I'm not so sure about that. The lower element just won't bother to keep their vehicles up to scratch. After a few people have been killed by morons driving dangerous wrecks, just maybe the tax exempt, MOT exempt vehicles could be legislated off the road. I'm sure the car manufacturers would push for that through their political connections.(just cause i'm paranoid don't mean theyre not out to get me)
Also insurance co's could put up insurance alarmingly for old vehicles.
dominicbeesley
Well-Known Member
The trouble is that VOSA / MOT can't be bothered with the extra training required for the extra rules you need to know for testing older moters. They reckon that older vehicles count for a vanishingly small number of accidents and of those mechanical failure is only a small fraction of the small fraction. But as said as soon as you stop testing there will be plent of people who drive round death traps....thing is how many accidents are caused by duff motors as opposed to duff drivers!?!
What will probably end up happening is that you wont be able to get insurance without a road worthiness cert from some bunch of arse-coverers who will be way more strict than the MOT ever was as they wont want to get sued....sigh
What will probably end up happening is that you wont be able to get insurance without a road worthiness cert from some bunch of arse-coverers who will be way more strict than the MOT ever was as they wont want to get sued....sigh
I reckon if you've got a duff vehicle, chances are your'e more likely to be a duff driver. Insurance co's might even insist on an engineers report. That'd sting in the wallet department. Think i'd stick to a uninforced MOT. Having said that, my tractor (1949 david brown) is mot exempt. Every time i go for a (free) tax disc i have to explain every thing, including what a tractor is, to the person behind the desk.
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Ltwt Hybrid 300tdi
Active Member
My other Landy, a series 11, has missed it by 8 days!! I don't care though as I would still Mot it anyway. I think this will just be open to abuse in the same way as the tax exemption was/is.
Jongould
New Member
There are no extra rules for older vehicles, just less current rules. The pre 1960 MOT is basically a lights, brakes, suspension joints and rust MOT, a very basic test and very easy to pass.
Also the vehicle can't have a break in the tax otherwise it will need to be presented for test again (so you cant just drag one out of a barn and drive it home!)
I bet that insurance companies will be asking for an MOT to be carried out anyway to cover thier own backs...
