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[Varche]

I cannot find a UK reference but the Spanish law is RD563/2017.

In a nutshell from may next year a number of changes will come into effect across the EU from May 2018

1. "MOT" can be put on your (say Spanish) car in any member state . By the same token a British car can have a Spanish MOT. In the past the lack of this facility has meant driving the vehicle all the way back to the home country for an MOT. Not sure how the current rule that after 90 days, you as a Spanish resident, have to have your foreign car registered onto Spanish plates will pan out.

I am guessing that as well as sharing insurance databases the MOT will be shared too.

2. Diagnostic checks. Any Spanish car bought post 200 petrol or post 2003 diesel  has an OBD 11 port which the new MOT from May 2018 will include checking for stored codes

I wonder if this will cause scrappage of more older cars.....

Anyone heard about the UK aspect of this?   

[b4ndit]

some rules are changing in may 2018. emmissions, but not seen anything about the obd port as yet
also mot is changing will be dangerous, major, or minor first two automatic fails minor replaces advisory's, the dangerous is for the benefit of the owner if they remove the car and are caught on the road they will get done for taking a vehicle on the road in a dangerous condition manual advisories will be gone from the mot for the customer but will still be on the mot station copy, so no more sill covers fitted on your mot

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I just gave David Davis a quick call, and he said fack em. 

[Varche]

I just gave David Davis a quick call, and he said fack em. 

At the risk of the thread veering off topic... what does he know? Best current outcome is no deal but my money is still on remaining.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

We wont remain. All but the most ardent remainiacs accept that their best hope is keeping us in the single market / customs union.
At the moment my money is on no deal, but a lot can happen at the last minute.
Anyway, back to cars and the like.................

[Doctor Gollum]

I just gave David Davis a quick call, and he said fack em. 

At the risk of the thread veering off topic... what does he know? Best current outcome is no deal but my money is still on remaining.

Invoking article 50 isn't reversible, so stop pretending that it might be.

Incidentally, rejoining the EU will be far worse than leaving on World Trade terms which is actually what is meant by a so called "No deal" scenario.

Apologies for the slight diversion, but it is precisely this type of misconception that is trying to derail the whole process. If the EU don't want to genuinely negotiate then they can whistle in the breeze.

[Varche]

I am just being pragmatic. It is just how I see things panning out rather thanhow I voted.

Anyway back to the thread. Anyone seen either development?.