Are
there concerns over the new MoT test requirements?
A
recent V8BB thread - "New MOT regs - illegal engine modifications"
- reported concerns had been heard over modifications which
will be covered in "new stricter
MOT regulations coming into force in 2012." Chris
Hunt Cooke has tried to clarify the position based on information
currently available.
V8BB
thread
What
is the FBHVC?
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs is a grouping
of almost 500 Clubs and other supporters. FBHVC
website
Posted: 161111
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in 2009, the European Commission introduced a directive
intended to standardise vehicle testing across the
member states. Over the last two years, VOSA (Vehicle
and Operator Services Agency) has been working to
find practical ways of building these changes into
the annual test in the UK whilst keeping the burden
on the MOT testing stations to a minimum. A number
of compulsory new items to be tested will |
be
introduced, mainly as a result of the electronic
safety systems fitted to modern cars. Most of these
changes must be brought in by the end of 2011, although
some - such as the requirements around brake efficiency
and imbalance - will be delayed until September
2013.
Chris Hunt Cooke, the immediate past FBHVC chairman
and a V8 member, says "the FBHVC have looked
at the proposed new regulations and have no particular
concerns about them. We were pleased to see that
all existing concessions for older vehicles are
carried forward. In essence, if particular items
are fitted they must be in good order, which should
not raise concerns for responsible owners who maintain
vehicles of any age. Nothing in these regulations
or any other proposal I have heard about would impact
modifications to the engines of our cars. That might
apply to motor bikes in certain circumstances."
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