Failed MOT for no side repeaters

[cuneus]

First time this has happened

Registered 1/8/1986

Anyone else ?

[jagracer]

Anything after 1st April 86 needs side repeaters unless the front indicator can be seen from standing along the side of the car.

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Also any car fitted with them, they must work.
Does you car have them

[cuneus]

It has never had them since the day it was built

The MOT station want them fitted

[GV]

Failed my MOT for the same reason back in June...!!

[jagracer]

cuneus said:

It has never had them since the day it was built

The MOT station want them fitted

When was it built?

[cuneus]

Tricky one

C98 ULL was the first road SEAC and also has no side repeaters

mine was the second (not the first Neil!)

[hallsie]

Find a different station, explain to them what has happened and see if they will be as anal about it!

If not, theres one in the Gravesend area that is very sympathetis towards keeping iconic classics on the road..

Stu

[grahamw48]

Next they'll be making people put at least ONE light on their pushbike.

[JR]

jagracer said:

cuneus said:

It has never had them since the day it was built

The MOT station want them fitted

When was it built?

Good question; what's the answer? You must know the month from the chassis number.

[D1 MAD]

MOT manual link for info;
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_140.htm

[TVRleigh_BBWR]

Where are you, as I may know where you can go

[carob]

When my old SX was exported to Oz the registration date was after the cut off date, but the build date fell within the regulations,, different issue i know but could be worth looking into.

Rob

[cuneus]

TVRleigh_BBWR said:

Where are you, as I may know where you can go

Leigh thanks but now in Devon

[cuneus]

JR said:

jagracer said:

cuneus said:

It has never had them since the day it was built

The MOT station want them fitted

When was it built?

Good question; what's the answer? You must know the month from the chassis number.

Yes thanks - forgot about that

It's B which is February but the MOT station wre mentioning Date of first use which I cannot see on the V5

[JR]

cuneus said:

JR said:

jagracer said:

cuneus said:

It has never had them since the day it was built

The MOT station want them fitted

When was it built?

Good question; what's the answer? You must know the month from the chassis number.

Yes thanks - forgot about that

It's B which is February but the MOT station wre mentioning Date of first use which I cannot see on the V5

Well as above it's first use and first of April.

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m4s01000401.htm

Given that yours was a development model I don't think it reasonable that it was built in Feb and then sat around for a few weeks before they drove their new toy so you need a letter from the club historian/John Ravenscroft etc. to confirm this fact.

[cuneus]

Thanks again

what does "first use" mean in regulatory terms?

Clearly different to Registration date otherwise it would say that ?

[jagracer]

cuneus said:

Thanks again

what does "first use" mean in regulatory terms?

Clearly different to Registration date otherwise it would say that ?

First use will be what's on the VOSA computer, my original question as to when it was built was because I wondered how TVR would get Type Approval (or what ever it was then) to be able to put the model on the road without the side repeaters. To the OP you'll either have to fit them or find a test station that's classic car friendly, shame you're not up my way.

[JR]

jagracer said:

cuneus said:

Thanks again

what does "first use" mean in regulatory terms?

Clearly different to Registration date otherwise it would say that ?

First use will be what's on the VOSA computer, my original question as to when it was built was because I wondered how TVR would get Type Approval (or what ever it was then) to be able to put the model on the road without the side repeaters. To the OP you'll either have to fit them or find a test station that's classic car friendly, shame you're not up my way.

I don't think that TVR did get type approval which is why it'll say 350i on the V5.

[grahamw48]

... and everything else would have come under 'customer options'.