mot today
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Well done JM
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Anyone spot anything unusual with this one?
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Well it was MOT'd at the end of October which is the normal time for the clocks to go back!
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Very clever Paul, you got it!Paul G wrote:Well it was MOT'd at the end of October which is the normal time for the clocks to go back!
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192 miles difference...
I had that a few years ago on a Capri, the tester put the wrong mileage down so had to go back and get the correct paperwork.
I had that a few years ago on a Capri, the tester put the wrong mileage down so had to go back and get the correct paperwork.
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Cheers for all the kind words and Paul yes as Andy with a red 2.8i has pointed out but it’s easy done as I looked yesterday and thought for a second my 5 look more like a 6 ( perhaps I should go to specsavers ?
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The MOT tester once wrote the wrong registration down on an certificate for a Chevette I owned. I didn't notice until I went to the P.O. to tax the car a few months later. Obviously the P.O. cashier refused to issue a new tax disc. What a kerfuffle that was.andyd wrote:I had that a few years ago on a Capri, the tester put the wrong mileage down so had to go back and get the correct paperwork.
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You owned a Chevette ? you kept this quite any pictures and what one ?Andrew 2.8i wrote:The MOT tester once wrote the wrong registration down on an certificate for a Chevette I owned. I didn't notice until I went to the P.O. to tax the car a few months late. Obviously the P.O. cashier refused to issue a new tax disc. What a kerfuffle that was.andyd wrote:I had that a few years ago on a Capri, the tester put the wrong mileage down so had to go back and get the correct paperwork.
Andrew.
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I owned a rally prepared HSR in silver. The 2.3 litre one..….Jasonmarie wrote:You owned a Chevette ? you kept this quite any pictures and what one ?
…..not really, it was a two door saloon 1.3 L in henna red. AVS116X.
My brother had a top of the range four door saloon GLS with rostyle wheels. I was well jealous of it!
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Edit: Chevette last taxed in 1994.
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I suppose the benefit of it all being computerised now is that such mistakes are (If procedure is followed) a lot more difficult.
I went to the post office to pay the excise license about 6 weeks ago. "Dunno what Vehicle Excise Duty is" said the sullen clerk "all we can issue here is road tax anyway". Sigh!
I went to the post office to pay the excise license about 6 weeks ago. "Dunno what Vehicle Excise Duty is" said the sullen clerk "all we can issue here is road tax anyway". Sigh!
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That sounds about right....There's no substitute for experiencetejb1 wrote:
I went to the post office to pay the excise license about 6 weeks ago. "Dunno what Vehicle Excise Duty is" said the sullen clerk "all we can issue here is road tax anyway". Sigh!
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Yes, something like that could never happen. Could it? Sadly, the system still relies on the tester entering the correct details on the computer.tejb1 wrote:I suppose the benefit of it all being computerised now is that such mistakes are (If procedure is followed) a lot more difficult.
Case study:
Vauxhall Astra (not mine, by the way) G678BDE.
Open up the history, just to check:
Now have a look at this:
The registration has been incorrectly entered onto the system as G878BDE, which is actually a 600cc Yamaha motorbike. Checking the MOT history reveals that it must be the same Astra as the mileage is identical:
The incorrect details being entered into the system has happened to the Astra not once, but 3 times over a 5 year period, although the last time was a few years ago now, in 2013. I don't know if more checks/failsafes have been put in place since then, but it might be good practice to check the details on the MOT certificate before you leave the MOT station.
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Edit: I've just noticed that the DVLA website encourages people to contact them if the details entered are incorrect, so they must be expecting for mistakes to still happen.
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Thank you for that Andrew as my neighbour has a Porsche 911 the old widow makers or air cooled and his MOT mileage is wrong for one year so I will let him know as it really bugs him . Had to help him over the weekend to put oil in what a bloody nightmare that turned in to just getting the oil cap off .
Picture of engine bay with such a massive intercooler .
The oil cap is on the right under the intercooler on top which looks like a right pain to remove we used a funnel and one of Marie’s solar lights , tubes the lights fit in to .
Picture of engine bay with such a massive intercooler .
The oil cap is on the right under the intercooler on top which looks like a right pain to remove we used a funnel and one of Marie’s solar lights , tubes the lights fit in to .
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Hi Jason,
Very nice car there. Is that a 993 Turbo ('95-'97)?
Andrew.
I suppose Porsche didn't give much thought to that as somebody rich enough to buy a 911 would probably have left it to the main dealer to check the oil. Drivers of new cars don't seem to bother with maintenance anymore.Jasonmarie wrote:The oil cap is on the right under the intercooler on top
Very nice car there. Is that a 993 Turbo ('95-'97)?
Andrew.
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Yes it is a Jan 1997 your good Andrew with just a picture I have a picture when he first got it last year but now has a personal number plate , he is moving as we both store our cars in the same place and he wants to get a bigger garage for his car collection just down the road . But with luck I can park the Capri next to his small car collection when he moves .
Going to have a man cave built with a kettle so we can just talk cars .
Going to have a man cave built with a kettle so we can just talk cars .
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