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Frequent MOTs
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Taxi, PHV?0
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Maybe the owner was bored and couldn't visit anywhere else due to lockdowns.
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Minicab?0
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Grumpy_chap said:Minicab?fred246 said:Just looking at second hand cars and checking MOT histories. Just found 2 that have had very frequent MOTs. About 10 in their first 3 years. First one with less than 200 miles on the clock. Then every few months. Does anyone know the explanation?0
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k3lvc said:Grumpy_chap said:Minicab?fred246 said:Just looking at second hand cars and checking MOT histories. Just found 2 that have had very frequent MOTs. About 10 in their first 3 years. First one with less than 200 miles on the clock. Then every few months. Does anyone know the explanation?1
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For once, Fred's caution about going to the garage too often may be well founded.2
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If it's an "ordinary" car rather than a taxi or some-such, then it doesn't need an MOT in the first 3 years. For an older used car, a lot of changes of owners might possibly explain it - a dealer will often put a fresh MOT on it when they sell it to someone else.
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You were advocating bicycles yesterday Fred, what gives?1
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fred246 said:Just looking at second hand cars and checking MOT histories. Just found 2 that have had very frequent MOTs. About 10 in their first 3 years. First one with less than 200 miles on the clock. Then every few months. Does anyone know the explanation?0
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Some taxi licensings require a MOT even if car is new, but usually not 6 months till a certain age (about 6 years old0
if its had frequent but not regular MOTs it may have been a "plated hire accident cover car" requiring a plate in different areas whilst an owners car is fixed
these cost the 3rd party insurers upto £190/dayNow we all know how it felt to play in the band on the Titanic...0
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