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#16 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:56 pm

D-Rider wrote:Why they don't send you an MOT reminder beats me - like they do for road tax (or TV license) - particularly as the MOT has some bearing on safety/roadworthyness

They supply a sticker with the new certificate, have done for a few years now. Never attached mine to the bike, but it's possible to attach it on the bike (Inside of the screen?) maybe put a bit of fablon over it, etc to waterproof it.

Pierre · #17 Post by **Pierre** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:44 pm

I've been stopped twice while having no MOT. First time it had expired by 2 days, this last time by 1 day. Was before they became computerised so they cant of known it was out. Wish I could get odds in ladbrokes. Never pulled for ages then get stopped when mot expires ffs.

On the upside if they hadnt stopped me and made me go produce my docs, then it would have been months before I remembered.

Cautioned the 1st time, nothing happened about the 2nd, although I got threats both times for having my driving licence registered to my old address.

D-Rider · #18 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:13 pm

Kwackerz wrote: They supply a sticker with the new certificate, have done for a few years now. Never attached mine to the bike, but it's possible to attach it on the bike (Inside of the screen?) maybe put a bit of fablon over it, etc to waterproof it.

Is this just for bikes? (mine's a year to go before it's first MOT) - certainly never had a sticker when I got my wife's car MOT'd.

Samray · #19 Post by **Samray** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:42 pm

D-Rider wrote:
Kwackerz wrote: They supply a sticker with the new certificate, have done for a few years now. Never attached mine to the bike, but it's possible to attach it on the bike (Inside of the screen?) maybe put a bit of fablon over it, etc to waterproof it.
Is this just for bikes? (mine's a year to go before it's first MOT) - certainly never had a sticker when I got my wife's car MOT'd.

All vehicles. It forms part of the certificate.

Falcoholic · #20 Post by **Falcoholic** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:00 am

I ain't puttin no MOT sticker on my bike!!

Make the gits check! Same with the tax disc.

Take a photo of the tax disc on your bike and claim it was nicked/broken off if you get pulled.

Same old same old innit? If you're mostly a law abiding citizen with no criminal record you are punished harder for minor (driving) indiscretions than you would be say if you were a soap dodging benefits leech with a string of offences to your credit.

D-Rider · #21 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:20 am

Samray wrote:
D-Rider wrote:
Kwackerz wrote: They supply a sticker with the new certificate, have done for a few years now. Never attached mine to the bike, but it's possible to attach it on the bike (Inside of the screen?) maybe put a bit of fablon over it, etc to waterproof it.
Is this just for bikes? (mine's a year to go before it's first MOT) - certainly never had a sticker when I got my wife's car MOT'd.

All vehicles. It forms part of the certificate.

Ah OK! I guess I was just happy to see that it had passed and didn't bother to examine the certificate ..... I'll have to go and dig it out later.

Cheers!

Thumper · #22 Post by **Thumper** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:51 pm

The fact you are taxed and insured will probably be enough to save you it's just a revenue exercises when it comes down to it and as long as you get the test certificate asap you should be fine.
I took one of my bike's down for a MOT today £27.50 robbery

I had thought mine had expired as the certificate print was so light I could hardly read it but it was the eighteenth rather than the sixteenth as I had feared.

#23 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:11 pm

Falcoholic wrote:I ain't puttin no MOT sticker on my bike!!

Make the gits check!

It's mainly so YOU know when it needs redoing, THEY dont care, they'd run a check regardless, then send you the bill (and an invite to coffee and biscuits with the local judge)

Falcoholic · #24 Post by **Falcoholic** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:22 am

Road tax, insewerance and MOT all in the same month.

How could I forget

Answer.

Dead easy.

But insurance usually sends a reminder as do the road tax bandits.