No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.

[36inter]

They have made the decision then, what do we all think, are we going to see a £40,000 mini on the road next week

Pete

[cookie1071]

They should've made it pre-61 and then i wouldnt have to bother takling my b*gger to the MOT man!

[36inter]

Comes into force after 18th November this year.

Pete

[guru_1071]

its a double edged gift is this though,

any cars on the road will still ahve to be legal, so rusty shite with bald tyres etc will still be a nickable offence

it will suit people with half decent classic cars who only do few miles a year,

there will still be an option to get a mot on an pre 1960 car, which is what i suspect sensible people who use the cars a lot will do.


i think the law has been changed to make it easier for the mot tester, rather than a gift to car owners, the look of utter confusion on a testers face when you rock up in a 1930's car is often worrying!

my worry will be is that the next part of this law will be the 'limited distance form homw address', or 'only can be used on certain days of the year'.


it will interesting to see how hard dvla/vosa will start to come down on people building hotrods using old cars......

[mk1]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18146326

TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!

At the moment it looks great form pre 1960 vehicles, what happens when they also decide we can only use them for so many miles per year. . . . . You watch this space. IT WILL HAPPEN!

This is the first step towards driving all historic vehicles off the roads entirely.

There can't be a person on here who hasn't seen some of the totally sh1te restorations carried out by some people, I can't begin to imagine some of the rubbish that is going to be driving about in a year or two.

NOT ALL CLASSIC CAR OWNERS ARE EITHER INTERESTED IN OR CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING THEIR CARS TO A HIGH ENOUGH STANDARD TO DRIVE THEM ON THE ROAD!

[In the shed]

So, what should I make my mad max gun truck out of?

[Pandora]

I don't understand the benefit this is suposed to bring? It's not going to be a big vote winner is it?

A reintroduction of the free tax, even at 30 years rather than 25 would actually benefit the old car movement, but of the people I've spoken to, many owners of pre '60 cars plan to voulentarily take them for the annual test, as they are scared of the risk if they do get stopped / involved in an accident.

Pointless waste of government time and effort.

[FCV.66]

Look out for an increase in the number plate removal business without the necessity of a current MOT!!

[guru_1071]

Look out for an increase in the number plate removal business without the necessity of a current MOT!!

i suspect that any vehicles involved in plate transfers will need to be mot'd, i cant see the dvla accidentley opening that floodgate!

[mk1coopers]

I don't think you can transfer a Plate from a vehicle that doesn't require an MOT, (Milkfloats / Steamrollers ect )so this may even stop plates coming off pre 60' vehicles from November.

[Frogeye61]

Over here, motorcycles have one-time safety test, upon registration to new owner. We haven't seen any problems with that rule.

Veteran cars 35 years old or more here have received a boost with 8 year safety tests, instead of the 2 year as previously administered to all cars from 1960 and later.

It's a boon with the reduction in bi-yearly preparation, but the vehicles still must be maintained in "as tested" condition. They don't actually come out and check. As stated, problems will only arise if there are questions regarding roadworthiness.

[Tim]

Cars here have a test when they are new, and again if their registration is ever allowed to lapse for a significant period. The driver is still required to make certain that the vehicle is roadworthy and you can be randomly pulled over by police or transport inspectors at any time. It is not an issue.

Tim