Government petition

[vauxhallbitz]

Interestingly enough, our club has just received a very positive response from a national Classic Car monthly regarding our concerns. They will be covering this issue in next magazine.

Too little too late I fear and I wonder how many of us did not really appreciate the seriousness of what is at stake and if we had, we might have been able to try to do something about it.

I think that this is the thin edge of the wedge and we will see some serious restrictions in classic car useage in the future.

Just my opinion, I hope I am wrong..................

[Bob perry]

Had a chat recently with a neighbour who is a member of American car clubs and VW clubs. Discussing the mot situation, he confirmed that almost all of the Members he had met were strongly in favour of continuing and MOT check, for peace of mind, if nothing else!

He also pointed out a remark from an insurance broker Member, who pointed out that any accident incurred, with a classic vehicle, could result in the asking of the question "when did a professional mechanic last inspect this vehicle?" A response of "I do my own maintenance" would not hold up, and probably make the classic owner liable by default, whether at fault or not!!

Wise words, and worth thinking about!!

[Fred Dukes]

Got Peggy MoTed today - no advisers - my tester says he can still do the MoT - just wont be a legal requirement.
There is a bit in CCW about the FBHVC has managed to get the DVSA to rethink their guidance on modified Historic Vehicles

[vauxhallbitz]

Yes our club has today received a very positive response from DVLA and they have agreed to take our views forwards to next weeks meeting.

Reading between the lines things do not look as bad as first thought, fingers crossed.....

[daveh]

Basic roadworthiness check is proposed by many but the point of stopping the mot nonsense was because it is impossible to come up with rules for this. Brakes for example are not applied to all wheels from the footbrake on some older cars. A few years ago my HA had to be modified from spot to continuous welds on the sills because of MOT rules. Emissions are difficult, even some older cars had headlamps that mechanically dipped the nearside and extinguished the drivers side one, and wipers, even windscreens etc. are an issue. Even things like being failed because the mechanical washer pump retrofitted doesnt pump enough water,,, ridiculous
We all know when our car is at a point where it is as functional as possible, we all know that things can and do go wrong, we all can surely be intelligent enough to not request nanny state sticks her nose back in just in case someone somewhere decides to be an *Bleep* wipe. In all honesty those you worry will drive wrecks will drive modern wrecks too gas and do damage anyway so stop asking for nanny state to run your life