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landrovercrazy

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Hiya all,

My mate's landy is a 1974 series 3 SWB, and last MOT ('bout a year ago) said that they couldn't find the chassis no. and only the VIN no. The DVLA want to stick it on a Q, but he doesn't want that (understandably). Does anyone know where the chassis no. is on the chassis, or how to get round this??

Thanks, LRcrazy
 
landrovercrazy said:
Will that work, or will they just see through it?? Sounds like a gd idea though.
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Well I took a series for an mot and import inspection..they couldn't find the chassis number either...so he said, ''You'd best come back in half an hour when you, ahem, 'find' it..''

Magically it appeared and all was well with the world.
 
Pre-1980 cars do not need a VIN plate for the MOT = The tester should know that.

Vin plates were not made a legal requirement until 1980. Most chassis numbers get removed due to repairs or replacement chassis's.

All you have to do is take the log book for the MOT tester to copy the chassis / VIN number from. Mine has not got a Vin plate fitted or Chassis number on the front Dumb iron still passed and got a years ticket.

If they really insist on having a VIN plate then get a scrap of aluminium and engrave/stamp the number in. or get a retro fit from somewhere like Retro landy plates

I know how you feel as I've been through this with an MOT tester and this really pi$$e$ me off when people have to go through this shyte:mad::mad:. Just hand them the log book and the keys when you go for the MOT.

Another thing that is really important is to find a local MOT center that knows what they are doing when it comes to older motors, some of these modern testers haven't got a bloody clue when it comes to our motors, talk to other local old vehicle owners and find out where they take there motors for an MOT. It's also orth getting a while-you-wait MOT to make sure that if there are any problems the tester can ask you and you'll also be able to stop them from doing things that may damage your landy like sticking it on a rolling road if it's permanent 4 wheel drive (no free wheeling hubs) or yanking the handbrake up on a rolling road.

If your worried about taking your Landy for an MOT ask another local Landy owner to go with you and they will be able to spot if anything is wrong or ansswer any questions.

Sorry for ranting.

ps. If it comes to it print this post off and take it to the test station and show it to them. I'd also make them retest the motor for free without adding anything if it would have past first time without any advisories/failures
 
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jaycraft21 said:
Pre-1980 cars do not need a VIN plate for the MOT = The tester should know that.

Vin plates were not made a legal requirement until 1980. Most chassis numbers get removed due to repairs or replacement chassis's.

All you have to do is take the log book for the MOT tester to copy the chassis / VIN number from. Mine has not got a Vin plate fitted or Chassis number on the front Dumb iron still passed and got a years ticket.

If they really insist on having a VIN plate then get a scrap of aluminium and engrave/stamp the number in. or get a retro fit from somewhere like Retro landy plates

I know how you feel as I've been through this with an MOT tester and this really pi$$e$ me off when people have to go through this shyte:mad::mad:. Just hand them the log book and the keys when you go for the MOT.

I had this problem about 15 years ago with my series. There was a big lump of replacement plate where the chassis number should have been, MOT tester insisted I have a chassis number somewhere so my local mechanic stamped it on a bit of scrap ally and riveted it to the bulkhead. Not had any problems since.
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jaycraft21 said:
you'll also be able to stop them from doing things that may damage your landy like sticking it on a rolling road if it's permanent 4 wheel drive (no free wheeling hubs) or yanking the handbrake up on a rolling road.
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Please do expalin how testing a Permanent 4WD Landy on 2 wheel rollers will damage it? (Excluding models with VCU such as Some rangies and Freelanders.)
 
Mseries3 said:
Please do expalin how testing a Permanent 4WD Landy on 2 wheel rollers will damage it? (Excluding models with VCU such as Some rangies and Freelanders.)
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This I can't explain, Don't know the full reasons myself, Just going by what I was told to watch out for when taking my landy for the mot. So just passing on the advice of a fellow S2 member that's an MOT tester.

Will ask him next time I speak with him and post them up.
 
Kwik fit in Alexander Road in Plymouth are extra careful. They don't put it on a rolling road. They just stick an accelerometer in it and test the brakes in the car park! They did this with my old d1

With diff lock off the rolling road wouldn't have hurt it. If the rear axle is spinning then the front will stay still and vica versa.

The only problem I could see is with traction control (D2). If the rear wheels are deemed to have lost traction then these will be braked and the front will pull it off the rolling road!
 
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