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Author: | AlanH [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | New MOT rules |
This may well have been discussed somewhere else but I can't find it. As I understand it cars that are tax exempt will not need an MOT from next year. I have two cars that fall into this category but I still want to get them tested. What if they fail? can I still drive them? |
Author: | harvey [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
Quote: What if they fail? can I still drive them? |
Author: | RSi [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 8:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
You won't actually qualify for an MOT due to its age, so if you insist and fail then you should still be able to use it as you Don't require one. |
Author: | tony g [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 9:26 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
You still will have to maintain the car to an mot standard, so if someone else is checking it for you (mot tester) and deems it not safe for the road it needs fixing anyway. Tony |
Author: | harvey [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 9:30 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
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You won't actually qualify for an MOT due to its age, so if you insist and fail then you should still be able to use it as you Don't require one.
Good luck with that.
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Author: | dollyman [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:02 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
The only real answer is to think Would you carry your child in your car? and still drive it if you knew there was a fault Cheers, Tony. |
Author: | Carledo [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:07 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
The rules are very clear, exempt or not, if your car fails an MOT it is deemed unroadworthy. You are allowed under existing rules to drive it home and/or to a place of repair. Even if your car is exempt, a recent failed MOT will show up on an ANPR camera and alert the constabulary to possible defects in your car, giving them grounds to stop you and check at the very least. They can't just prosecute you automatically for dangerous condition on the basis of the failure alone, that would be hearsay evidence, not admissible in court. But it would give them a clear list of things to check! So if you are prudent enough to get your car MOT'd, even if it is exempt (something I will be doing when the time comes, even though I have a ramp and all other useful facilities) and your car fails, it is only prudent to do the repairs, get a retest and carry on with an MOT and not have to worry! This is nothing to do with MOT law really, but motoring law. It is the owners/drivers responsibility to ensure the vehicle is maintained in a roadworthy condition, IRRESPECTIVE of whether it has a current MOT, lapsed MOT, or is exempt. And YOU are just as responsible as you have ever been! Steve BY the way, the thread you were looking for is "Roadworthiness testing for vehicles of historic interest" in this General Chat section of the forum! |
Author: | Galileo [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:14 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
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This may well have been discussed somewhere else but I can't find it.
Might be 5 pages of the previous discussion knocking about...As I understand it cars that are tax exempt will not need an MOT from next year. I have two cars that fall into this category but I still want to get them tested. What if they fail? can I still drive them? Details are yet to be fully decided on, as guidance is supposed to be released later this month on the technical aspects of the change. |
Author: | Galileo [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:19 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
Pipped to the post by Steve! Whose also spot on about an unroadworthy vehicle, no matter if it just passed an MOT and a bulb pops on the way home, technically that vehicle is unroadworthy and there is mention of that in The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, which is a lovely bit of light reading. |
Author: | RSi [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:25 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
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The only real answer is to think
Good point, and the answer is surely no for everyone.Would you carry your child in your car? and still drive it if you knew there was a fault Cheers, Tony. Older cars are going to struggle with new emission laws apparently, so getting an MOT whether you want it or not, may not be possible anyway, depending on the car and its age. There should be some sort of roadworthy test though, but meeting future MOT tests might just be impossible for some cars. |
Author: | RSi [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:31 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
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The rules are very clear, exempt or not, if your car fails an MOT it is deemed unroadworthy.
Your car could have failed the MOT on emissions which 40 yr old + cars are not going to be subjected too - so not technically unroadworthy from next year.
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Author: | Galileo [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:46 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
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The rules are very clear, exempt or not, if your car fails an MOT it is deemed unroadworthy.
Your car could have failed the MOT on emissions which 40 yr old + cars are not going to be subjected too - so not technically unroadworthy from next year.
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Author: | RSi [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:50 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
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The rules are very clear, exempt or not, if your car fails an MOT it is deemed unroadworthy.
Your car could have failed the MOT on emissions which 40 yr old + cars are not going to be subjected too - so not technically unroadworthy from next year.
Roadworthy is something totally different. |
Author: | Galileo [ Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:53 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
You are missing my point, forget the MOT, your vehicle still needs to comply with Construction and Use regulations no matter if it's 40+ years old or not. |
Author: | Carledo [ Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:09 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: New MOT rules |
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The rules are very clear, exempt or not, if your car fails an MOT it is deemed unroadworthy.
Your car could have failed the MOT on emissions which 40 yr old + cars are not going to be subjected too - so not technically unroadworthy from next year.
Steve |
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