Stephen Ward
Active Member
[QUOTE="Mark Tate, post: 357102, member: 5901"True but as these car s are 45 something years old not many youngsters at MOT garages understand these cars basics yes lights brakes and horn ..but common sense if owning one should prevail on these older classic beauties but a basic Mot wouldnt hurt .[/QUOTE]
Problem today with youngsters and MOT's is....if it cannot be done by a computer they don't want to know or can't do it! This one of the reasons I go to have my car (not my Rover yet) tested at a garage that's owned and run by an older guy and his son. He is in his 60's and his son is in his 30's. The Minstrel is going there when she is ready for the MOT. A true enthusiast wouldn't complain if his car had to have an MOT no matter what age it is. I know it can be a pain when do all the work you think it needs to pass and they find something else that may have been overlooked by the owner or mechanic who has done the work on it, but that can happen with any car. It wouldn't hurt for the powers that be to compile a basic MOT for older cars at possibly a fraction of the cost of a normal full MOT. I know not everyone will agree with me on that, but prevention is better than cure.
Problem today with youngsters and MOT's is....if it cannot be done by a computer they don't want to know or can't do it! This one of the reasons I go to have my car (not my Rover yet) tested at a garage that's owned and run by an older guy and his son. He is in his 60's and his son is in his 30's. The Minstrel is going there when she is ready for the MOT. A true enthusiast wouldn't complain if his car had to have an MOT no matter what age it is. I know it can be a pain when do all the work you think it needs to pass and they find something else that may have been overlooked by the owner or mechanic who has done the work on it, but that can happen with any car. It wouldn't hurt for the powers that be to compile a basic MOT for older cars at possibly a fraction of the cost of a normal full MOT. I know not everyone will agree with me on that, but prevention is better than cure.