A place in the UK where you never need to MOT your car ever!

A place in the UK where you never need to MOT your car ever!

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mrmarcus

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668 posts

192 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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Its true! There is a place in the UK where you legally never have to MOT your car EVER! Have a guess. Il post answer in a bit if nobody gets it.


Pied Piper

1,388 posts

260 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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My garden?

v15ben

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254 months

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Knoydart?

stuthemong

2,443 posts

230 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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Alderney?

timlongs

1,786 posts

192 months

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Isle of Man?

OllieWinchester

5,687 posts

205 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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Alderney. All the tires on their cars are absolutely skinned...

marshalla

15,902 posts

214 months

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Channel Islands are not part of the UK, nor is Isle of Man.

blaineuk

2,615 posts

260 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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isle of mann, although if you move over there and take your car it will need 1 mot.

T89 Callan

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206 months

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Wales?

Luke167

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199 months

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Chard!?

jimbo65

752 posts

211 months

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T89 Callan said:
Wales?
You have lost me there!

groomi

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256 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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The Windsor estate?

Justin-W

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237 months

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Shetland Islands?

timlongs

1,786 posts

192 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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who cares?

Huntsman

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263 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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mrmarcus said:
Its true! There is a place in the UK where you legally never have to MOT your car EVER! Have a guess. Il post answer in a bit if nobody gets it.
Lundy?


mycroft

1,545 posts

260 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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Isles of scilly .

marshalla

15,902 posts

214 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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Actually - the UK is full of places where no MOT is required - they're private property.

The MOT is only required if you drive it on a public road for purposes other than taking it to a booked MOT or to a place of repair following a failed test.

Rockatansky

1,772 posts

200 months

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Falkland Islands or South Georgia

blank

3,650 posts

201 months

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Liverpool.

mrmarcus

Original Poster:

668 posts

192 months

Wednesday 24th June 2009
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ok here is the answer... Bloke I work with is from one of the Hebrides islands off western Scotland, cant remember which one but approx 1500 inhabitents. There are no MOT testing stations on the island so he tells me that cars have never required or are required to have one. As long as car is not taken off the island it does not need MOT. So I asked "there must be plenty of old bangers rolling around then?" but no, the harsh weather i.e. rust kills them ( before the wheels, brakes etc kills you I bet!)

Can anyone confirm this to be true? anywhere else like this?

Channel islands & Isle of man are in the UK but not in Great Britin BTW.