MOT changes May 2018

[benedmonds]

2 hours ago, Billhook said:

The new rules coming in on May 20th will mean than any vehicle over 40 years old will be MOT exempt.

So a 1978 Landie would be quite tempting for a hard up arb worker.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mot-exemption-cars-over-40-years-old-starts-20-may

That got me thinking..

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1971-Toyota-Hilux-RN13/153009736148?hash=item23a01749d4:g:lDAAAOSwTKha9Hip

[woody paul]

MOT exempt but still got to be roadworthy like every vehicle that has to have an MOT its up to owner to keep it that way from 1 mot to the next.

[Rough Hewn]

I love the idea of no mot, but doing 70 in a vehicle which might fall apart at any moment really puts me off.
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[eggsarascal]

My van went in last week, and failed on a broken leaf spring, took it back yesterday and got chatting to the tester he told me that if a vehicle goes in from the 20th that's had a remap/chipped it will be a fail. It'll be interesting to see what happens when the changes come in.

[woody paul]

6 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

My van went in last week, and failed on a broken leaf spring, took it back yesterday and got chatting to the tester he told me that if a vehicle goes in from the 20th that's had a remap/chipped it will be a fail. It'll be interesting to see what happens when the changes come in.

It will be.

Also I heard that examiner's have got to read a 900 odd page document on it.