MOT PASS

[Budgie]

i did say in my post "pre. 1960" didn't i , just checked and it says pre.1960 or am i loseing the plot !

[LouiseM]

i did say in my post "pre. 1960" didn't i , just checked and it says pre.1960 or am i loseing the plot !

Well you refer to pre.1960 but then you refer to a pre.1969 car:

i would then be happy to purchase a pre. 1969 car

So you've only lost half the plot

[MarkyB]

this subject is getting rather boring......

Believe me it can get exciting fast!
I've had brake failure due to a pin hole that developed in the engine bay under the screen wash bottle.
The rest of the pipe was perfect looking but a pin hole was all it took to let the pedal go to the floor with no effect on stopping at all.
This was on a car that had an MOT and I hadn't found a problem with.

[drivewasher]

Thats why on a single line system like mogs have the handbrake efficiency has to be a MIN of 25% on a dual line system like on moderns handbrake MIN efficiency needs to be 16%

[lambrettalad]

I have no idea how you can tell 25% without a MOT brake tester ???????

Big bloke pushing on a hill

This could be the difference between being safe and stoping three foot short and in to pram

[Budgie]

aaaaaaaaah after the tenth time of re.reading my post i finally seen the "deliberate " mistake ...i blame the fact that i'm full of flu and my mind isn't quite in order at the moment but i still stand by the fact that , lets see if i can get this right, i would only buy a pre.1960 car as long as it had a valued mot certificate no matter how desperate i am to own a traveller eitherwise i'll be on the lookout for a post 1960 one with an mot.I hope that makes better sense than my last post but i'm sure people new where i was comeing from ......and now edited accordingly thanks louiseM

[drivewasher]

I have no idea how you can tell 25% without a MOT brake tester ???????

Big bloke pushing on a hill

This could be the difference between being safe and stoping three foot short and in to pram

Yes that what the MOT requirements are on single line brake system 25%
You need a rolling brake tester or a decelerometer or find a 25% incline reverse up it pull handbrake on if car doesn't roll forward then you have a minimum of 25% handbrake efficiency!

[drivewasher]

aaaaaaaaah after the tenth time of re.reading my post i finally seen the "deliberate " mistake ...i blame the fact that i'm full of flu and my mind isn't quite in order at the moment but i still stand by the fact that , lets see if i can get this right, i would only buy a pre.1960 car as long as it had a valued mot certificate no matter how desperate i am to own a traveller eitherwise i'll be on the lookout for a post 1960 one with an mot.I hope that makes better sense than my last post but i'm sure people new where i was comeing from ......and now edited accordingly thanks louiseM

Haha your'e you were just drunk!

Come to think about it I came home tonite feeling under the weather with a head cold. Think I'll take a bottle of brandy to bed with me!

[Budgie]

Hmm if only i could blame the devils brew but seeing as i don't drink [or take mind blowing pills!] i'll stick to the flu,just hope that no one else out there gets what i've had this last week i wouldn't wish it on my ex. wife!..... although i don't know though come to think of it !

[ampwhu]

Pre-1960 Vehicles
I am writing to notify you of a change in legislation that may impact a number of your members. From 18 November 2012, vehicles manufactured before 1 January 1960 will become exempt from the requirements to have a mandatory MoT test. I can confirm that these vehicles will still be required to be in a roadworthy condition when used on a public road. Keepers of pre-1960 vehicles will still be able to take a voluntary MoT test at all approved testing stations if they wish to do so.
This means that on or after 18 November 2012, keepers of vehicles who need to tax their pre-1960 vehicle(s) will not need to produce a valid MOT pass certificate when applying for a tax disc. Any application to tax via the Post Office or Local Office will require a completed V112 (Declaration of exemption from MoT testing) where the customer declares that their vehicle is exempt. In addition, the DVLA electronic vehicle licensing system will enable customers with pre-1960 vehicles to tax without a MoT from 18 November 2012.
This exemption will also apply to vehicles where a date of manufacture is not on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) system, but the date of registration is recorded as being on or before 7 January 1960. We also apply this policy to the qualification criteria for the pre-1973 Vehicle Excise Duty exemption.
I can confirm that the Agency will continue to allow pre-1960 vehicles to either transfer or retain their registration mark using the current cherished transfer scheme provided a voluntary MoT has been passed. This is to ensure that vehicles are still in existence and prevent potential fraudulent claims for attractive marks.

Where keepers believe their current vehicle should be exempt due to the law change but their Vehicle Registration Certificate (V5C) does not reflect this they will need to write to the DVLA to request a change. The address to write to is DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BA.
In order to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the vehicle records held at the DVLA, it is important that evidence provided to amend or add information already held on our system is accurate and truly reflects the vehicle for which it is issued. Therefore it has been decided that for these specific cases, requests will only be considered where it has been accompanied with either an extract from the manufacturer/factory record or an extract from the appropriate ‘Glass’s Check Book’. Both these documents will have a direct link to the chassis number that should already have been accepted and recorded on the vehicle record as part of the initial registration process.
I can confirm that for these specific cases, DVLA will not accept general dating certificates as evidence to amend or update the date of manufacture. Such certificates will however, continue to be accepted for other purposes such as V765 claims and requests for age related numbers for recently restored or recently imported vehicles.
I trust this explains the situation.
Yours sincerely

[MarkyB]

I'd never heard of Glass’s Check Book, only the price guide.
What do you know, there's one on the Bay!


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Glasss-Car-Ch ... 0575693294