[928uk] Pistonheads Skid Pad Training at Thruxton Dec 11th - ULEZ and road charging - driving car with MOT defects

Wed Jan 18 19:51:10 UTC 2023

Hi Smiffy,

Please can you clarify “more things are now classified as dangerous”. I’ve checked the MOT inspection manual updates from 2019 to 2022 and there are no new ‘Dangerous’ items that I can see which could apply to our cars.

One bit of good news is that the requirement for halogen headlamp units not to be converted to HID or LED was relaxed a bit in Mar 2021 and now only applies to vehicles after 1 Apr 1986:

4.1.4. Headlamps - Compliance with requirements - Changed 'Existing halogen headlamp units should not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp.' to 'Existing halogen headlamp units on vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to be used with high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source and lamp not compatible.'

Ref: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/updates

If anyone is aware of an online full list of MOT items that are classified as ‘Dangerous’ please would they share a link, as it would be a useful resource and I have been unable to find such a list.

Best regards,

Jonathan

928 GT 1991 Amethyst Metallic

From: Paul R Smith <smiffypr at gmail.com> 
Sent: 18 January 2023 18:37
To: jonathan at rackowe.net; 928uk at lists.928.org.uk
Subject: Re: [928uk] Pistonheads Skid Pad Training at Thruxton Dec 11th - ULEZ and road charging - driving car with MOT defects

One problem is that more things are now classified as dangerous, so by all means get your MoT done soon, but you still have to time it so that you can cope if it is off the road for repairs if they classify anything as dangerous.

Smiffy

On 18/01/2023 18:04, jonathan at netvue.co.uk <mailto:jonathan at netvue.co.uk>  wrote:

A couple of clarifications:

ULEZ charge in London is £12.50/day. It is not charged if your car is parked within the zone, only if you drive through a camera in the zone.

The law says that you can still drive your vehicle if it fails an MOT test and its existing MOT certificate is still valid (i.e. if your failed test was before the expiry date) PROVIDED no 'Dangerous' defect was listed in the failed MOT. ‘Major’ defects and ‘Minor’ defects still allow you to drive away.

If you drive with a 'Dangerous' defect listed in your new MOT you can be fined up to £2,500, be banned from driving and get 3 penalty points.

Refs. https://www.theaa.com/mot/advice/what-do-i-do-if-my-mot-fails

  https://www.autonetinsurance.co.uk/autonet-insurance-company-blog/autonet-insurance-company-blog/2012/03/09/failed-mot-can-i-drive-my-vehicle-

So always get a new MOT well before expiry of the old one – you can get a new MOT up to a month before expiry. You will still get a full 12 months new MOT from the expiry date of the old one.

Best regards,

Jonathan

928 GT 1991 Amethyst Metallic