Hello,
The vendor of this van on Ebay claims it is road test exempt. 370001550152
Sounds unlikely somehow. Can it be?
Not thinking about buying - just curious how such an exemption might be obtained.
Cheers.
road test exempt?
Dec 15, 2007
6 Replies
First reply
Doh! Mis-read it. I which case, I can't see why it would be MOT exempt. Mind you, the seller is an illiterate fuckwit who also appears to be colour blind, so it's highly likely he's talking out of his arse.
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It's pre-1973.
That'd be exempt from tax, then, rather than test. Probably.
Doh!
Mis-read it.
I which case, I can't see why it would be MOT exempt.
Mind you, the seller is an illiterate f****it who also appears to be colour blind, so it's highly likely he's talking out of his arse.
If I remember correctly, and I can't find a reference off hand, commercial vehicles of over 3500kg and pre 1960 are exempt from needing an MoT. You are not allowed to carry a load however. Its all to do with them not fitting on a standard MoT testers ramp and so having to be done (or not done in this case) by HGV testers.
I suppose this one could just slide in.
A friend has a pre-war 3 tonner and it certainly does not need an MoT.
Malcolm
Took a bit of finding, but the answer is here:
Part 1(6) item xxiii (on page 9) of the Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981
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says
"before 1st August 1991, a goods vehicle the design gross weight of which does not exceed 3500 kilograms and which is of a class specified in Schedule 2 to the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations
1988];"which in turn can be found here:-
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- item30, "Motor vehicles first used before 1st January 1960, used unladen and not drawing a laden trailer, and trailers manufactured before 1st January
1960 and used unladen."
Is it or isn't then? You don't know Ian do you?
Do us all a favour & just shut the f*ck up Ian! You useless piece of s*it.
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