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m80

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I'm looking at a car with first MOT at 17 months, so maybe it became a taxi at that point?
I believe that different areas have different local regs on this.

The next was 10 months later, then 2 months, then the usual 12 months, then 1 month, the usual 12 months, and then 1 month again.
Since then the tests have been a regular 12 months.

Such regular MOT's reduce the risk of clocking as the mileage is recorded.
Can anyone give a good reason why the history would show so many and short duration MOT's?
 
Did it pass all MOT’s?

If an MOT was required at 17 months old it was a taxi.
 
Change of owners and discovering faults with the vehicle which were serious enough to require an MoT test?

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Did it pass all MOT’s?

If an MOT was required at 17 months old it was a taxi.
Change of owners and discovering faults with the vehicle which were serious enough to require an MoT test?

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I believe that different areas have different local regs on this.

The next was 10 months later, then 2 months, then the usual 12 months, then 1 month, the usual 12 months, and then 1 month again.
Since then the tests have been a regular 12 months.

My local council requires that taxis of all ages have to be tested twice a year, six months apart. One is a regular mot, the other is a council operated test which is more stringent, but wouldn't show up on the gov.uk history. It makes no logical sense to have two mots so close together as you have shown.
 
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Did it pass all MOT’s?

If an MOT was required at 17 months old it was a taxi.

The 1st (17 month) MOT failed,on a rear tyre.
There were no more failures during the next 2years of 5 MOT's.
Then, 1 month after a pass there was another failure due to indicator (lamp most like). Later failures were on silly things that most here would pick up and sort prior to a test.

I've thought that a car might need an MOT following insurance write off, to return it to the road, and although possible that's 3 write off's in 2 years.
The following 6 years have been consistant 12 monthly MOT's.

Maybe more will become apparent when viewing.
 
The 1st (17 month) MOT failed,on a rear tyre.
There were no more failures during the next 2years of 5 MOT's.
Then, 1 month after a pass there was another failure due to indicator (lamp most like). Later failures were on silly things that most here would pick up and sort prior to a test.

I've thought that a car might need an MOT following insurance write off, to return it to the road, and although possible that's 3 write off's in 2 years.
The following 6 years have been consistant 12 monthly MOT's.

Maybe more will become apparent when viewing.
Would you buy an ex-taxi?
 
Maybe the car was sold to a trader and then sold by the trader with a fresh MOT, which is quite the norm. that is the only reason I can think of.

Natacha
 
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What’s the ref?

Did it pass all MoTs or were some retests?

What is the age / mileage?
 
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Would you buy an ex-taxi?

I share your concern but,
my first Vito was an ex taxi, executive type for what difference that makes.
Bought at 294k miles, I kept it 3 years+ and travelled 34K miles in it.
I did do a fair amount of renovation type works, but much was my preference rather than necessary.
I sold for £25 less than I paid and it has been the cheapest motoring at an actual 35p per mile than my previous best motor that I sold in 2006 (having driven that one for 88k miles).
I think caution is intelligent though.

So RAC shows 'possible' outstanding finance, to be confirmed by evidence of this being discharged.

Reg plate changes show the 'iffy' period of MOT's to be one owner, as a taxi it looks like.
In that period records show approx 42k miles over 3 years(ish), not a lot for a taxi. I would expect more like 30 - 40k per year.
While they would have to have been very conscientious in their clocking, it is very possible. So I would factor in an additional 80k miles and reconsider its value.

Further thoughts more than welcome.
 
A thought,
if the speedo was disconnected to reduce ongoing mileage,
would my iCarsoft V2 still show true mileage on the TCU?
 
My neighbour has a W212, ex-taxi with 247k miles on it. To look at it, sit in it, and be driven in it, you'd think it had done well under 100k. Its service history is meticulous, only ever run on premium oil, tyres et al, a real credit to its previous owner.

Pete
 
Some are ""executive or coporate" taxis, well looked after and mainly used for airport runs.
The people carried in them will have been professoinals mostly. So the ocndition can be immaculate.
Cars used for airport runs usually have pretty highmilage but very little wear or mechanical issues.
The engines go on for ever because they are never stressed, stop started regularly or started from cold that often. I would certainly buy one over a low milage car used for shopping and short trips around the town where more wear can occur.
 

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