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[blackviper90210]

Yesterday turned out to be a complete nightmare.

After travelling to Scotland to buy a new mig, the OOF owner informs me that he can't find the MOT certificate, but promised me it was def done!
After handing said pennies over & filling up, I headed home. I got as far as Lockerbie when the police pulled me over. It turns out that the MOT had run out on the 14 Nov
I was taken to the station, cautioned and processed. I rang the OOFer who said it was MOT'd, I asked him to get the details and get back to me. He did so, but apologised & said no, it didn't have an MOT!!

Eventually after being fined etc, I was released and allowed to take the car directly home, then MOT it.

Moral of the story..... don't take another persons word for it! Like a mug, I still believed that a gentlemans word was worth something...   my own stupid fault!

To top it all, I got home to find SWMBO waiting to give me her £5's worth of ear bashing for being a prat

Rant over, going back into the big hole I've dug and not coming out

[Dishevelled Den]

Yesterday turned out to be a complete nightmare.

After travelling to Scotland to buy a new mig, the OOF owner informs me that he can't find the MOT certificate, but promised me it was def done!
After handing said pennies over & filling up, I headed home. I got as far as Lockerbie when the police pulled me over. It turns out that the MOT had run out on the 14 Nov
I was taken to the station, cautioned and processed. I rang the OOFer who said it was MOT'd, I asked him to get the details and get back to me. He did so, but apologised & said no, it didn't have an MOT!!

Eventually after being fined etc, I was released and allowed to take the car directly home, then MOT it.

Moral of the story..... don't take another persons word for it! Like a mug, I still believed that a gentlemans word was worth something...   my own stupid fault!

To top it all, I got home to find SWMBO waiting to give me her £5's worth of ear bashing for being a prat

Rant over, going back into the big hole I've dug and not coming out

I still believed that a gentlemans word was worth something

There are a few of us around who still adhere to that notion 'Viper - so don't be too discouraged. 

It would seem however that there are more than a few for whom an observance of this trait is 'old hat' and something only practiced by mugs.  To me, it’s indicative of how this consumer society, on its march towards the accumulation of money at all costs, has encouraged the worship of materialism and has, by doing so, placed the desire to put one’s own interests before those of others.

Irrespective of intent, it certainly appears to show negligence of the highest order by the former keeper.

This is very bad form indeed.

I would assume that there was no issue with insurance in the absense of the valid MOT certificate - if not, then perhaps you dodged one there?

[fiend61]

There are a few of us around who still adhere to that notion 'Viper - so don't be too discouraged

quite so den 

[blackviper90210]

Yesterday turned out to be a complete nightmare.

After travelling to Scotland to buy a new mig, the OOF owner informs me that he can't find the MOT certificate, but promised me it was def done!
After handing said pennies over & filling up, I headed home. I got as far as Lockerbie when the police pulled me over. It turns out that the MOT had run out on the 14 Nov
I was taken to the station, cautioned and processed. I rang the OOFer who said it was MOT'd, I asked him to get the details and get back to me. He did so, but apologised & said no, it didn't have an MOT!!

Eventually after being fined etc, I was released and allowed to take the car directly home, then MOT it.

Moral of the story..... don't take another persons word for it! Like a mug, I still believed that a gentlemans word was worth something...   my own stupid fault!

To top it all, I got home to find SWMBO waiting to give me her £5's worth of ear bashing for being a prat

Rant over, going back into the big hole I've dug and not coming out

I still believed that a gentlemans word was worth something

There are a few of us around who still adhere to that notion 'Viper - so don't be too discouraged. 

It would seem however that there are more than a few for whom an observance of this trait is 'old hat' and something only practiced by mugs.  To me, it’s indicative of how this consumer society, on its march towards the accumulation of money at all costs, has encouraged the worship of materialism and has, by doing so, placed the desire to put one’s own interests before those of others.

Irrespective of intent, it certainly appears to show negligence of the highest order by the former keeper.

This is very bad form indeed.

I would assume that there was no issue with insurance in the absense of the valid MOT certificate - if not, then perhaps you dodged one there?

Unfortunately not. I was hit with that too

Although not detracting from what has happened. I contacted the seller and asked for a partial refund to cover the MOT & my fine, which I must say, he did within the hour!

I'm still bloody peeved though....I'd have bought the car anyway, got it MOT'd, then driven home.

[Dishevelled Den]

Yesterday turned out to be a complete nightmare.

After travelling to Scotland to buy a new mig, the OOF owner informs me that he can't find the MOT certificate, but promised me it was def done!
After handing said pennies over & filling up, I headed home. I got as far as Lockerbie when the police pulled me over. It turns out that the MOT had run out on the 14 Nov
I was taken to the station, cautioned and processed. I rang the OOFer who said it was MOT'd, I asked him to get the details and get back to me. He did so, but apologised & said no, it didn't have an MOT!!

Eventually after being fined etc, I was released and allowed to take the car directly home, then MOT it.

Moral of the story..... don't take another persons word for it! Like a mug, I still believed that a gentlemans word was worth something...   my own stupid fault!

To top it all, I got home to find SWMBO waiting to give me her £5's worth of ear bashing for being a prat

Rant over, going back into the big hole I've dug and not coming out

I still believed that a gentlemans word was worth something

There are a few of us around who still adhere to that notion 'Viper - so don't be too discouraged. 

It would seem however that there are more than a few for whom an observance of this trait is 'old hat' and something only practiced by mugs.  To me, it’s indicative of how this consumer society, on its march towards the accumulation of money at all costs, has encouraged the worship of materialism and has, by doing so, placed the desire to put one’s own interests before those of others.

Irrespective of intent, it certainly appears to show negligence of the highest order by the former keeper.

This is very bad form indeed.

I would assume that there was no issue with insurance in the absense of the valid MOT certificate - if not, then perhaps you dodged one there?

Unfortunately not. I was hit with that too

Although not detracting from what has happened. I contacted the seller and asked for a partial refund to cover the MOT & my fine, which I must say, he did within the hour!

I'm still bloody peeved though....I'd have bought the car anyway, got it MOT'd, then driven home.

Aah - that's disappointing 'Viper and I'm sorry to hear it.

[blackviper90210]

Thanks for that Den

[The Red Baron]

gutted for you dave, you certainly didnt need that.

[fiend61]

Although not detracting from what has happened. I contacted the seller and asked for a partial refund to cover the MOT & my fine, which I must say, he did within the hour

yes i would have been peeved aswell    but genuine mistakes do happen like this especially if you own more than one car i myself have got dates mixed up (might be my age tho) but at least the previous owner has admitted the mistake and made reparation 

[blackviper90210]

Although not detracting from what has happened. I contacted the seller and asked for a partial refund to cover the MOT & my fine, which I must say, he did within the hour

yes i would have been peeved aswell    but genuine mistakes do happen like this especially if you own more than one car i myself have got dates mixed up (might be my age tho) but at least the previous owner has admitted the mistake and made reparation 

That is true to some extent, but for over a week I have been asking questions about the car and all was in order including the MOT. If your slightly unsure, you'd check surely?
Like you said, he has now admitted to the mistake, but it's me with a huge fine & points for the next 5 years!

[Auto Addict]

I may be wrong, but, if you've got the reg. doesn't the DVLA site tell you if a car is taxed and MOT'd?

Bit late now, but may help future buyers.

[blackviper90210]

I may be wrong, but, if you've got the reg. doesn't the DVLA site tell you if a car is taxed and MOT'd?

Bit late now, but may help future buyers.

I wish I'd known about that yesterday, I'd have double checked.... oh well it's done now, cannot change that

Maybe we could highlight this point in the cars for sale etc and hope no-one else is as stupid as me, to get nobbled, lol

[hercules]

Although not detracting from what has happened. I contacted the seller and asked for a partial refund to cover the MOT & my fine, which I must say, he did within the hour

yes i would have been peeved aswell    but genuine mistakes do happen like this especially if you own more than one car i myself have got dates mixed up (might be my age tho) but at least the previous owner has admitted the mistake and made reparation 

That is true to some extent, but for over a week I have been asking questions about the car and all was in order including the MOT. If your slightly unsure, you'd check surely?
Like you said, he has now admitted to the mistake, but it's me with a huge fine & points for the next 5 years!

if your selling a car with mot then yes you should have the document for it and if someone was travelling distance to come buy your car then you would certainly check.i still take a mans word as concrete but its getting harder to do each day and i have experienced the lack of that handshake before,at one time if two men shook on it that was stronger than a contract

[hercules]

didnt you once have bother with a lad you was trying to buy an exhaust off

[jonnycool]

I may be wrong, but, if you've got the reg. doesn't the DVLA site tell you if a car is taxed and MOT'd?

Bit late now, but may help future buyers.

I wish I'd known about that yesterday, I'd have double checked.... oh well it's done now, cannot change that

Maybe we could highlight this point in the cars for sale etc and hope no-one else is as stupid as me, to get nobbled, lol

Don't be too hard on yourself mate, I would have taken his word as well 

But there are still some trustworthy people about, just becoming a little rarer these days, in today's 'me, me, me' society 

Oh, and women will give you s**t no matter what you do....

[blackviper90210]

didnt you once have bother with a lad you was trying to buy an exhaust off

I did, yep! He sold it to me for my estate, when in fact it was for a saloon!  I seem to be drawn to cock-ups quite a lot recently!