\'Daytime M.O.T\' I was wondering if anyone knew if there was such a thing as a 'daytime' MOT? Maybe I'm mistaken,but I seem to recall a year or so ago a bike shop telling me that it was possible to obtain one so long as certain things were physically disconnected....headlight/horn etc. Also,are indicators legally required on a motorcycle to pass an MOT? Thanks in advance...... |
Absolutely no problem getting one. Most (proper) trials bikes get that kind for instance. You have to take off the lights, not just disconnect them though, same with indicators - if they're fitted, they have to work for the mot, but dont have to be fitted. You _will_ need a horn ! |
Not again, maybe best to do a search ;)...The last post on this was around 200 replies long :lol: |
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I pursued this subject a few months ago and the upshot was I got a nice e-mail from the Department for Transport confirming that you do not need any lights at all so long as the vehicle is only used between sunrise and sunset. The exception is on days of very poor visibility, i.e. fog, heavy rain etc. Switch gear and lights can remain on the vehicle as long as they are disconnected (not just bulbs removed) and the lights are fully taped over. Why you would want to just disconnect rather than removing beats me but legally you can go that route. They did advise retaining a brake light purely from a personal safety point of view. (There are some very small "E" marked LED brake/tail lights available which do the job nicely.) And as Phil pointed out, you do need a horn. |
Thanks guys.. Well I'm lost! I went into my local MOT station yesterday and they told me that there isn't,and never has been,a daytime MOT available...regardless of vehicle type. Why is nothing ever straight forward :mad: |
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********. Have a look here for the rules http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/mc_contents.htm and if your local MoT place won't do it go to another one. |
The department of transport will be coming at it from an MOT point of view. Therefore what they are telling you is quite correct. Rushjob is coming at it from a Construction and Use point of view which is what you will get done under if you get caught on the road with no lights regardless of what your MOT says. |
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An MOT is not proof that the vehicle is roadworthy, in fact if you look at your MOT certificate it says on the front...... Warning A Test Certificate is not evidence that the vehicle is in a satisfactory mechanical condition. |
As explained to me by the Department for Transport, the pertinant info on this issue is contained within Regulation 4, Subsection 3(a) of the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989. "Nothing in these Regulations shall require any lamp or reflector to be fitted between sunrise and sunset to a vehicle not fitted with any front or rear position lamp." |
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