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MoT or Not?
Athame57:
I always saw an MOT test as a means of getting wrecks of the road or forcing maintenance!
Seamus:
Interesting views, I have tested many classic cars and bikes over the years. Most are fine and the owners only have them tested to have a piece of paper saying they are roadworthy.
Just peace of mine in case somethimng happens.
One classic car specialist that I know has been asked countless times if he could do some sort of road worthyness examination of these vehicles and produce something to say that the vehicle in question was ok. His comment was that a mot would be much cheaper and its an official document.
Again I have had a few cases of careful owners with lots of experience fail on something that they have missed.
Personally, I have my 3 bikes and the car tested annually as do my friends with classic bikes or cars.
I have seen some pretty bad examples of classics, look great untill you start to look closely.
At the end of the day, its your call, but have you missed something?? :-\ ??? ::) ;D
sprinta:
--- Quote from: SteveW on December 03, 2020, 08:49:11 PM ---I have not had an MOT on my 550 since Feb 18, I keep it in tip top condition.
When they introduced the MOT exemption, it crossed my mind that what happens in an accident?
Suppose you have an accident and your insurance company asks the questions, was your bike roadworthy at the time of the accident and if so can you prove it?
We all know the lengths insurance companies will go to to avoid paying out.
--- End quote ---
An MOT is only valid as proof of being roadworthy on the day of issue. At any other time it remains your responsibility, so having a MOT for any other time except for the day of issue would not be proof that the bike was roadworthy at the time of an accident.
Bryanj:
MOT is only valid at the time of test, not even on the drive home but testing station would get grilled if anything happened.
I once had an AJS for test last thing before lunch and a Matchless first thing after, caught them swapping front wheels in the road when i went for lunch----nothing i could legally do about it but made a note in the testers book
Nurse Julie:
I think the older we get, the easier it is to forget or overlook something. Another pair of eyes can see things we don't even remember to look at. To be honest, I think everyone on this forum maintains their bikes to such a high standard, the bike would pass any inspection at any time, just like it's meant to.
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