Wednesday, 27 May 2009
CATCH UP!
Haven't been on in a while, so I hope this covers it...
Attended Vehicle Identity Check test, passed with no problems. £38 to have someone tell you your car isn't stolen. Wonderful. Also found out we couldn't get a tax book unless we could contact the previous owner, but his/her details were private. Bit of a Catch 22.
Found holes, welded them, checked the brakes, electrics, etc, crossed fingers and headed for the MOT centre. Failed SPECTACULARLY! Several minor things we half expected and were easy to fix, but there's nothing quite like a brake pipe exploding on the rolling brake test machine to wind up the nice test centre people. We were banned from driving the car home with a prohibition order on which the tester accidentally included the previous keeper's details! All was sorted and retested within 3 days and we went and had a nice chat with the previous owner, so we now have an MOT and a Tax Book. Sorted!
Attended Vehicle Identity Check test, passed with no problems. £38 to have someone tell you your car isn't stolen. Wonderful. Also found out we couldn't get a tax book unless we could contact the previous owner, but his/her details were private. Bit of a Catch 22.
Found holes, welded them, checked the brakes, electrics, etc, crossed fingers and headed for the MOT centre. Failed SPECTACULARLY! Several minor things we half expected and were easy to fix, but there's nothing quite like a brake pipe exploding on the rolling brake test machine to wind up the nice test centre people. We were banned from driving the car home with a prohibition order on which the tester accidentally included the previous keeper's details! All was sorted and retested within 3 days and we went and had a nice chat with the previous owner, so we now have an MOT and a Tax Book. Sorted!
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