The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

My 1974 was registered as historic by me when I bought it 11 months ago (the previous owner was simply running it without tax - perhaps Staffordshire police don’t bother with the PNC on old cars..? ).

This was the first time I came across the V112 MOT exemption. My car had an MOT that would have expired a month back, but I filled in the V112 anyway to see what happened. The PO lady was not interested and simply ticked a box somewhere. A quick check just now of the government “MOT and Tax” website for my car shows my car has a current MOT and is taxed - both running out on the same date: the anniversary of taxing it. I assume from this that the system counts MOT and Tax as having the same validity period on our 40+ year old cars...

The government website says you must fill in the V112 even if the PO ignore it, which makes sense: You as owner are saying that you deem the car safe and roadworthy, no escaping that if they pull you and it’s not... Probably no insurance either!!

As for no MOT: I think that’s a big mistake for all the reasons in Carledo’s post, and I will MOT mine before it goes back on the road for summer. I think this is a nasty loophole that will cause accidents, especially for those classics that end up being cheap to run daily transport...

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Bradman.

Current classic cars: 1974 Triumph Dolomite (Honey), 1978 Triumph Dolomite Sprint (Holly), 1974 Triumph Spitfire 1500 (Pepper)
Current modern cars: 2010 Mini One (Rusty), 2019 BMW i3 (Treehugger)
Past cars: 2003 BMW Z4 roadster 3.0 (Marty), 1972 Triumph Spitfire IV with 2.0 I6 (Polly), 1972 Ford Escort 1100L with RS2000 running gear (Nora Batty)

For the sake of £10 a pair I treat them as a serviceable item when changing shoes on most of my cars.

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Some people are like Slinky's, they serve no real purpose in life but bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

The shoes are still good as new, with only around 17k pressure limited miles on them. Barring an axle oil seal or brake fluid leak, I expect them to outlast ME!

But yes, in essence you're right, wheel cylinders ARE expendable service items, especially the cheap modern copies. I wouldn't dream of NOT replacing them on any recomission job I do.

Steve

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