pslewis

Or not??

In the good ole days you could take your car for a MOT a month before the old one ran out and therefore get 13 months if it passed.

If it failed, you had 1 month to sort it and still remain legal .....

BUT, now its on computer ......... if it fails its a MOT failure right away and the police can prosecute if you continue to drive it - so, whats the point now in an early MOT test??

Pete

AudiLover

yeah but your like 70

16vmarc

The only thing i can think of is convenience!

davegtt

But technically you still have a certificate off the government saying the car is road legal?

pslewis

Yes, ON THE DAY OF THE TEST ONLY!!!

Pete

pslewis

I'm 77 ........... what the hell has THAT got to do with MOTs??? You raving lunatic!

Pete

BOB.T

It may well have failed the test but it still has test left on it, it's no different to how it ever was, there's just one of them new fangled pooters involved...they'll never catch on!

(obviously if you have bald tyres etc you'll still get done for that should you get stopped but you could have bald tyres anytime)

AudiLover

How come you know how to use a pc?

pslewis

I assume by that question that you think using a PC is really, really difficult??

I found it easy, but then I guess you are not that intelligent?

Your intelligence develops as you progress through to puberty, so you may well catch up - please don't worry about your lack of ability at such a young age.

Pete

AudiLover

Ok well how exactly did you end up here.

What has a 77 year old man got in common with imprezas? Nothing I tell you.

pslewis

I thought you had gone to bed?? Isn't your mum calling you for the bath?

Pete

dpb

who gives a rats- hearse.

AudiLover

lol this ****** aint 77. Doesnt write like a 77 year old and generally doesnt behave like one. Your some weird man.

dpb

but hes our gimp..

pslewis

You, on the other hand, DO write like an 11 year old and generally do behave like one

Now, be a good likkle boy and shut up ........ the grown-ups are talking about MOTs!!

Pete

AudiLover

Yeah children should be seen, not heard and all that malarky from back in "your" "day".

GC8

A commonly-held misconception Pete. If your car failed to pass the MOT test then the remaining period on the current MOT became null. There is a practical difference now of course, but the law remains the same.

David_Dickson

Im not sure about that.

On the back of the computerised fail-sheet I got a few weeks ago it said the car had failed and I should get it repaired as soon as possible within the time remaining on the existing test certificate.
The way I read that is that the new failure doesnt invalidate the old certificate.

paulr

LOL........another PS Lewis thread,entertainment all the way......

paul-s

Your not 77

stop falling for it people

pslewis

Now, thats interesting!!

Looks like they have thought about it then!!!

Excellent .... just what I wanted to hear!!

Pete

SCOsazOBY

ah some civilised conversation going on in here i see

ricardo

Oh yes he is !

(cue: Isn't, Is, Isn't, Is, s'not etc etc....)

pslewis

paul-s thinks that I actually CARE what he thinks!!

Pete

paul-s

I dont care what you think

Paul