new mots jan 2012

citykid5

Hammyman wrote: »

That is wrong. You can MOT a car 365 days a year if you wish. The 4 week rule is so that the new MOT expires 12 months after the expiry of the current one if there is 4 weeks or less remaining. If there is more than 4 weeks remaining on the current MOT, the new MOT will expire 12 months from the test date.

i always thought you could carry it over to 13 months

scheming_gypsy

citykid5 wrote: »

i think they maybe talking about the current test?
not the new mot standards that are due to come in jan?

the thread was about the new MOT and as the quote says 'the new stricter emissions test'

scheming_gypsy

Hammyman wrote: »

That is wrong. You can MOT a car 365 days a year if you wish. The 4 week rule is so that the new MOT expires 12 months after the expiry of the current one if there is 4 weeks or less remaining. If there is more than 4 weeks remaining on the current MOT, the new MOT will expire 12 months from the test date.

that'll be it. 13 months if done 'early' or twelve months if you do it whenever you want.

marksandsparx

RFR 7.1 item 3 of MOT testers manual 2012.

A catalytic converter missing where one was
fitted as standard

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/MOT%20Inspection%20Manual.pdf


I'd fail it I'm afraid!

Keith

Standard to the engine or standard to the car?

My engine had one, but my car has never had one.

epninety

The new MoT test requirements come in 1st January as stated, however the new additions do not become a failure until some unspecified date in the future. (VOSA have not yet announced when that will be as far as I know, but you might reasonably think at least 3 months...)

Therefore on the 2nd January, all you get is an advisory that the cat is missing and should be replaced.

paddedjohn

epninety wrote: »

The new MoT test requirements come in 1st January as stated, however the new additions do not become a failure until some unspecified date in the future. (VOSA have not yet announced when that will be as far as I know, but you might reasonably think at least 3 months...)

Therefore on the 2nd January, all you get is an advisory that the cat is missing and should be replaced.

If you can find an MOT station open that is, its a Bank Holiday;);)

Tucker

Wasn't there talk of extending it to a 2 year test rather than an annual one?

marksandsparx

epninety wrote: »

The new MoT test requirements come in 1st January as stated, however the new additions do not become a failure until some unspecified date in the future. (VOSA have not yet announced when that will be as far as I know, but you might reasonably think at least 3 months...)

Therefore on the 2nd January, all you get is an advisory that the cat is missing and should be replaced.

VOSA inspector told me that it's most likely to become a failure on the 1st of may.

Unsure how true that is though

marksandsparx

Keith wrote: »

Standard to the engine or standard to the car?

My engine had one, but my car has never had one.

Standard to the car