lots of RTC'S with no MOT - Page 3

clf · 23rd October 2018, 09:42

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Most accidents are caused by faulty DRIVING not faulty cars. However, this is not an excuse for not having an mot. The penalty is a bit like the people who are caught with no insurance, negligible. The fine should be easy for no insurance. Make them fill in an application on line for it, and whatever it comes to, multiply it by two and that should be their fine. If they can not pay it, keep their car until they do, and then if not paid,crush it and charge them for storage and transport to the crusher. Bet there would not be many uninsured cars around like there is now. Cruel to be kind comes to mind.

I thought it worked like that anyway. To retrieve the car, you had to pay recovery costs, storage fees on a daily basis, have proof of insurance, then you still went to court over it. After two weeks it would be crushed, and you still have the costs to pay along with the court fines.

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Nick Greg · 23rd October 2018, 10:01

There has to come a day when, simply, if you get in the car without tax,MOT or insurance, some device or other disables the car from starting. Can't be that difficult to come up with something?

Mike Noc · 23rd October 2018, 10:08

All the technology is already here - no will from the Government to use it though.

Bit like speeding - if the government was serious about preventing it then all new cars would be fitted with limiting devices to prevent them speeding.

clf · 23rd October 2018, 19:13

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Originally Posted by 75c

I'm surprised to hear you dont get reminders about mot due dates in england. We get a letter six weeks before they're due. Then again, all our mots are carried out by vosa staff so its almost unheard of for anything to pass here that isn't 100 per cent.

We're charged for retests though so every up has its down.

Theyre carried out by dva staff, who are part of the dfi, I believe . Our mots are the same but different , and of course better

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P-Nut · 23rd October 2018, 19:16

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Originally Posted by Mike Noc

All the technology is already here - no will from the Government to use it though.

Bit like speeding - if the government was serious about preventing it then all new cars would be fitted with limiting devices to prevent them speeding.

Can't make extra revenue if you stop the speeders

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