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.
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All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
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F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Do we dare ask about the E89 then?
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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.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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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
Current:
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
VW ID.3
Previous:
Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
Z4 3.0 Toledo
911-50 Black - unique spec
X5M - 575 hp of fun in a V8
Abarth 595 Comp.
Golf Clipper - collectors item
Z4 3.0si Black Sapphire
VW ID.3
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Z4M Silver Grey - non flimper spec (gone to Bing)
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FFS 'Paul The Pedant'.
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!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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Are you currently waiting in A&E after your wife smacked you in the face with a pan
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No idea why I asked for before and after pics, I doubt we could tell the difference.
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Bit stereotypical there young lady.....who says she knows where the pans are kept? I do all the cooking in our house.
I'm lying!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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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
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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).
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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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
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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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I'm not as organised as you Mikey!
All good things come to those who wait. I'm really impatient which explains a lot.
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
F31 320i. Good car.
E89 20i Now fully dried
Z3 'free litre'. Project and a half. Complicated!
Mazda3 sold
Tatty old R56 Mini Cooper. Money pit!
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However before I did this I was as bad as you and forgot quite often.
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
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I am a muppet too. It happened to me back in 2016 assumed the car was 12 months after it’s first reg it was three months out of datePondrew 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!
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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