Pre 1960 Cars - No MOT Needed.....

[Pilch]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18146326

Classic and historic vehicles are to be exempted from yearly MoT tests, the government has announced.

Vehicles manufactured before 1960 will no longer have to have to pass an MoT from 18 November, Roads Minister Mike Penning said.

The vehicles make up about 0.6% of the total number of licensed vehicles in Britain but are involved in just 0.03% of road casualties and accidents.

It follows a campaign by the All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group.

Mr Penning said the government was committed to cutting out red tape which cost motorists money "without providing significant overall benefits".

"Owners of classic cars and motorbikes tend to be enthusiasts who maintain their vehicles well - they don't need to be told to look after them, they're out there in all weathers checking the condition of the engine, tyres and bodywork," he said.

"Owners of classic vehicles will still be legally required to ensure that they are safe and in a proper condition to be on the road but scrapping the MoT test for these vehicles will save motorists money."
'Costly and absurd'

The campaign was led by East Yorkshire MP Greg Knight, who said he was "delighted" by the announcement.

"Accidents involving historic vehicles are extremely rare and the majority of owners are meticulous in keeping their vehicles in good condition. Having to have an annual MoT test for a vehicle which may only travel a few hundred miles in a year was costly and absurd."

AA president Edmund King said: "Cutting the red tape of an MoT requirement for classic pre-1960 cars is a victory for common sense."

At present vehicles must undergo their first MoT once they have been on the road for three years and then be retested annually.

Earlier this year, the government dropped plans to reduce the frequency of MoT tests, which would have involved delaying a car's first MoT from three years to four, and then having tests every two years instead of each year.

Road safety campaigners argued reducing the frequency of MoT tests for cars could lead to an increase in road deaths.

I can forsee lots of people buying the older cars now just to save the dreaded yearly!!

[plod]

I wouldn't dream of driving a car with no mot

Yes, I can see that, "as a rule" cars only get to that age by being looked after, but all the same, no thanks

[scotty73]

I wouldn't dream of driving a car with no mot

Yes, I can see that, "as a rule" cars only get to that age by being looked after, but all the same, no thanks

I said exactly the same to the wife a few weeks ago i read it in a waiting room in the classic car mag it must have been a proposal then i have no idea how old the mag was.... Death traps everywhere that have been sat in barns for donkeys years with no chance of passing an mot.

[Welly]

This is mad!

Yes the owners will be out buffing and shining things but it's not easy to get the car up in the air and really look for that corroded brake pipe or the corrosion creeping near a chassis mounting etc.

Surely a big part of keeping and maintaining these old motors is to ensure IT PASSES AN MOT every year how many owners will think "oh, I'll probably do those brake calipers next year now.........."

I wouldn't fancy a wayward MG Spridget rear-ending me at the bottom of a hill and then having to squeegee whats left of the driver off my boot lid

[Doggy]

This is mad!

I wouldn't fancy a wayward MG Spridget rear-ending me at the bottom of a hill and then having to squeegee whats left of the driver off my boot lid

In 1961, the bodywork of the Sprite came in for a major restyling. The central cockpit portion remained essentially the same, but the front and rear bodywork was completely restyled and redesigned to give the car a more conventional squared-off appearance. The engine and running gear was essentially the same as the earlier Sprite, but output was up to around 47bhp, which lead to increases in performance also.
In this form, the car was known as the Austin-Healey Sprite Mark II, but shortly after a De Luxe version was announced. It had been re-badged to become known as the MG Midget.:

I must say I'm surprised at you, Mr Welton. One would have assumed a mature gentleman could be relied upon for a degree of chronological accuracy.

Well, if it does happen at least you'll have the comfort of knowing it has, (or should have), an MOT

[Welly]

sh*t it, one year out

You get the idea though

[Doggy]

You get the idea though

Old codger in Volvo slows unexpectedly to ogle students and collects souped-up morris minor as a result - that kinda thing

[Welly]

Pretty much sums it up yes