RE: MOT Time...

[Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>]

> Don't forget that by hearing only MOT horror stories relating to
> 25-year-old rust-prone cars, we are not getting a truly
> representative sample of the general British car owners'
> MOT experience!
> 

A very good point. My wife and I keep 3 cars roadworthy at all times
(currently 4, 3 of them Triumphs), and I've not had an MOT failure for
nearly 3 years. The last failure I did have was down to a few niggling
faults (number plate lamp and play in a front wheelbearing) which cost very
little to put right, but nevertheless needed doing. Most garages also offer
a free re-test, though they are not obliged to do this if the vehicle leaves
their premises for repairs to be carried out. I have no objections to the
MOT test - you'd need to be pretty stupid to want to drive a car which would
fail the test! Having said that, I'm always nervous watching someone tapping
bits of my car with a hammer!
        Cheers,
                Bill.

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