Classic and historic cars exempted from MoT

[Incursus]

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


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Good news for RK then?

[Fieldy]

Mixed about that... But it does kind of make me want to buy a pre 60's car and keep it ****** for a laugh

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Incursus

Good news for RK then?

AWESOME !!!!!!!!!

Now, If only they paid my insurance, too . . .

[Incursus]

Quoting: Fieldy

Mixed about that...

I know what you mean I have visions of a 1958 Caddy careering towards me with knackered brakes and bald tyres

[Roadkill]

I'd be more worried about the crumbling ball joints . . . . . Or the self-igniting carb !!

[FUBAR]

Quoting: Fieldy

Mixed about that...

definately agree why would they do that? They should have rolled forward the Tax exemption to everything pre 1990 instead

not driving infront of Dean's caddy...

[Roadkill]

Quoting: FUBAR

why would they do that

Statistics.

Quoting: BBC

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.

[Titsy]

So quick maths says that 5% of pre 1960 cars are involved in accidents...

[Fieldy]

By todays standards, it just surprises me with the whole 'One accident is one accident too many....' way of thinking.

It will be awesome to see the older motors still on the road, kind of gives me visions of Mexico lol, and I would definitely buy one based on it, but as said already, driving in front of one would make me nervous!

[Roadkill]

To be fair, old cars get a bad rap for their braking capabilities.  If you need to - and are used to the vehicle - you can stop them pretty darn quick in an emergency.

It's the brake-fade over multiple junctions that's the issue.  One-off stops are fine, but even with brake fade I can stop the Caddy (and have done) rapidly.

No, they're not as good as modern cars but they aren't that bad, either, providing you drive them appropriately . . . . but that applies to all vehicles, of course.

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

To be fair, old cars get a bad rap for their braking capabilities. If you need to - and are used to the vehicle - you can stop them pretty darn quick in an emergency.

It's the brake-fade over multiple junctions that's the issue. One-off stops are fine, but even with brake fade I can stop the Caddy (and have done) rapidly.

No, they're not as good as modern cars but they aren't that bad, either, providing you drive them appropriately . . . . but that applies to all vehicles, of course.

Assuming your forced into keeping them in good condition by having them MOT'd every year

[Andy]

I was following Dave when we were taking the Mustang to have its brakes overhauled, it had passed an MOT no more than a month before, but could he stop that thing coming up to traffic lights... For every junction he started braking earlier and earlier until we got it right. The first lights he overshot by a good car length much to the amusement of the people next to us. Luckily none of them were tight crossroads or town centres! We put it down to being so used to the laziness of a modern car, hit the brakes, car stops.

[Roadkill]

Hence I said "used to the vehicle".

Anyway.

Be afraid.

The Cadillac goes in for her MoT tomorrow . . . she could be terrorising motorists 100% legally by the weekend !

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

The Cadillac goes in for her MoT tomorrow . . . she could be terrorising motorists 100% legally by the weekend

I don't know, what with Sammy back on the road and now this....it's just not safe out there anymore

[Titsy]