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Post by Pondrew » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:35 pm

pvr wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:31 pm Pondy is just a bit ahead of the future when the MOT is only every two years
I put the current 'faux pas' down to not having to deal with such menial tasks as MOTs for the past 30 odd years, as never had a car over 3 years old until recently. :poke:
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Post by pvr » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:36 pm

Do we dare ask about the E89 then?
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Post by Pondrew » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:38 pm

pvr wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:36 pm Do we dare ask about the E89 then?
What about it? That is MOTed (just got that one done in time in Jan). The 440 is going tomorrow so don't give a toss about that.
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.

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Post by pvr » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:45 pm

Well, you said you had not dealt with MOTs for 30 years so I assumed that the E89 was without one for the last 5 years or so
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Post by Pondrew » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:50 pm

pvr wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:45 pm Well, you said you had not dealt with MOTs for 30 years so I assumed that the E89 was without one for the last 5 years or so
FFS 'Paul The Pedant'. :roll:
OK just for you I will revise that to "I haven't had to deal with such menial tasks as MOTs for the last 30 odd years; except for the E89 which I have had to get MOTed for the past two!"
I do apologise! :roll: :poke: :D
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Post by sars » Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:29 pm

Pondrew wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:01 pm
Scubaregs wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:53 pm Now go tell the wife she's also been driving uninsured.
I told her it was her responsibility to check as it is her car! :rofl: :rofl:
Reverse psychology, I call it. Works a treat every time. :thumbsup:
Are you currently waiting in A&E after your wife smacked you in the face with a pan :poke:
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Post by Scubaregs » Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:31 pm

sars wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:29 pm Are you currently waiting in A&E after your wife smacked you in the face with a pan :poke:
No idea why I asked for before and after pics, I doubt we could tell the difference. :rofl:
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Post by Pondrew » Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:39 pm

sars wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 10:29 pm Are you currently waiting in A&E after your wife smacked you in the face with a pan
Bit stereotypical there young lady.....who says she knows where the pans are kept? I do all the cooking in our house. :D










I'm lying! :thumbsup:
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Post by axelleveau » Thu Feb 09, 2023 11:10 pm

Pondrew, and everyone, I would be surprised if most of you have never heard of it but I advise you install VehicleSmart on your phone and populate cars in "your garage", this way you can be reminded when MOT or TAX is due (if not paying for premium your get a single reminder a week before which I think is fine). It is also useful when buying a used car :driving:
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Post by Pondrew » Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:16 am

axelleveau wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 11:10 pm I advise you install VehicleSmart on your phone
Nope, sorry, you lost me at "install on your phone". I have a phone for making telephone calls and occasionally texting people (that I find a bit complicated). :thumbsup:
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Post by MikeyH » Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:31 am

I have a list of our vehicles on my office wall next to the computer with the reg and mot and tax dates. Don’t need insurance as the greedy bars**ds always send reminders. Simple and cheap :thumbsup:
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Post by Rockhopper » Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:26 am

I did the same thing and got away with it for six months of daily driving! I 'd bought a new to me car and just assumed it had twelve months test on it to coincide with the road tax renewal.

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Post by Pondrew » Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:25 am

MikeyH wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:31 am I have a list of our vehicles on my office wall next to the computer with the reg and mot and tax dates. Don’t need insurance as the greedy bars**ds always send reminders. Simple and cheap
I'm not as organised as you Mikey! :(
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Post by MikeyH » Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:30 am

Pondrew wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:25 am
MikeyH wrote: Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:31 am I have a list of our vehicles on my office wall next to the computer with the reg and mot and tax dates. Don’t need insurance as the greedy bars**ds always send reminders. Simple and cheap
I'm not as organised as you Mikey! :(
However before I did this I was as bad as you and forgot quite often. :thumbsdown:
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Post by Hilly30si » Fri Feb 10, 2023 12:36 pm

Pondrew wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:48 pm I know this won't come as much of a surprise to many on here but I am such a muppet.....
I got a RFL reminder through the post today for the wife's daily Mazda3 (£30 woohoo!). That spurred me to check the MOT date. The car was bought last March and because I have bought so many cars in the past couple of years, I presumed it had an MOT until March (as all the other cars had a new MOT when purchased). I couldn't find the current MOT cert in the car's paperwork so did an online check.....

MOT expired on 22nd November 2022! :o :headbang:

I've either got early onset dementia, or am just friggin' useless. Booked it in for next Tuesday (earliest I could get) and they will change the oil and brake fluid while there. I also ordered air and pollen filters from Autoforevertodeliver aswell.

I'm sure the Gov used to send out reminders of MOTs. They certainly don't anymore!
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