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carlknight1982

posted on 30/8/11 at 10:17 AM Reply With Quote
kit car (7) friendly MOT station in bedfordshire?

just been told by dvla i need to mot the car before they will issue a registration, any kit car friendly mot stations in beds?





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ashg

posted on 30/8/11 at 11:38 AM Reply With Quote
its just had an iva that gives you the normal 3 years grace like any other new car. tell them that they are wrong and insist to speak to someone who knows what they are doing.





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steve m

posted on 30/8/11 at 11:57 AM Reply With Quote
I use any mot station for my 7, and have never had a problem
although the guy that did mine earlier this year said please dont bring it back next year, as it caught fire on the ramps!

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scudderfish

posted on 30/8/11 at 12:37 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ashg
its just had an iva that gives you the normal 3 years grace like any other new car. tell them that they are wrong and insist to speak to someone who knows what they are doing.


I thought that was only if it was a new plate registration. I'm happy to be corrected though.






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blakep82

posted on 30/8/11 at 12:43 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
quote:
Originally posted by ashg
its just had an iva that gives you the normal 3 years grace like any other new car. tell them that they are wrong and insist to speak to someone who knows what they are doing.


I thought that was only if it was a new plate registration. I'm happy to be corrected though.


i understood it was on ANY plate, as its still really a new build...
call them back, don't give your name or any other details to identify you, and ask again. if you get the right answer (no mot for 3 years) then give your name and car details to get it on the system properly





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carlknight1982

posted on 30/8/11 at 01:52 PM Reply With Quote
Apparently if it's being q plated it has to be mot'd





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mrwibble

posted on 30/8/11 at 02:07 PM Reply With Quote
not heard that one before, after all iva is far more thorough than an mot. i'd be ringing the iva test station to see what they said.
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tomgregory2000

posted on 30/8/11 at 02:10 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by carlknight1982
Apparently if it's being q plated it has to be mot'd


load of crap

my Q plate was no mot for 3 years

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tilly819

posted on 30/8/11 at 03:08 PM Reply With Quote
what a load of crap, if you have an IVA then you get 3 years before the first MOT like any new car. thats the whole point of the IVA

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ps mine was reg'd last year with a Q

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matt_gsxr

posted on 30/8/11 at 03:28 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by tomgregory2000
quote:
Originally posted by carlknight1982
Apparently if it's being q plated it has to be mot'd


load of crap

my Q plate was no mot for 3 years


same here, I haven't needed to MOT yet.

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dave r

posted on 30/8/11 at 03:41 PM Reply With Quote
if you find that you do need one, which i didnt for 3 years.....
i use onestop in rushden.....

they mot mine, and at least one other that i know about

seem friendly enough

dunno how far that is from you ?





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carlknight1982

posted on 30/8/11 at 05:06 PM Reply With Quote
Problem is it was the guy @ Northampton dvla who told me and he is the one issuing my registration so I've got to do it or face no plates





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tomgregory2000

posted on 30/8/11 at 05:20 PM Reply With Quote
the man dont know what he is going on about.

get it in writing from a different branch/head office and take it with you.

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mrwibble

posted on 30/8/11 at 05:23 PM Reply With Quote
if you want to fight it you need to get in touch with someone at swansea that knows what they;re talking about. then try and get something in writting. it is not the first time dvla have got their own rules wrong, irrc there was an internal memo about kit/amateur built registrations for exactly this problem, obviously not everyone got it.
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carlknight1982

posted on 30/8/11 at 05:28 PM Reply With Quote
I'M just going to mot it I just want my plates





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DavidM

posted on 30/8/11 at 07:27 PM Reply With Quote
I registered my car at the Northampton office on an age related plate, and didn't need an MOT for three years. They also taxed it for me without an MOT each time it needed it during that time.

Any MOT station should be able to MOT test your seven. It's my understanding that if you present a vehicle that is in the class of vehicles that they are approved to test, that they can't turn it away. Sevens are the same class as any other car. I've found the testers generally enjoy having a go at something different, and are usually sympathetic of ground clearance and that sort of thing.

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matt_gsxr

posted on 30/8/11 at 09:54 PM Reply With Quote
The only problem with MOT is that I am told you will lose your 3 year exemption as it will be "on the system". But I understand your enthusiasm to get plates.

Personally I think its ridiculous that my car built out of old bits is MOT exempt for 3 years, but it does make life easy.

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