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Offline Dannyd

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MOT RULE
« on: 21 February 2005, 19:08 »
When did the 3 year rule come into effect for MOT'ing your new car?
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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #1 on: 21 February 2005, 19:19 »
dont know but i wish they would get rid of it. there are too many drivers who see badly adjusted lights, faulty brakes, no brake lights, bald tyres and all manner of other things as "thats what the mot is for"
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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #2 on: 21 February 2005, 20:59 »
true but i need if they brought in this rule before 1990?
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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #3 on: 21 February 2005, 21:23 »
Why, either way your ganna have to have an mot!
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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #4 on: 21 February 2005, 21:29 »
to my knowledge this rule has always been in existence
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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #5 on: 21 February 2005, 22:47 »
iirc it was 1973 that rule came into existence :smiley:
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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #6 on: 21 February 2005, 23:35 »
it's a stupid rule as it's mainly the new cars that have the faults. look how many are recalled to to things that would make driving unsafe!
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Offline tinman

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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #7 on: 22 February 2005, 00:25 »
Quote from: Dizzie on 21 February 2005, 23:35
it's a stupid rule as it's mainly the new cars that have the faults. look how many are recalled to to things that would make driving unsafe!

dont be daft.

firstly, a recal is not nessacarily an MOT failure.

secondly, if you look after your car in the first three years then it should fly through its mot and the vast majority do.

comparing a 3year old car to an older car is no comparison. older cars are exactly that - OLD.

if you take a new car and rag the mother to death then yes, it'll probably fail its first mot.

having said all that, what is worrying is the amount of friends i have with 3 year old Mk4 Golfs which have failed their mots on fairly serious things. i find it very odd that a "quality" car can fail on things so badly when my "cheap" Fiat Bravo had twice the mileage and passed without batting an eyelid. Me think VWs quality control leaves something to be desired.
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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #8 on: 22 February 2005, 09:28 »
What have mk4's failed on then?
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Re: MOT RULE
« Reply #9 on: 22 February 2005, 10:31 »
i know the v6 4motion needed ?2.5k to get through its MOT with ?3.5k of advisories - that is all being taken up with VW. something to do with subframes falling apart from bad welding, and i know the tdi has had niggling issues all through its first 3 years and had suspension problems when it got to the MOT (worn bushes, knackered struts and a few other horrid problems) all from a car that is only 33k old. the state of the front suspension was likend to a 15 year old car. its problems didnt stop there - i just cant remember them.
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