Mobile MOT service?
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Deluded

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4,968 posts

220 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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Can't seem to find much but just wondering if anyone knows if these still exist?

Years ago (probs 5 or 6) my sister had a guy out of the yellow pages come, drive the car away and bring it back with a full MOT. He did a lot of the checks on the drive but had to take it away for some garage based stuff. Cost the same as a normal MOT.

Only reason I ask is we are trying to sell my partners Stilo. MOT runs out in 2 months and tax and the end of the month, shouldn't need anything but we are no longer insured on it. If there is such a service, they would be insured to take it where ever needed.

Anyone know of anything like this near Stoke?

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

275 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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I don't think it's possible any more.

The requirement for rolling road brake test equipment (amongst other things) nailed it completely.

MNBrennan

118 posts

186 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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You could just ask a local garage to pick up the car for MOT. That's what I did when my Punto had been off the road for 3 years and I didn't want to insure it without its MOT.

JonRB

80,038 posts

301 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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Ozzie Osmond said:
The requirement for rolling road brake test equipment (amongst other things) nailed it completely.
A rolling road brake test is not mandated. My Sagaris will not fit on the rollers at my local MoT place due to its ground clearance, and we did a road brake test with a force gauge instead.

jagracer

8,248 posts

265 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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Deluded said:
Can't seem to find much but just wondering if anyone knows if these still exist?

Years ago (probs 5 or 6) my sister had a guy out of the yellow pages come, drive the car away and bring it back with a full MOT. He did a lot of the checks on the drive but had to take it away for some garage based stuff. Cost the same as a normal MOT.

Only reason I ask is we are trying to sell my partners Stilo. MOT runs out in 2 months and tax and the end of the month, shouldn't need anything but we are no longer insured on it. If there is such a service, they would be insured to take it where ever needed.

Anyone know of anything like this near Stoke?
He would have just taken it to an MOT station and got it tested.

Fish981

1,441 posts

214 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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jagracer said:
Deluded said:
Can't seem to find much but just wondering if anyone knows if these still exist?

Years ago (probs 5 or 6) my sister had a guy out of the yellow pages come, drive the car away and bring it back with a full MOT. He did a lot of the checks on the drive but had to take it away for some garage based stuff. Cost the same as a normal MOT.

Only reason I ask is we are trying to sell my partners Stilo. MOT runs out in 2 months and tax and the end of the month, shouldn't need anything but we are no longer insured on it. If there is such a service, they would be insured to take it where ever needed.

Anyone know of anything like this near Stoke?
He would have just taken it to an MOT station and got it tested.
Exactly. And the checks on drive were just making sure he wasn't wasting his time driving it there.

E30M3SE

8,493 posts

225 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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JonRB said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
The requirement for rolling road brake test equipment (amongst other things) nailed it completely.
A rolling road brake test is not mandated. My Sagaris will not fit on the rollers at my local MoT place due to its ground clearance, and we did a road brake test with a force gauge instead.
Same goes for ceratin 4wd's and cars with LSD's.

wolf1

3,099 posts

279 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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Deluded said:
Can't seem to find much but just wondering if anyone knows if these still exist?

Years ago (probs 5 or 6) my sister had a guy out of the yellow pages come, drive the car away and bring it back with a full MOT. He did a lot of the checks on the drive but had to take it away for some garage based stuff. Cost the same as a normal MOT.

Only reason I ask is we are trying to sell my partners Stilo. MOT runs out in 2 months and tax and the end of the month, shouldn't need anything but we are no longer insured on it. If there is such a service, they would be insured to take it where ever needed.

Anyone know of anything like this near Stoke?
The AA do it under their service and repair section. http://www.theaa.com/mot-car-service/index.do

GKP

15,099 posts

270 months

Sunday 20th March 2011
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Just buy day insurance.

dh2009

19 posts

211 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Hi there, I work for the AA and thought it might be helpful to direct you to the link as follows:
http://www.theaa.com/mot-car-service/index.do

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

275 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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JonRB said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
The requirement for rolling road brake test equipment (amongst other things) nailed it completely.
A rolling road brake test is not mandated. My Sagaris will not fit on the rollers at my local MoT place due to its ground clearance, and we did a road brake test with a force gauge instead.
Yes indeed, but show me a mobile MOT tester and then I'll be impressed!

wolf1

3,099 posts

279 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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dh2009 said:
Hi there, I work for the AA and thought it might be helpful to direct you to the link as follows:
http://www.theaa.com/mot-car-service/index.do
Would that be the one that had already been posted above rolleyes

MarsellusWallace

1,180 posts

230 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Wasn't it on Top Gear where they had the German equivelent of an MOT testing station in the trailer of an articulated lorry?

Gareth79

9,022 posts

275 months

Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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I think the main problem these days is that VOSA want to be able to turn up to the station at any time and check that the tests reportedly in progress are actually in progress and being conducted in the way they should be.

ambuletz

11,749 posts

210 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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MarsellusWallace said:
Wasn't it on Top Gear where they had the German equivelent of an MOT testing station in the trailer of an articulated lorry?
you're right.

rigga

8,805 posts

230 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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JonRB said:
A rolling road brake test is not mandated. My Sagaris will not fit on the rollers at my local MoT place due to its ground clearance, and we did a road brake test with a force gauge instead.
The least of your worries is the ground clearance.... reason it shouldnt be roller brake tested is the fact it has a lsd fitted

Fat Audi 80

2,403 posts

280 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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E30M3SE said:
JonRB said:
Ozzie Osmond said:
The requirement for rolling road brake test equipment (amongst other things) nailed it completely.
A rolling road brake test is not mandated. My Sagaris will not fit on the rollers at my local MoT place due to its ground clearance, and we did a road brake test with a force gauge instead.
Same goes for ceratin 4wd's and cars with LSD's.
Yep, its hilarious watching my MOT tester launch my 4wd Audi S2 outside his small unit then slam on the brakes almost immediately! hehe

JonnyFive

29,897 posts

218 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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E30M3SE said:
Same goes for ceratin 4wd's and cars with LSD's.
What does it to do the LSD?

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

275 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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JonnyFive said:
What does it to do the LSD?
Varies with type. The main point is that if it detects one wheel travelling at different speed from the other the LSD tries to make them go the same speed. Not good.

JonnyFive

29,897 posts

218 months

Thursday 24th March 2011
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Ozzie Osmond said:
JonnyFive said:
What does it to do the LSD?
Varies with type. The main point is that if it detects one wheel travelling at different speed from the other the LSD tries to make them go the same speed. Not good.
Oh right. Thanks! I wonder if its bad for my MX5 confused