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Author:  wannabeeahack [ Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Brave or Stupid......
My 4 month age exempt plate is up at the end of September

I pay £145 in January an and extra £85 in June and again in September

A car needs an MOT to get a plate plus a compliance test

My MOT expires early November

This time for the first time ever ive elected to have an MOT with the compliance test (extra £3)

It does raise a points though

If It fails the MOT can it still pass the compliance? (it doesnt NEED the MOT test as it has a current test)

A MOT fail has a half fee retest but the council test includes one free retest

If the test station fail the car on unfair grounds where does that leave the compliance (VOSA will investigate an MOT test complain, but my plate would expire long before and the cars to old to be regranted a plate if it expires)
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
BTW, an MOT takes 40 minutes, a compliance takes 30 minutes, the combined MOT+compliance takes....40 minutes
Author:  gusmac [ Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
wannabeeahack wrote:

A MOT fail has a half fee retest but the council test includes one free retest



Any MOT station can waive this fee if they so choose.
Author:  edders23 [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
I presume you are getting the MOT with half a mind to selling on the vehicle next year ?

if not why bother ?
Author:  grandad [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 7:41 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
edders23 wrote:
I presume you are getting the MOT with half a mind to selling on the vehicle next year ?

if not why bother ?

Some councils insist on both the compliance test and an MOT. Our does.
Author:  roythebus [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 9:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
Do what I've just done: get the car checked and any repairs done at a local garage, then MoT, then compliance. Why keep using the MoT or compliance as an annual safety check?

I won my age-related case on these grounds.
Author:  grandad [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:17 pm ]
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roythebus wrote:
Do what I've just done: get the car checked and any repairs done at a local garage, then MoT, then compliance. Why keep using the MoT or compliance as an annual safety check?

I won my age-related case on these grounds.

I took one of my 8 seaters in to a garage over the summer hols because it had a noisy wheel bearing. The garage said that it was a bit noisy but there was no play so it was ok. 4 weeks later it goes to the same garage for it's MOT and council inspection and guess what it failed because it had a noisy wheel bearing. #-o
Author:  roythebus [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 2:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
Maybe it got noisier in those 4 weeks?
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
it passed, tester said the compliance requires kiddy locks to work and basic regs like signage, extinguisher that arent on the MOT but no emissions or brake test, with a little thought it could all be much simpler
Author:  grandad [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
roythebus wrote:
Maybe it got noisier in those 4 weeks?

It hadn't been used in the 4 weeks. My point is that I sent it in because it was noisy during the holidays when it wasn't being used but just when we need to use it because the schools are back, we couldn't. So taking it in for an inspection before it was due the MOT didn't work for me on this occasion.
Author:  wannabeeahack [ Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Brave or Stupid......
I now have somethings done when i feel they COULD become a major problem, strut top bearings, drop links, etc, i can do without the excitement of wondering when the next spends gonna land on me
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