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New research has revealed that almost 1.1 million unroadworthy vehicles are set to return to the UK’s streets as the lockdown begins to ease and peopl
[See the full post at: 1.1M unroadworthy cars predicted to return to roads as result of six-month MOT exemption]AlastairGuestIt is essential that the 6 month extension is stopped as soon as possible and that further publicity is given to the fact that it is still the vehicle owner’s responsibility to ensure that their car is safe & roadworthy. As the lockdown is now being slowly lifted, more and more vehicles are on the roads every day, a lot of these vehicles sharing the roads with us could be an a dangerous condition and it is not just a safety concern for these vehicles occupants, but everyone who shares the roads with them, and innocent pedestrians on pavements alongside the roads.
In addition to this, many cars that have not (or have hardly) turned a wheel for the past 8 – 10 weeks may also have developed problems due to this inactivity. A lot of time, money & effort has gone into the attempts to prevent unnecessary deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic, lets not encourage replacing these with unnecessary fatalities due to traffic accidents caused by dangerous vehicles.EpicyclicGuestSo why isn’t this approach taken when a vehicle fails an MOT during the month preceding expiry? In this situation DVSA relies on the argument that the vehicle’s insurance may be invalid if it continues to be used. Since there is no rational basis for such a distinction, this simply represents a further example of those in government making this stuff up to suit themselves.
john warwickGuestit is stupid the dvsa has not stopped the exemption, everything else is being lifted, you can drive as far as you want, dvsa get your act together or let a sensible motoring body take over
HarryGuestWow DVSA! An other step backwards. The general public are less likely than ever now, to have there car tested, during the extension with the latest rule change of no extension if it fails.
Lets just scrap the extension and get back to work.
20,000 odd MOT stations all struggling to survive and not one word of support or help from the DVSA pitiful. -
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