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[Brian 1]

What a rip off, 21k miles pristine 2013 car owned by Mercedes-Benz,is it another Government Rip off, what do you think......

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Have you been drinking?

 

[Ted]

Have you been drinking?

Or to be more precise, WHAT have you been drinking?

 

[def90cars]

What a rip off, 21k miles pristine 2013 car owned by Mercedes-Benz,is it another Government Rip off, what do you think......

What is a rip off?

 

[markjay]

Are you suggesting that a low mileage car owned (and maintained) by the manufacturer should not be MOT tested after 3 years for this first time because it is bound to be in pristine condition anyway?

 

[def90cars]

Are you suggesting that a low mileage car owned (and maintained) by the manufacturer should not be MOT tested after 3 years for this first time because it is bound to be in pristine condition anyway?

Anyone that thinks MOTs are a waste of time should either:
a. spend a day at an MOT centre seeing the stuff some people will drive.
b. go to a country with no MOT and see some of the cars on the road.

 

[tommych]

Anyone that thinks MOTs are a waste of time should either:
a. spend a day at an MOT centre seeing the stuff some people will drive.
b. go to a country with no MOT and see some of the cars on the road.

Like the States. Some lethal machines on the road there. The shirt he driver is wearing would offer more protection.


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[geraldrobins]

Its not a rip off. Surely most of the cost goes to the testing station and some in admin? A small price to pay for safety'
Ar'nt the government extending the first test to 4 years old soon anyway.

 

[Mrhanky]

Its not a rip off. Surely most of the cost goes to the testing station and some in admin? A small price to pay for safety'
Ar'nt the government extending the first test to 4 years old soon anyway.

Really? I think it should start from two years old. Having seen some of the illegal carp some chavs with money stick on and do to their newish motors.

 

[moonloops]

If you can't afford an MOT you shouldn't be owning a car.

 

[HughJarse]

MY problem is MOT is only tested there and then... drive out and put your extra wide wheels, spacers, tints, blue lights, unsilenced exhaust, registration plates off... etc and you then need to be stopped by the old bill, which never seem to be around when these cars are on the road.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

From memory, VOSA only gets about £1.50 from each test.

 

[def90cars]

MY problem is MOT is only tested there and then... drive out and put your extra wide wheels, spacers, tints, blue lights, unsilenced exhaust, registration plates off... etc and you then need to be stopped by the old bill, which never seem to be around when these cars are on the road.

Agree - howabout the TUV system in Germany? Nothing allowed without approval, checked and added to your reg. doc?

From memory, VOSA only gets about £1.50 from each test.

Yes, but they don't pay for equipment, maintenance, computers, paper (for the certs), ink, wages or "free retests".

40 mins of work for £35ish is not bad. (I know the fee is £54 but does anyone charge that?)

 

[BTB 500]

(I know the fee is £54 but does anyone charge that?)

Nope. I pay £10 for the SL (M-B Guildford).

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Yes, but they don't pay for equipment, maintenance, computers, paper (for the certs), ink, wages or "free retests".

40 mins of work for £35ish is not bad. (I know the fee is £54 but does anyone charge that?)

Think you've missed my point: £1.50 per test is hardly a golden goose.

 

[Brian 1]

What is a rip off?

Money for nothing, MOT should be according to mileage not age of the car

 

[flango]

Money for nothing, MOT should be according to mileage not age of the car

So if a car has been set in a garage 5 years and covered 10 miles in that time and is very low mileage it should be allowed straight on the road as roadworthy?

 

[Brian 1]

Well seeing as new cars are sat in field compounds for years yes I am flango

 

[Brian 1]

Anyway after reading said comments, how many work for the Government on here, think I will go and have a whisky......lol

 

[flango]

Well seeing as new cars are sat in field compounds for years yes I am flango

A new car never sits in a field for more than 3 months before being rotated through dealer stock. Agree some sit at dealers longer that.

Components deteriorate with age and lack of use that's why mots are done on a time basis. Also the engineering of a Dacia is not the same quality as MB so not going to stand up as well, so a 5 year old 40,000 mile Dacia may be in far worse shape than a 200,000 mile 10 year old MB

As an ex mot manager I've seen some shockers

One thing not to get confused with though. The MOT is nothing to do with safety. If you go strictly to the vosa rules you have to pass the car on things that could be potentially unsafe because for example you are not allowed to remove things to check components