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Following on from the log book thread,another item of motoring paperwork that is changing this year is the MOT test certificate.
VOSA information page
VOSA information page
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Now I'm getting badly confused. They will change my driving license next...Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to? -
Driving license thread was last week Jeanie
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The change to the MOT certificate is quite a good one.I challenged our area VOSA chappie and he said it was firstly a cost effective measure as there were no printed/coloured forms,and there were 2. The best change i can see is that half the A4 sheet is the pass certificate and the other side is for any advisorys the tester needs to bring to your attention.This is good if your buying a used car as you can see if you are buying a car that has been properly serviced before hand or has it just had the bare minimum done,which could cost you soon after buying the car. It dont look good for the salesman handing over the MOT ticket. We had a lot of confused customers when we started handing over the new tickets.Comment
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I wondered why I had a white sheet last time. I thought it was because I left two child seats in the car and they couldn't test the rear seatbelts. Now I know
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had my one last october,not so identifable at a glance now,so best to file straight away lolsigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these
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I didn't even know that they tested seat belts! I had my MOT done yesterday and had to pay £60 for a new rear seat belt. One of my boys had put blue tack in the clip and it wouldn't close.Originally posted by chris View PostI wondered why I had a white sheet last time. I thought it was because I left two child seats in the car and they couldn't test the rear seatbelts. Now I know
Really miffed off too as it's been like that for over 5 years and they had never picked it up before. And I only ever carry two in kids in the back - so I don't even need it....Comment
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These new-look certificates look pretty easy to forge!!Comment
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The MOT test is such a strange thing when you start getting involved,you can submit your vehicle for an mot without any headlights in and it cant fail,you just get a ticket with for daytime use only on it. Nothing can be removed to inspect the car,cant see a fault cant fail it. I too thought they look easy to forge,but each testing station has a specfic number which is printed on and each ticket has a certificate number and you can do an mot and it prints out a certificate number the next mot ticket will have another which wont follow in number order.And as its all logged on to the vosa computer so if you have a forged ticket you cant do anything with it anyway. The mot tests a vehicle to very basic standards, min tyre depth is 1.6 mm which is next to nothing. I always tell my customers it maybe legal but it dont make it a safe tyre. Stay safe !Comment
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Yeah, passing an MOT doesn't make a car safe, and having a current certificate doesn't necessarily mean it is road-legal either!
It is still true that the most dangerous component on a car is the nut behind the wheel....Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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Not all behind the wheel are nuts, nor are all MOTs bent. Strange statement to make.Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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Quite right, VVG... only those types of nuts what are they.. erm, female nuts are the issue
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I didn't invent the phrase about the nut behind the wheel (it's a piece of misdirection-humour), and I said nothing about dodgy MOTs. A car can pass an MOT one day and be no longer road-legal the next, for a variety of reasons. The MOT only states that the car was up to the approved standard at the time it was tested. A basically good driver can make a silly mistake.Originally posted by VirginVegGrower View PostLast edited by Hilary B; 14-01-2012, 09:42 AM.Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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I am so coming after YOU with my nut crackersOriginally posted by chris View Post
I have been told I drive like a bloke! Which I feel honoured about. Don't class me as a prize shiny nut in a case
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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If only the world was so black and white...Originally posted by Hilary B View PostLook deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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