put my 1998 defender in for it,s MOT the other day,it passed and only cost me the price of the test,i was so happy i took i took her for a drive around the farm caught a gate post and now has a score in the paintwork from front to back, Jim
Don't worry Jim, it all adds to the character - just tell everyone you did it while doin some extreme offroading or something (no-one saw you did they?)