MOT test
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Sep 16, 2026
Martin DomoneyHOST
Obviously we've been moving.
Martin DomoneyHOST
I've been getting the 110 ready for MOT.
Martin DomoneyHOST
I believe it's ready now.
Martin DomoneyHOST
I just need to book it in and see how it does.
15 MINS LATER
Martin DomoneyHOST
Hmm.
Martin DomoneyHOST
Yeah, I might do the same.
Martin DomoneyHOST
Hope- if the Defender's got an MOT, I might bring that out actually.
Steve MillerHOST
Yeah.
Dino KaniaHOST
And make sure brakes, tyres, suspension and corrosion, you have to do it yourself.
Dino KaniaHOST
So why not have a new MOT-style certificate that is sympathetic towards a classic car? I think it's a really good idea.
Dino KaniaHOST
And one thing in particular that drives me nuts is the... emissions it's really hard to meet new emissions and i think they just should give a little bit broader um as these cars are not used every day or i'm assuming that they're not used every day And, well, I think this is right.
Dino KaniaHOST
It's very different to what I would have normally said, but safety is paramount in all of this.
Craig CheethamHOST
Uh, and it, it basically, the, what, what happened was the, the brake pipe had gone.
Craig CheethamHOST
The guy had booked it in to have the brake pipe repaired, uh, and a new MOT done, and then sadly, he, um, he left this world, uh, before he got the car to the garage.
Tom BarnardHOST
[chuckles]
Craig CheethamHOST
Um, keep it light, I know, but that's, uh, that's that.
Craig CheethamHOST
Um, [lips smack] and, uh, uh, it sat in the driveway for five years.
Craig CheethamHOST
Uh, and then it turned up at my place.
Craig CheethamHOST
My mate Bob put a new brake pipe on it, straight for an MOT, no advisories, and it is an absolutely lovely car.
Craig CheethamHOST
I took it to my local classic car meet last night, and people said they couldn't believe the condition of it.
FinneyHOST
Hey, parents, why don't you tell them not to do it? Hey, parents, don't buy them the sodding exhaust.
FinneyHOST
Hey, MOT guys, why not fail the damn car? Hmm? Anyway, there we go.
FinneyHOST
That's my notion on noisy exhausts.
FinneyHOST
Podcast away.
Tim WatsonHOST
You just need to edit that out.
Ian ArthurHOST
And what the thing is, is so mum's discovery has been, I mean, we didn't bother taking it for an MOT in 2023 because there was no point.
Ian ArthurHOST
Now look, she's outside.
Ian ArthurHOST
And obviously after three years, if your dog destroys my fence, I mean it.
13 MINS LATER
Ian ArthurHOST
I'm very bored of fixing this car at the minute.
Ian ArthurHOST
I'm very bored of losing my weekends to this.
Ian ArthurHOST
And as we all know, my favourite car at the minute is one with an MOT.
Tim WatsonHOST
And
Jeff RugglesHOST
1,200 responses, 90% of which have a classic car.
Jeff RugglesHOST
I just thought it was really interesting because it said that... 61% of people are in favour of MOT exemption, which on the face of it seems quite high, doesn't it? You think of all the pitfalls that can come with MOT exemption.
Jeff RugglesHOST
But it's not quite as clear cut as that because among that 61%, quite a lot of people are in favour of MOT exemption because they think that the current MOT isn't suitable for historic vehicles.
Jeff RugglesHOST
So 64%... would actually favour a classic friendly, classic dedicated inspection or a road worthiness test.
Jeff RugglesHOST
Okay.
Jeff RugglesHOST
That's tailored to older vehicles.
Jeff RugglesHOST
So that was interesting.
Jeff RugglesHOST
But also quite interesting is that 21% of the respondents, so more than a fifth, had seen or knew of dangerous cars being used because they'd taken advantage of MOT exemption, which I think is mad, isn't it? One in five.
Mike ParryHOST
Well, one of the things that's slightly bothering me is that
Mike GrahamHOST
I've got to take my car for an MOT on
Mike ParryHOST
Monday.
Mike ParryHOST
Well, it's not an old wreck.
Mike GrahamHOST
They wanted £400 to fix it, so I said, well, there's no reason to...
Mike GrahamHOST
So the
Mike ParryHOST
minute an MOT inspector looks at that car, he'll think, wreck, because it's got dents in the bonnet.
Mike ParryHOST
Well, it's got dents in the bonnet.
Christian HarrisHOST
It's driving well and so on.
Christian HarrisHOST
Every single year, without fail, I take it in for its MOT, and the MOT uncovers risks that I, as a user of that car, The owner of that car that knows that car better than anyone, I didn't know were there.
Christian HarrisHOST
They're hidden risks to me because I can't feel them, touch them, see them.
Christian HarrisHOST
But they're quantifiable risks and they're real risks.
Christian HarrisHOST
And how does the MOT uncover them? By doing some scientific testing.
Christian HarrisHOST
And it's exactly the same with slips.
Christian HarrisHOST
We can walk across these floors.
Christian HarrisHOST
It's driving well and so on.
Christian HarrisHOST
Every single year, without fail, I take it in for its MOT, and the MOT uncovers risks that I, as a user of that car, The owner of that car that knows that car better than anyone, I didn't know were there.
Christian HarrisHOST
They're hidden risks to me because I can't feel them, touch them, see them.
Christian HarrisHOST
But they're quantifiable risks and they're real risks.
Christian HarrisHOST
And how does the MOT uncover them? By doing some scientific testing.
Christian HarrisHOST
And it's exactly the same with slips.
Christian HarrisHOST
We can walk across these floors.
TonyHOST
I would point out on my cars, I mean, none of these are dangerous.
TonyHOST
None of these are MOT failures.
TonyHOST
It's not like, oh, you know, the brakes stop working, but I ignore that.
TonyHOST
If it's something affecting safety, you know, if the wing was hanging off, I'd fix it.
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