Let me remind you...
asking an expert is a proper answer.
As what *you* quoted says, its an MOT failure. It doesn't become un-roadworthy if it fails an MOT it already is. It becomes documented as un-roadworthy when it fails. Will a copper do you for it? well ask them. While you are at it ask your insurance what the cover is on an MOT failed vehicle, I would be interested to know what different companies say.
"dennis@home" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
No, you're the one making the claims. I'm asking you to address your claims to a very specific scenario.
Yes, it would be. But is it unroadworthy?
Once again - is this specific scenario "unroadworthy" to you?
No, it becomes documented as having failed an MOT.
I've checked my policy documents. They requires me to keep the vehicle in a roadworthy condition. The make no specific mention of an MOT.
Is it?
A bridge to be crossed if, and only if you come to it, I think.
How about a mis-spaced number plate?
Say it was parked on their premises.
Is that a fail?
And somewhere on the MOT doc, as I recall, there is something about it not being proof that the vehicle is roadworthy
But a fail notice is proof of it being un-roadworthy unless you appeal against it and win.
Yeah - the lambda test - emissions, for example
has no bearing as to it is roadworthy or not
"dennis@home" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Yes.
"dennis@home" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
No, it isn't.
OK.. so why might it be a safety issue..
people that have vanity plates tend to be arrogant and drive badly? people are trying to disguise the plates so they can speed without getting caught?
Given a minute or three I can probably find more reasons.
Well we have seen official sites saying it is, where is your evidence that it isn't?
Captain Teflon strikes again....
Fraid not. You can fail on exhaust emmissions - they don't make the car unroadworthy.
Depends on what you mean by road worthy.
Its certainly possible to have a car with e.g. binding brakes, which wont stop from 70mph, but passes all the braking tests.
I had a car fail because the bonnet stay was not working properly. Hardly a danger to road users. Only people looking under it...;-)
Its an MOT failure to not have correct number plates..they are not dangerous either.
If you DEFINE 'roadworthy' to mesn 'capable of passing an MOT test' then its a whole new ball game.
Fat chance of that. There was a prog on TV about 15 years ago about coated number plates and even then, the police demonstrated how they could enhance the number with a computer.
I'll get back to you on the other subject you asked about later. We have had the grand daughters all week and now I am on my own with them. Got to drive to Warwick services tomorrow to swap them back to their mother and I will be in no condition when I get back, to answer.
Dave
In message , "dennis@home" writes
And where is the evidence / statistics to back this wild claim up
or is it, like everything else from you just more bigoted, prejudiced stereotyping
Do I have a "vanity "plate dennis ?
if so, would it be on my car, my van or on my motorbike ?
Didn't you mean prejudiced assertions? I think you did, didn't you
Well yes.. there is no evidence that any of the anti-speed trap plates work. However it would be a good way to get some of the fools off the road. ;-)
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "dennis@home" saying something like:
More spurious nonsense, you mean. Admit it Dennis, you're just spouting bollocks for the sake of it.
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