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Classic
cars do need an MOT
In this news
item Ron Gammons mentions evidence he has seen where an MOT
test would have revealed a brake defect in a pre 1960 car.
The photo alongside is a library photo of ron with an RV8 in
for a service.
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Ron
Gammons comments "the point about pre 1960
vehicles having to be maintained in a roadworthy
condition is very important. Recently I drove a
car which had a valid MOT but had not been driven
very much in the past two years. The MOT had virtually
expired and when the car was put onto brake rollers
the front wheel cylinders were virtually seized.
Now both I and another experienced T type driver
drove the car and did not notice anything amiss,
admittedly the brakes were |
not
used in anger. Without the car having been subjected
to a brake roller test the brake defect was was
clearly not obvious." A clear example of why
the DfT MOT exemption proposals for pre 1960 vehicles
are not a good idea.
New MOT bay at B&G Baldock
Ron added "BTW B&G have just received planning
permission to have an MOT bay at Baldock. I announced
it at our 35th Anniversary the other weekend and
. . . . and.within 24 hrs the Government announced
that pre 1960 vehicles would not require a MOT.
Great timing! However we will be offering an MOT
spec test for any pre 1960 car and anticipate that
we will be able to do that at a cost less than the
present MOTfee which has to cater for far more sophisticated
cars requiring more checks than the pre 1960 types."
Ron indicated they hope to have the MOT bay available
later this year. |
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