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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:23 pm 
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Our LA always issues plates to end at the end of the month

A car in town has a plate till the 31st but its MOT expired today

Should it be on the road?

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:41 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Should it be on the road?

No.

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Our LA always issues plates to end at the end of the month

A car in town has a plate till the 31st but its MOT expired today

Should it be on the road?



don't understand this our compliance certificates are always issued to the date of plate expiry so if the expiry is always last day of month surely the compliance certificates are to that date surely ?

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 12:33 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Our LA always issues plates to end at the end of the month

A car in town has a plate till the 31st but its MOT expired today

Should it be on the road?



don't understand this our compliance certificates are always issued to the date of plate expiry so if the expiry is always last day of month surely the compliance certificates are to that date surely ?

Not all councils do compliance certificates. Not all councils do vehicle inspection tests.
Our vehicles have to have an MOT and an inspection at an approved garage. These test do not have to be at the same time. For instance, I could buy a car with 9 months MOT and just pay for the council inspection at that time and then have the mot done when it is due.
In Rutland a vehicle just has to have an MOT carried out within either 2 or 4 weeks prior to getting the license. They have no other test.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:30 pm 
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Heres another..

Our LA decided they will plate a car on the new keeper slip FOR A MONTH

I went in and plated 1 on the 14th of a month and the plate came dated the 31st

I said thats 2 weeks, she said we always do that

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:31 pm 
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I sent the email to both on the LA staff

1 is away till the 28th and the other ignored me

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wannabeeahack wrote:
I sent the email to both on the LA staff

1 is away till the 28th and the other ignored me



oh not him again :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Eyenose
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It's illegal to drive a vehicle without a valid MOT so it should not be on the road. However the council need to suspend the vehicle until they do it can still be used as a taxi.
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wannabeeahack
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Eyenose wrote:
It's illegal to drive a vehicle without a valid MOT so it should not be on the road.

However the council need to suspend the vehicle

until they do it can still be used as a taxi.


is that a yes........or a no?


no MOT no road use

but the driver gets the hassle, the base just get a letter?

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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:22 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
I sent the email to both on the LA staff

1 is away till the 28th and the other ignored me



oh not him again :lol: :lol: :lol:


the 1 away is "her", her who couldnt ger the registration number on the licence, plate and V5 to match...3 times

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Eyenose wrote:
It's illegal to drive a vehicle without a valid MOT so it should not be on the road.

However the council need to suspend the vehicle

until they do it can still be used as a taxi.


is that a yes........or a no?


no MOT no road use

but the driver gets the hassle, the base just get a letter?


The driver will get done for several offences along with the proprietor.

The operator will get done for using a vehicle not fit for purpose.
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wannabeeahack
PostPosted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:51 am 
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saw it working today

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wannabeeahack wrote:
saw it working today

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Should have got the 2ltr 150 bhp, only £30 a year rt
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wannabeeahack
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Not my car skip

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wannabeeahack
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still not got an MOT, still working

keeping his plate fee till the last possible date (31st)

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