MOT expert advice needed - Lamborghini LM002
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J4CKO said:
DVLA results for the first Uk registered one on Google Images,
Vehicle details
Vehicle make LAMBORGHINI
Date of first registration 12 March 2008
Year of manufacture 1991
Cylinder capacity (cc) 5200cc
CO?Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker
No Vehicle status SORN in place
Vehicle colour GOLD
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight Not available
Any help ?
I would say class 4 and its 3000 kilos ? it isnt a Good Vehicle is it ? looks like they didnt weigh this one
"Revenue weight not available" is a pretty good indicator that they consider it to be a car and not a goods vehicle.Vehicle details
Vehicle make LAMBORGHINI
Date of first registration 12 March 2008
Year of manufacture 1991
Cylinder capacity (cc) 5200cc
CO?Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker
No Vehicle status SORN in place
Vehicle colour GOLD
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight Not available
Any help ?
I would say class 4 and its 3000 kilos ? it isnt a Good Vehicle is it ? looks like they didnt weigh this one
This is the criteria for dual purpose vehicles :-
A `Dual purpose vehicle' is one that is constructed or adapted for the carriage of both passenger(s) and goods or burden of any description; and has an unladen weight (ULW) not exceeding 2,040 kg; and which either:
(a) is so constructed or adapted so that the driving power of the engine, is, or by the use of the appropriate controls can be, transmitted to all the wheels of the vehicle; or
(b) satisfies the following conditions as to construction: (i) is permanently fitted with a rigid roof, with or without a sliding panel; (ii) the area to the rear of the driver's seat must: · be permanently fitted with at least one row of transverse seats (fixed or folding) for two or more passengers, and those seats must be properly sprung or cushioned and provided with upholstered backrests, attached either to the seats or to a side or the floor of the vehicle; and · be lit on each side and at the rear by a window or windows of glass or other transparent material having an aggregate area of not less than 1,850cm2 on each side and not less than 770cm2 at the rear; (iii) the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the backrests of the row of transverse seats satisfying the requirements specified in the first paragraph of item (b) (ii) (or, if there is more than one such row of seats, the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the backrests of the rearmost such row) must, when the seats are ready for use, be not less than one third of the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the rearmost part of the floor of the vehicle.
It was supposed to be withdrawn in 2009 and any goods vehicle, or pick up etc., over 3000kg was going to be class 7. It's still hanging in there though.
A `Dual purpose vehicle' is one that is constructed or adapted for the carriage of both passenger(s) and goods or burden of any description; and has an unladen weight (ULW) not exceeding 2,040 kg; and which either:
(a) is so constructed or adapted so that the driving power of the engine, is, or by the use of the appropriate controls can be, transmitted to all the wheels of the vehicle; or
(b) satisfies the following conditions as to construction: (i) is permanently fitted with a rigid roof, with or without a sliding panel; (ii) the area to the rear of the driver's seat must: · be permanently fitted with at least one row of transverse seats (fixed or folding) for two or more passengers, and those seats must be properly sprung or cushioned and provided with upholstered backrests, attached either to the seats or to a side or the floor of the vehicle; and · be lit on each side and at the rear by a window or windows of glass or other transparent material having an aggregate area of not less than 1,850cm2 on each side and not less than 770cm2 at the rear; (iii) the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the backrests of the row of transverse seats satisfying the requirements specified in the first paragraph of item (b) (ii) (or, if there is more than one such row of seats, the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the backrests of the rearmost such row) must, when the seats are ready for use, be not less than one third of the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the rearmost part of the floor of the vehicle.
It was supposed to be withdrawn in 2009 and any goods vehicle, or pick up etc., over 3000kg was going to be class 7. It's still hanging in there though.
Update: the garage just called me to say the MOT contact agreed it should be class 4 - phew!
BTW AFAIK it doesn't meet the dual purpose definition since unladen weight is over 2040kgs
Someone asked to check the V5 - I would if I had one but the car is just imported and MOT is needed before I can even register it
BTW AFAIK it doesn't meet the dual purpose definition since unladen weight is over 2040kgs
Someone asked to check the V5 - I would if I had one but the car is just imported and MOT is needed before I can even register it
Craig said:
thanks for the positive comments - it came in from Italy (luckily pre-Brexit!)
the annoying thing is the MOT people for the workshop it's in are saying its over 3000 kgs so must be class 7 - not helped by the fact it has an open "pick up" style body implying it could carry goods
it seems a very grey area :-(
Theyre idiots. Tell them to ring the helpline, or complain to DVSA.the annoying thing is the MOT people for the workshop it's in are saying its over 3000 kgs so must be class 7 - not helped by the fact it has an open "pick up" style body implying it could carry goods
it seems a very grey area :-(
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