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Post Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:01 pm

Evening all

There is good news for some of us depending on when your MOT is due.

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As a result of the current situation the government is extending all MOT's as them come due for 6 months, starting from 30th March 2020.

For more information: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehi ... oronavirus

Please note - 'Vehicles must be kept in roadworthy condition'.

At least there might be some silver lining in this all. That and being trapped at home, right next to our garages...
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:35 pm

Its only good news if your car is a wreck and you know it would fail but dont mind taking the risk :mad:
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:35 pm

Great news as I’ve got quite a few things need doing to get another ticket.
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Post Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:43 pm

This is good
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Post Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:04 am

BristolE30 wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:43 pm
 This is good
Not for the MOT stations, they will claw the money back one way or the other.
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Post Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:49 pm

Come October you won't be able to book an MOT for love nor money and the cost will be double.

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Post Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:35 pm

paultv wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:49 pm
 Come October you won't be able to book an MOT for love nor money and the cost will be double.

Paul :-)
standard fee set by the Government the MOT test station can't put the price up, there will be a lot of errrrrr close failures.
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Post Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:10 pm

Satan wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:04 am
BristolE30 wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:43 pm
 This is good
Not for the MOT stations, they will claw the money back one way or the other.
Time to befriend a tester
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Post Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:27 pm

My tester has an E30, and I have a ready supply of E30 spares.
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Post Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:59 pm

Satan wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:35 pm
paultv wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:49 pm
 Come October you won't be able to book an MOT for love nor money and the cost will be double.

Paul :-)
standard fee set by the Government the MOT test station can't put the price up, there will be a lot of errrrrr close failures.
Won't be a problem for most of us with car that we only put on the road for 6 months though. Can just SORN the car again until next Spring.
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Post Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:22 pm

Standard MOT fee will be about double what I normally pay!
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Post Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:55 am

Brianmoooore wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:22 pm
 Standard MOT fee will be about double what I normally pay!
So you get trade price,
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Post Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:07 pm

Satan wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:55 am
Brianmoooore wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:22 pm
 Standard MOT fee will be about double what I normally pay!
So you get trade price,
I do get 'trade' MOT tests, but there have always been plenty of 'retail' test offers around, even in the backwater where I live, occasionally at marginally less than what I pay. Loss leaders, I suspect, in the knowledge that they will likely get the repair work.
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Post Sat Apr 04, 2020 6:56 pm

A cheap MOT is usually accompanied with a fail for things like brake lines
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