1960 mot

CrazyRatLady_2

I didn't know that.
Wish it was 1970 not 1960 - my car is a '69

Joe_Horner

Ours are '66, '71 and '72 but even if they extended this I'll be paying for the tests each year thanks.

I do all the maintenance and repairs on them and I've been working on cars for over 3 decades but I can still miss things, especially when I have to crawl on the floor to look underneath instead of wind it up in the air.

£50 each for peace of mind when my partner's out playing Sterling Moth in her coupe is more than worth it - even across all three it's only 3 quid a week !!!!!!!

mikey72

CrazyRatLady wrote: »

I didn't know that.
Wish it was 1970 not 1960 - my car is a '69

Problem is the people who'll drive with bits dropping off though, at least the MOT gave someone else a chance to look over it.

Gloomendoom

I have 1955 car. I'm going to keep on getting it tested.

This no MoT for pre 1960's cars malarky is plain stupid.

alastairq

The vehicles still have to comply with the law with regards to roadworthiness.

The MoT really is only a valid test of roadworthiness, on the day of issue...so cannot be relied upon as an indication of condition...especially 11 months down the line!

Perhaps owners can expect to be more stringently scrutinised by the various powers-that-be as a result?

At least it is one less annual expense?

Gloomendoom

alastairq wrote: »

At least it is one less annual expense?

I can't see insurance companies being too impressed. I dare say that they will see the lack of an annual roadworthyness check as increased risk and increase premiums accordingly. Some may require an annual engineers report so I don't really think there will be any money saved... quite the opposite.

Joe_Horner

http://sniffpetrol.com/2012/05/22/govtnewinitiative/

Ultrasonic

Will you seriously be able to legally drive a pre-1960 car on UK roads without a valid MOT? How can that possibly be justified?

Gloomendoom

IIRC Certain vehicles can already be legally driven on public roads without an annual MoT test. Fire engines and breakdown trucks spring to mind.

And these...

a Motor tractors

b Track-laying vehicles

c Articulated vehicles that are not
buses (Bendi buses) or lorries

d Works trucks

e Invalid carriages weighing no
more than 306kg when unloaded

f Vehicles used only to pass from
land occupied by the person
keeping the vehicle to other
land occupied by them, and not
travelling on the road for more
than a total of six miles a week

g Hackney carriages or
private-hire vehicles licensed
by local authorities authorised
to check the roadworthiness
of these vehicles

h Hackney carriages (vehicles
licensed to carry passengers)
getting tax discs from Transport
for London

i Vehicles provided for police
purposes and maintained
in an approved workshop

j Goods vehicles powered
by electricity

k Trams

l Trolley vehicles that are not
auxiliary trolley vehicles (auxiliary
trolley vehicles are vehicles
that are adapted to run from
power provided from a source
on board when it is not running
from power from some outside
source)

m Vehicles authorised to be used
on the road by a Special Types
General Order made under
Section 44(3) of the Road
Traffic Act 1988

n Vehicles used only on certain
islands that do not have a
bridge, tunnel, ford or other
suitable way for motor vehicles
to be conveniently driven to a
road in any part of Great Britain

Source

oscarward

I think there is no requirement to have an MOT in the isle of man either. For any vehicle of any age.

Also until recently they didn't have a sharing agreement with the mainland for driver details. A relative who lived there had great fun going through speed cameras in his IOM registered vehicle at speed when he was over here knowing they couldn't touch him.

I understand now they allow registered keeper details to be shared so fines can be levied but they don't accept points on gthe licence for offences.