MOT
We took my 22-year-old car to the local garage yesterday for its MOT. MOT stands for Ministry of Transport and is an annual test to check a multiplicity of things, from brakes to seatbelts, lights and tyres and everything in between. If it fails the test it cannot be legally driven until the problem or faults have been corrected and the vehicle retested.
It needs a new tyre . . . and a retest. It’s a really nice car and worth the trouble. It’s only done 22,000 miles. That’s right, twenty-two thousand, roughly 1,000 for every year of its life.
My twenty~five year old Clio went through
ReplyDeletethe MOT just last Friday...l've only had it eleven
years..had all the BIG flash motors, Roller, e~Type,
2.8 Sedan...etc...
The Clio has done me proud, last couple years, l've
only use it once~twice a week...!
In fact, if Lidl had built it's supermarket in town, rather
than up the top of town, l would'nt need a car...! I'd get
a horse and cart...at least l could eat the horse when it
died...!
HeHe! Are'nt l wicked....! :(
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Well-maintained old(er) cars are more reliable and probably less polluting than new ones.
DeleteGlad all is well with your car, that's lower mileage than mine, my car is 10 years old and I have no inclination to change it, I'm on just over 50,000 miles. These days we use our bus pass more then the car. If the trains were cheaper we would not have a car at all.
ReplyDeleteWe don't use our cars much, mainly the Dog Box to take the dogs to the woods.
DeleteGreat it's just keeping on going ... and with minor help, it will ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThere's no reason for it not to keep going - it's always been well maintained.
DeleteThat's really interesting. I understood that English cars of a certain age could not practically pass an MOT and I am clearly misinformed. Just don't drive it around the streets of inner London. You will pay.
ReplyDeleteThinking about the environmental impact of your old car with such low mileage, the impact would be worse if you bought a new more fuel efficient or electric car and traded in your old car.
An old(er) car, well maintained, is probably less polluting than a new one, especially an electric car, with the extra weight of the battery. We have no intention of buying any new cars in the foreseeable future. The ULEZ tax is ridiculous and ill-thought-out.
ReplyDeleteOne always dreads that phone call from the garage, giving the results of the annual test...
ReplyDeleteThe worst bit is the pause between the recital of the faults and the probable cost of rectifying them.
ReplyDeleteWe have the same system called "control technique" the first time after 4 years, and then all two years.
ReplyDeleteThe aim is to try and make sure that all vehicles on the road are roadworthy. Of course, some people don't bother and risk fines.
DeleteAlthough I knew what it was, I had no idea what MOT stood for.
ReplyDeleteWe have something similar, but I see Ingrid (Gattina) already explained it! xxx
It makes sense, so long as everyone complies. x x x
DeleteYou make me so happy that I never aspired to own a car, or drive! I trust the MOT end bill was not too eye-watering. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love driving and couldn't imagine not having a car. Each to their own ;-)
DeleteThat sounds like it is one of the original tyres that needs replacing.
ReplyDeleteThey were all replaced a while ago, simply because they were old. Obviously, the replacements are ageing, too :-)
ReplyDeleteYears ago the state I was born in, Indiana had a annual inspection that was mainly for bad emissions control and if it did not pass, you could not drive. Thank goodness for better cars 50 years later and this is not such an issue, except for some folks that like to drive diesel pick up trucks that smoke like a coal chimney. I 've always kept my vehicles for years, but 12 is the longest. Good on yours.
ReplyDeleteIt makes sense to maintain a vehicle properly - cheaper, in the long run, too.
DeleteIt will be a classic and worth double what you paid for it if you keep going this way.
ReplyDeleteThe local garage is keeping an eye on it, in hope!
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