3CorsaMeal
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We should start a thread about the prices we pay, could be the new mpg 
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3CorsaMeal
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I would rather have two mots a year, but not really bothered either way, with me doing a lot of the work myself, i would feel a bit more reassured having a qualified pair of eyes look over it.
a lot can change in a year, so 6 months would be best.
Its a cheap cost, probably one of the cheapest in motoring and its once a year, can't see the problem
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Liam-Wilko
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
I would rather have two mots a year, but not really bothered either way, with me doing a lot of the work myself, i would feel a bit more reassured having a qualified pair of eyes look over it.
a lot can change in a year, so 6 months would be best.
Its a cheap cost, probably one of the cheapest in motoring and its once a year, can't see the problem
you can still take you car for a MOT every 6 months just its compulsary to do it yearly 
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Eddx14xe
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I thought you could only re test it 1 month before its due?
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Liam-Wilko
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Originally posted by Eddx14xe
I thought you could only re test it 1 month before its due?
nothing states that you can not MOT or pre test your car at any time in the year all you are doing really is makeing sure your car is road legal and stull up to standerd
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Liam-Wilko
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my mistake you can only MOT a car 30 days in advance of expiery but can always do a pre test on your car at any point it is exactly the same as a mot just ya dont get the pass cert if it dose pass but still get advisorys ext
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Twiggy
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taxi's are every 6mths
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Sunz
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taxi's are every 6mths
Maybe an mot should be based on miles then for all cars rather then yearly, don't see how a system where someone doing 50k a year and someone doing 5k take a test with the same amount of days between.
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Eddx14xe
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Yeah but if some people don't do alot of miles then it won't be MOT'd for ages. The average annual miles is what, 20k? So if the MOT was every 20k miles, I would have one every 4 years. That's based on the fact I have only done about 11k in the last 2 and a half years.
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Eddx14xe
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Also the people that do alot of miles would be having one every few months.
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Steve
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things wear on cars that arent milage related, could have a car sat on the drive doing zero miles for 5 years then present with a rotten hole in the rear beam
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Jake
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how are they going to keep track on everyone if it was based on miles?
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Mike
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Mileage based MOTs, keep clocking your car, never ending MOT
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Nic Barnes
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Anything older than 6 years should be mot twice a year. Would helP get rid of these shonky DIY scrap heaps that get fixed badly and allowed on the roads.
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3CorsaMeal
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VW's and stuff are usually ok, but yes i agree they should be compulsary for anything french, vauxhall, ford or cheap japanense cars.
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noshua
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quote:
Originally posted by Eddx14xe
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Originally posted by noshua
Every 6 months 
As if driving isn't a rip off as it is
How is it more of a rip off, if it's the same price?
What? 
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by Sunz
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Originally posted by Twiggy
taxi's are every 6mths
Maybe an mot should be based on miles then for all cars rather then yearly, don't see how a system where someone doing 50k a year and someone doing 5k take a test with the same amount of days between.
No way of policing it that way tbh.
Ie ANPR cameras won't know what mileage the cars have.
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sand-eel
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I paid £52 last MOT.
The place is run by old boys and the owner has a hill climb lotus elan and often has classic cars there so, I will pay the extra for people that won't rip me off and know what they are doing
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pow
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I pay £50 for mine from a local guy who I'd math rather give my money to.
[Edited on 03-02-2012 by pow]
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by Eddx14xe
Yeah but if some people don't do alot of miles then it won't be MOT'd for ages. The average annual miles is what, 20k? So if the MOT was every 20k miles, I would have one every 4 years. That's based on the fact I have only done about 11k in the last 2 and a half years.
Average annual mileage is only 20k when someone wants rid of a high mileage car.
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pow
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Average is normally 10-12k.
I had a shock yesteday when I brimmed the 9 month old Prius and gave the milage as 32280
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Jambo
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Originally posted by pow
Average is normally 10-12k.
I had a shock yesteday when I brimmed the 9 month old Prius and gave the milage as 32280
Probably ready for scrap now mate. I wouldnt even drive it. Safety hazard that.
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