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Spark plug
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Arr that makes more sense, the rules aren’t the clearest.
I've always took my vehicles a month early before the current mot expires,.....so if they now find a fault that falls in the 'Dangerous' category, can they legally seize it/stop you driving it home? Even if I could afford to pay a garage to repair a vehicle, what about these places that just do mot's?
I see that a 'Major' fault states "repair it immediately",....so is it OK to drive it away then??
I see that a 'Major' fault states "repair it immediately",....so is it OK to drive it away then??
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no it isnt they know it has failed even though u have a current test cert a month before it runs out . its not roadworthy. them days are long gone now there using computers and linked to the police and dvla
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i wonder if it works the same as police prohibition notices on unroadworthy vehicles?
cant be driven on the public road and must be towed without valid mot?
only thing .gov website says is up to £1000 fine for driving a car without a valid MOT so i suppose a MOT test that fails a car will supersede whatevers left of the previous one?
i suppose your insurance would be invalid too if you crashed on the way back as the car was unroadworthy with your knowledge.
cant be driven on the public road and must be towed without valid mot?
only thing .gov website says is up to £1000 fine for driving a car without a valid MOT so i suppose a MOT test that fails a car will supersede whatevers left of the previous one?
i suppose your insurance would be invalid too if you crashed on the way back as the car was unroadworthy with your knowledge.
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Just got rid of my D2, it had the DPF and EGR removed, oops!
Glad the new regs don't apply to older vehicles, the 300TDi I've just replaced it with is a little smokey on.start-up and hard acceleration, needs looking at but it's a roundtoit
Glad the new regs don't apply to older vehicles, the 300TDi I've just replaced it with is a little smokey on.start-up and hard acceleration, needs looking at but it's a roundtoit
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As far as I’m aware, that has been the case anyway, if it passes it passes, if it fails, that’s it, the old mot no longer holds and you have an unroadworthy vehicle.
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true thats how its supposed to work but most people have never taken any notice, so many people ive heard say "its failed but ive still got a month to fix i before the old one runs out".As far as I’m aware, hat has been the case anyway, if it passes it passes, if it fails, that’s it, the old mot no longer holds and you have an unroadworthy vehicle.
if the mot is now linked electronically to dvla then it stands to reason the cameras they have installed all over the place to catch intaxed and uninsured will catch them on the road on the way back and atomated fines or whatever will follow
as far as i know it hasnt happened yet with MOTs unless old bill pull you?
Yep, that's what I believe too,....I did ask my mot guy this the other year funny enough, he wasn't 100% sure but thought that the failure wouldn't show up on the police system whilst you were driving home at least.
I know of a 'friend' who got caught doing 101mph on the A31 and ended up in court for it, as youd expect. He hadnt realised until gathering the paperwork that the mot was four months out of date, and thankfully neither did the court. This was 2014, so not exactly years ago, either.
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Don't know if this will help clarify any further.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...testers/overview-of-mot-changes-from-may-2018
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...testers/overview-of-mot-changes-from-may-2018
I had quite a read through it lastnight interesting
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Interesting the bit that says over 40 year old vehicle exempt from MOT test if the "have not been substantially changed in the previous 30 years."
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The test as it was had settled down and was running nice and reliably
It is only natural that we should change the structure of the test
To fall in with the E U Guide lines
Now a class 4 had become a M1
Mill lights and head light washers will scrap many older vehicles
The garage can not stop you driving your car away with a dangerous fail we can only advise against it
All 3 tests today were passes
It is only natural that we should change the structure of the test
To fall in with the E U Guide lines
Now a class 4 had become a M1
Mill lights and head light washers will scrap many older vehicles
The garage can not stop you driving your car away with a dangerous fail we can only advise against it
All 3 tests today were passes
@doubleboost I got mine through today as well with no advisories cat refited and egr refitted before test not bad for 206000 miles 
mart
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@doubleboost I got mine through today as well with no advisories cat refited and egr refitted before test not bad for 206000 miles
What model are you driving? The large diesels will go to the moon and back.
mart
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I woder how the changes to the shipping industry is coming along that was talked about in respect emissions. Wonder how that will be policed.
zx9
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I expect it depends where the ship is registered.
