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[katana]

http://cars.aol.co.uk/2014/08/27/cars-more-than-30-years-old-could-be-granted-mot-exemption/?ncid=webmail12

 

About the most sensible thing so far! Rolling Tax exclusion - Tick, no MOT - Tick, Free petrol - ok that's unlikely!

[Vista]

Have you spotted the sting in the tail about substantially altered or modified though? I reckon there are plenty of modified cars in the UK that could get horribly caught out by this piece of EU legislation.

[katana]

But if no requirement to check them .......who's gonna know?

[Vista]

Good point.....but the fact that they have to be largely unmodified suggests there may be some hoops to jump through first.

[mk2 mike]

Hmmm good on paper. Not so good in practice.

 

Great for OSF folk (for example) who look after their cars but what about some twat hooning about in a rust bucket 1984 Audi 80 that's not fit to be on the road? Not all 30 year old cars are owned and cared for by enthusiasts! Bad move IMO. I can see it causing a lot of grief.

[skeeter]

I am not sure I agree with the age related MOT exemption. I quite like the fact that I get an independent review of the safety and road worthiness of the car once a year. Without having to go through this I think that the temptation for people to neglect the safety of their cars just increases.

 

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[deltamal]

Seems good to me as long as they don't check rear suspension, steering, gearbox and engine!!   

[iandq]

i would be more in favour of a simpler,  cheaper test for old vehicles that covered things like rust, brakes, lighting, tyres and suspension. it could be offered cheaper as there is lees to check than on a modern car. i think a blanket exemption would lead to people cutting corners with maintenance and modifications, and to be honest i would rather be sharing the roads with cars that have to pass scrutiny every year. 

cheers, ian.