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Title: MOT Time
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 21 November 2006, 18:45:14

Yep mines off for a taxi mot tomorrow booked in for 9am.

£116 to the local council today.....so they can give me a slip for free mot (yeah right!), then check the V5 to see im not lying abouts it age....then check ive got taxi insurance....then if it passes MOT they give me a badge to say its ok to use as taxi for the next year......feel your being ripped off  >:(

Hopefully tho it should fly through......ive even put the correct size wheels back on it.... ;D ;D

Actually i havent swapped em about......coz i dont need to.....i havent got a 'meter' in it.

Thats actually a trick used by taxi's fitted with meters......during the mot the meter is checked for correct calibration......so correct size wheels are on the car.....soon as its passed...some (not all) will put smaller size wheels back on.... ;)

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Markie on 21 November 2006, 18:56:32

Good Luck with it  ;)  :y

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Timbuk on 21 November 2006, 18:59:30

Good luck TD and i'll be checking every Taxi i get in now to make sure it has the right size wheels on it!!!!!

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Elite Pete on 21 November 2006, 19:02:13

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Yep mines off for a taxi mot tomorrow booked in for 9am.

£116 to the local council today.....so they can give me a slip for free mot (yeah right!), then check the V5 to see im not lying abouts it age....then check ive got taxi insurance....then if it passes MOT they give me a badge to say its ok to use as taxi for the next year......feel your being ripped off  >:(

Hopefully tho it should fly through......ive even put the correct size wheels back on it.... ;D ;D

Actually i havent swapped em about......coz i dont need to.....i havent got a 'meter' in it.

Thats actually a trick used by taxi's fitted with meters......during the mot the meter is checked for correct calibration......so correct size wheels are on the car.....soon as its passed...some (not all) will put smaller size wheels back on.... ;)

So are the smaller wheels used to make the meter go faster ;)

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Timbuk on 21 November 2006, 19:03:48

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Yep mines off for a taxi mot tomorrow booked in for 9am.

£116 to the local council today.....so they can give me a slip for free mot (yeah right!), then check the V5 to see im not lying abouts it age....then check ive got taxi insurance....then if it passes MOT they give me a badge to say its ok to use as taxi for the next year......feel your being ripped off  >:(

Hopefully tho it should fly through......ive even put the correct size wheels back on it.... ;D ;D

Actually i havent swapped em about......coz i dont need to.....i havent got a 'meter' in it.

Thats actually a trick used by taxi's fitted with meters......during the mot the meter is checked for correct calibration......so correct size wheels are on the car.....soon as its passed...some (not all) will put smaller size wheels back on.... ;)

So are the smaller wheels used to make the meter go faster ;)

Can't get nothing passed you can we EP ;D

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Bo Bo on 21 November 2006, 19:10:06

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Good luck TD and i'll be checking every Taxi i get in now to make sure it has the right size wheels on it!!!!!

Can't see me checking any, I only get a cab when I'm too drunk to walk!

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 21 November 2006, 19:28:48

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Yep mines off for a taxi mot tomorrow booked in for 9am.

£116 to the local council today.....so they can give me a slip for free mot (yeah right!), then check the V5 to see im not lying abouts it age....then check ive got taxi insurance....then if it passes MOT they give me a badge to say its ok to use as taxi for the next year......feel your being ripped off  >:(

Hopefully tho it should fly through......ive even put the correct size wheels back on it.... ;D ;D

Actually i havent swapped em about......coz i dont need to.....i havent got a 'meter' in it.

Thats actually a trick used by taxi's fitted with meters......during the mot the meter is checked for correct calibration......so correct size wheels are on the car.....soon as its passed...some (not all) will put smaller size wheels back on.... ;)

So are the smaller wheels used to make the meter go faster ;)

Correcto  :y
and thanx guys im sure it will fly tho  :)

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 21 November 2006, 20:32:33

Good luck matey :y.

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: nixoro on 22 November 2006, 13:19:25

Any news on your MOT?

Did it pass :question

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 22 November 2006, 13:20:07

Well it failed  :(

Nothing major.......two front tyres had worn on the insides, enuf for the mot man to fail it.....he also said the backs were doing the same but still ok for the time being.
He said he tests about 5 taxi's a day.....and its a pretty common fail....he reckoned its all the speed bumps (well mountains!) in Swindon that does it.

So two new tyres later and ive got the ticket  :)

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: nixoro on 22 November 2006, 13:24:29

Well done Taxi Driver  :y

Could've been alot worse

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: bob.dent on 22 November 2006, 14:02:24

Nice one TD :y

I guess taxi MOT's have to be a bit stricter so you can cart all us drunken bums around at weekends ;) ;D

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 22 November 2006, 19:00:20

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Nice one TD :y

I guess taxi MOT's have to be a bit stricter so you can cart all us drunken bums around at weekends ;) ;D

Cheers guys.....yeah in the tyre place i use.....the fitter was a bit suprised the fronts failed....not quite sure of the exact % but you are allowed a certain % of under the legal limit across the tread.....i spose about 1inch of the tyres were below legal limit on the insides.....which on a meega tyre aint much.....but never mind ..... mot tester wernt happy and theres no arguing with them so new tyres it was.

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Markie on 22 November 2006, 19:06:54

good result  :y

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: TheBoy on 22 November 2006, 19:09:34

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Nice one TD :y

I guess taxi MOT's have to be a bit stricter so you can cart all us drunken bums around at weekends ;) ;D

Cheers guys.....yeah in the tyre place i use.....the fitter was a bit suprised the fronts failed....not quite sure of the exact % but you are allowed a certain % of under the legal limit across the tread.....i spose about 1inch of the tyres were below legal limit on the insides.....which on a meega tyre aint much.....but never mind ..... mot tester wernt happy and theres no arguing with them so new tyres it was.

Probably would have needed changing soon anyway, so no real extra cost to do it....

Title: Re: MOT Time
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 22 November 2006, 19:26:43

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Nice one TD :y

I guess taxi MOT's have to be a bit stricter so you can cart all us drunken bums around at weekends ;) ;D

Cheers guys.....yeah in the tyre place i use.....the fitter was a bit suprised the fronts failed....not quite sure of the exact % but you are allowed a certain % of under the legal limit across the tread.....i spose about 1inch of the tyres were below legal limit on the insides.....which on a meega tyre aint much.....but never mind ..... mot tester wernt happy and theres no arguing with them so new tyres it was.

Probably would have needed changing soon anyway, so no real extra cost to do it....

I agree... And just for reference they were Nankang Ns2's managed to get 27k outa them...so carnt complain   ;) The backs might manage 30k if im lucky  :)

Not in the Tunnie table of a zillion miles per tyre....but hey ho  ;D