it is, there are countries in Europe that do the ''authenticity check'' on every single vehicle, not just the ''historical'' vehicles. Meaning, no modifications allowed. Putting a open exhaust, different brakes, handlebars, levers, windscreen... on your motorcycle would be a no no.
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[Bozzy]

Trust me, I see the state of the "average uk" drivers car on a daily basis. It's eye opening at times.
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[Azoth]

Surely a step in the right direction. A scrap of paper saying your vehicle was roadworthy for 15 minutes one day last year according to Dave, who checked your tread and didn't notice your bike's defects because you were alert enough to spruce it up before ambling along, is meaningless. I look forward to the day when the MOT test is scrapped. If people can't be trusted to keep their vehicles in order then why trust them to drive safely on the road? The insurance industry sorts out unsafe drivers and it can probably sort out maintenance-neglecting owners too.
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[Rogerborg]

[RhynoCZ]

[B5234FT]

If it was 1975, with the cars today, fine.

But the total lack of any attempt at home maintenance is worrying, the MOT provides a once annual check of the tyres and bulbs because the average new car owner never looks at the bloody things.

Thats two folk this winter I've gone and spoken to in carparks because they were parked with lock on and had less tread than Lewis Hamilton.

[Rogerborg]

[Monkeywrenche...]

[Bozzy]

^^ I pretty much agree with Borgs las post. It isn't necessarily emissions checks that need checking, but things like bald tyres are missed. If Borg can miss things, what chance does 19 yr old Shoniqua Andwhat have 3 years and 30,000 miles down the line?
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[Rogerborg]

[Bozzy]

[Monkeywrenche...]

[Bozzy]

Thanks, just checked online. I stand corrected!
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[thx1138]

oh FFS, I thought this was already law.

means my Beta XT will only get 3 years.

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[stevo as b4]

Personally I'd be happier, as if I brought a new car or bike it would mean I could run a de-cat pipe for 4years and a power friendly rich fuel map for more power and torques!

I don't do enough miles to pollute the planet in a significant way, so I want my share of petrol for leisure only use to burn as big a strong flame as possible and pump out a few hydrocarbons in the name of having fun on what's left of the road network.