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Re: New MOT Rules
[Re: derekdwc]
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7th Jun 2018 1:12pm
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I wouldn't be surprised if this was a government plan to get older cars off the road and get folks to buy new cars in an attempt to keep our car makers happy enough to stay in the UK if Brexit goes awry and think of leaving Quite the opposite, a lot of the new rules don't apply to old cars and cars older than 40 years no longer need an MOT. The UK has historically been quite flexible compared to many other countries (EU and non-EU) eg you can modify cars in this country such as installing a bigger engine which you can't in some EU countries. The changes have been imposed by the EU to harmonise MOT's across Europe, as part of this process some test have been removed from the MOT eg shock absorbers (dampers) are no longer a fail which is ridiculous, the suspension damping is a critical part of vehicle safety as demonstrated by the Suzuki cars that used to roll over at 10mph.
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Re: New MOT Rules
[Re: Gibbo]
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7th Jun 2018 5:35pm
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Out of interest, what were the defects?
Mine failed on the handbrake last week. The DVLA website is still saying I have a valid MOT ! Major defects were excessive corrosion on brake pipes and too much play in suspension bushes (which were renewed 2 years ago)
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Re: New MOT Rules
[Re: derekdwc]
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8th Jun 2018 8:54am
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I wouldn't be surprised if this was a government plan to get older cars off the road and get folks to buy new cars in an attempt to keep our car makers happy enough to stay in the UK if Brexit goes awry and think of leaving I'd rather see it as a way of forcing motorists to do more to look after their cars and not just rely on an MOT to verify its roadworthiness. In theory its possible to drive out of an MOT centre with a full MOT, hit a pothole and break a spring and drive on that broken spring for 13 months. I do diagnostics on cars and have seen a shocking rise in the lack of basic maintenance over the years - people not even bothering to lift the bonnet to add screenwash - "I just let the rain wash the windows when they're dirty" said one.
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