No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:39 am
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 
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No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
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Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 10:59 am
They should've made it pre-61 and then i wouldnt have to bother takling my b*gger to the MOT man!
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:19 am
Comes into force after 18th November this year.
Pete
Pete
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:35 am
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......
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......
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:24 pm
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!
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!
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 4:39 pm
So, what should I make my mad max gun truck out of?
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 7:59 pm
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.
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.
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 10:31 am
Look out for an increase in the number plate removal business without the necessity of a current MOT!!
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:21 am
FCV.66 wrote: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!
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:28 am
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. 
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:43 pm
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.
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.
Re: No MOT for pre 60's vehicles.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 1:21 pm
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
Tim