The Mad Hat Man

The Mad Hat Man

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LZIR Despatch Agent
Anyone know what they check? is it just ID, or do they check repair quality or what?

£40 seems a lot for a quick look at the VIN plate :eek:.
 
£40 is not so bad for something you need to have done.... they could charge you £100 and you would probably still pay it
 
I had to do one some years ago after a Cat C, takes about 2 minutes, all they do is a quick look at the VIN and check engine number, theys just looking for ringers.
 
It is not only a quick look at the vin plate , other id marks are looked at as well. It also has to have repairs commensurate with it being returned to the road. (ie you cant just drag it in there on a trailer) It has to be in a drivable condition , eg self start , steer and stop safely . in other words not be a danger to the examiner , if any of the aforementioned dont comply then you wont get a vic and loose your booking fee currently £41 .. HTSH
 
tacr2man said:
It is not only a quick look at the vin plate , other id marks are looked at as well. It also has to have repairs commensurate with it being returned to the road. (ie you cant just drag it in there on a trailer) It has to be in a drivable condition , eg self start , steer and stop safely . in other words not be a danger to the examiner , if any of the aforementioned dont comply then you wont get a vic and loose your booking fee currently £41 .. HTSH
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If this is the case then a few posters on here are just talking a load of ****e.:rolleyes:
 
crashbox said:
If this is the case then a few posters on here are just talking a load of ****e.:rolleyes:
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This from .gov.uk

The test takes about 20 minutes and is a check of the car’s identity, not the quality of its repairs.
However, if the VIC inspector notices a serious defect which would make the car dangerous to drive they may issue a ‘prohibition notice’. This means the car can’t be driven until it’s made roadworthy and the prohibition notice is removed.
You can drive your car directly to and from a VIC

Also says....

  • the car must be roadworthy and able to be driven under its own power
  • the car must have a valid MOT if it needs one (if you’re driving it to the VIC)
  • the person driving the car must be insured
  • the car must have front and rear number plates (if you’re driving it to the test)
Which implies it can be trailered
 
blue beasty said:
This from .gov.uk

The test takes about 20 minutes and is a check of the car’s identity, not the quality of its repairs.
However, if the VIC inspector notices a serious defect which would make the car dangerous to drive they may issue a ‘prohibition notice’. This means the car can’t be driven until it’s made roadworthy and the prohibition notice is removed.
You can drive your car directly to and from a VIC

Also says....

  • the car must be roadworthy and able to be driven under its own power
  • the car must have a valid MOT if it needs one (if you’re driving it to the VIC)
  • the person driving the car must be insured
  • the car must have front and rear number plates (if you’re driving it to the test)
Which implies it can be trailered
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Once again, Blue, the voice of reason and calm, in a turmoiled world, speaks the written truth.:)
 
There was nothing I wrote that was incorrect , I did not say that it was an inspection of repairs, which it is not , but it was meant to convey that it will not be inspected if no rectification has taken place . Yes it can be trailered in , in fact it must be if no valid mot , or for other legal requirement . But even if trailered it must be in a safe drivable condition , for the inspector to start and drive it into VIC building , and then return it . You will have to wait in reception , or with delivering vehicle , as you will not be allowed to watch the inspection , unlike a normal mot . Hope that clarifies things a bit more
 
tacr2man said:
There was nothing I wrote that was incorrect , I did not say that it was an inspection of repairs, which it is not , but it was meant to convey that it will not be inspected if no rectification has taken place . Yes it can be trailered in , in fact it must be if no valid mot , or for other legal requirement . But even if trailered it must be in a safe drivable condition , for the inspector to start and drive it into VIC building , and then return it . You will have to wait in reception , or with delivering vehicle , as you will not be allowed to watch the inspection , unlike a normal mot . Hope that clarifies things a bit more
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Did I say you were incorrect? :rolleyes:
 
Had to take a Mondy in for a VIC up to Edmonton, Norf Lunnen last year -

it is what they say, a 20 minute poke around ...

they make you wait in a 'lounge' with some others ...

an oily erk drives your beloved motor at too fast a rate into an MOT bay type affair ...

you hear MOT type noises - horn and doors slamming

about half an hour later some other jolly chap calls your Reg Number out and you find out if it is what you knew it was ... :D

Waste of a day but there yer go - Keep your certificate in a safe place ...

in case plod get ichy ... :eek: :cool:
 
had a nice old honda legend with a vic on it,
also had the new v5 with all the info on its vic on the front page.
 
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