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[Silicon Skum]

found this news story on the bbc website (link to video) :

http://news.bbc.co.u...1...s=1&bbcws=1

I thought that cars of vintage area manufacture, DIDN'T have to have an MOT, I thought it was just left up to the owner to ensure it was all safe and sound...?? Seriously, how would you give an MOT to something like the steam powered cars.....hope the dont test the emissions on coal power!!

Am I missing something here? I know the car was recently rebuilt, but surely the most it would have needed was an SVA (as it was imported back into the country).


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[Bungle]

a few years ago when my mini was in for a MOT there was a model T in for a MOT as well

i asked the tester what he had to test on a car of that age

he said not much corrosion on the chassis and that's about all

[Silicon Skum]

Yeah, I suppose that makes sense.

MMMM a model T! I would have one of those - the engine is bullet proof! Seriously, they find engines in barns, dust the hay off and start them straight up!

They run an E85 and pure Ethanol too (they were designed to run ethanol fuel from the start), so you could save a fortune by brewing your own! No road tax either!

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[*DJH*]

I love the historic cars

[Jobu]

I restore pre war Rolls and bentleys and they all have to be MOT'd just like any other car. Just Most things dont apply but they do pick out things that havent got split pins etc.

[Silicon Skum]

I restore pre war Rolls and bentleys .....<snip>

Nice! Man, I could really enjoy doing that!


Hmmm, well I don't know what I was thinking about, could have sworn blind that there was a class of historic car that was exempt from MOTs.


Thunk me've killeed 2 many bran sels with alcjlol.......alcylho........acylohol..................uhm.......beer.

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[Bungle]

traction engines don't have a MOT as they are class as farm machinery

[sixwheeler]

traction engines don't have a MOT as they are class as farm machinery

They have a boiler inspection that is carried out every 12 - 18 months that can be thought of as an MOT, but probably more severe.

[Silicon Skum]

traction engines don't have a MOT as they are class as farm machinery

They have a boiler inspection that is carried out every 12 - 18 months that can be thought of as an MOT, but probably more severe.

Yeah, it has to be quite intensive - those boilers are like a giant bomb waiting to go off, there is a lot of power in a steam explosion!


I knew a bloke once, a little on the old side, who's chat up line for the ladies was "Did you know, a traction engine doesn't have a differential...?"

I asked him what he would do if she answered that with any kind of technical answer - he said "run, because it's probably a bloke in a frock!"


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[jayare]

I thought there were certain vehicles which had an MoT which was valid for 10 years, but I may have dreamt that! I don't suppose much of a modern MoT would apply to cars of that sort of vintage - I expect the 'Motor Vehicles - Construction & Use' regulations could have been written on a sheet of A4 in 1907!

JR

[mineeeeee]

Are herses (spelling) still exemt from MOT.I know thay used to be.

[Silicon Skum]

Are herses (spelling) still exemt from MOT.I know thay used to be.

I have the urge to make a reference to "death traps".......




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[panelbeaterpeter]

Are herses (spelling) still exemt from MOT.I know thay used to be.

I have the urge to make a reference to "death traps".......




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Haha

[Leonard]

I knew a bloke once, a little on the old side, who's chat up line for the ladies was "Did you know, a traction engine doesn't have a differential...?"

nearly all conventional traction engines have differentials. very few steam rollers do though. they have to stop and remove a drive pin on one of the wheels to go round tight corners

[Silicon Skum]

I knew a bloke once, a little on the old side, who's chat up line for the ladies was "Did you know, a traction engine doesn't have a differential...?"

nearly all conventional traction engines have differentials. very few steam rollers do though. they have to stop and remove a drive pin on one of the wheels to go round tight corners

Heheh, maybe thats what he said, I dunno - was a long time ago that I heard him say that.

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