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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: CaptainZok on 09 December 2006, 20:45:19
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Just been reading in the local rag that there are moves afoot to change the MOT interval to two years.
Sounds crazy to me, if implemented I can see the test being that strict that only a new car will pass it. Otherwise two years of motoring between tests and what will some of the cars on the road be like?
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Just been reading in the local rag that there are moves afoot to change the MOT interval to two years.
Sounds crazy to me, if implemented I can see the test being that strict that only a new car will pass it. Otherwise two years of motoring between tests and what will some of the cars on the road be like?
Bound to be longer, more indepth and cost twice as much too. Folks with bangers just won't bother and where will that leave the road safety. Barmy. >:(
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Cant see what advantage would be gained.......changing it to six months,maybe :o
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Cant see what advantage would be gained.......changing it to six months,maybe :o
Shhhhhhhhhh
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Cant see what advantage would be gained.......changing it to six months,maybe :o
Shhhhhhhhhh
I must be getting old. I sometimes put mine in a couple of months early, just so I know its all OK :-[
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Can see it getting rather expensive even at the price I pay for an MOT.
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Can see it getting rather expensive even at the price I pay for an MOT.
Its not usually the actual MOT that costs, its what they find/say thay find
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........and the lottery's on now, dont forget you said you'd buy us a car engine ;D
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No i dont think so.
It is already 2 years in France and some other European countries.
The argument that was put forward is that cars are now built better, do not rust the way that they used to and generally remain roadworthy longer.
That seems to make sense to me. Am i an in favour of a 2 year test after a car is 3 year old ? NO!
I still think an awful lot can occur in 2 years . Tyres, brakes, brake lines etc etc
We shall see
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........and the lottery's on now, dont forget you said you'd buy us a car engine ;D
If I win STMO I'll but you the V8 from that pranged Monaro, honest :y
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No i dont think so.
It is already 2 years in France and some other European countries.
The argument that was put forward is that cars are now built better, do not rust the way that they used to and generally remain roadworthy longer.
That seems to make sense to me. Am i an in favour of a 2 year test after a car is 3 year old ? NO!
I still think an awful lot can occur in 2 years . Tyres, brakes, brake lines etc etc
We shall see
Agreed, cars are built better and dont rust away, unless they are omegas :D
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Personally speaking, I would be in favour of a 2 year mot. It is up to the individual motorist to ensure their car is roadworthy at all times in my opinion. I run a couple of classic cars and the mot is mostly a formality as I check my cars on a regular basis. All of my cars have passed their mot's first time for the last few years and it would save me upwards of £150 per year :)
As with anything in life, there will be those that abuse it and won't check their car from one mot until the next.
Cheers Jim
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........and the lottery's on now, dont forget you said you'd buy us a car engine ;D
If I win STMO I'll but you the V8 from that pranged Monaro, honest :y
Cheers, Choppy ;D
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I'm against this totally, if anything I think the test should be a lot more in depth and harder to pass. Regarding the price, if the test becomes really strict and a bit more expensive...so what? It's your, mine and everyone's safety, and that's priceless!
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The MOT only checks safety-realted and emission issues, and as such I can't see how it could be more 'strict'?
They check tyres, brakes, streering, suspension, lights, wipers, emissions etc...
If by strict they mean that MOT stations will be more tightly regulated so they can't 'pass' unroadworthy cars, or more stringent checks regarding the cars true identity etc, then OK. But otherwise what does 'strict' mean? What saftey-related features will they be checking that are'nt being checked now?
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Well, when they check things, they obviously work to a standard and tolerance...so they could check the car to a closer using a closer tolerance, especially on the brake strength readings
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Well, when they check things, they obviously work to a standard and tolerance...so they could check the car to a closer using a closer tolerance, especially on the brake strength readings
The car should be checked to manufacturer's specifications, at any age, as they do with emissions... no more no less...
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The car should be checked to manufacturer's specifications, at any age, as they do with emissions... no more no less...
True, but there's got to be a tolerance between, Perfect, advisory and dangerous