| As said...Rushjob must feel like slitting his wrists everytime this comes up for discussion.
The general synopsis as far as I could tell is...yes you can get an MOT for a bike with no lights (I have just had my DR350 enduro done, no lights mirrors etc), and that will get you the ticket, but it doesn't necessarily mean you are legal on the road.
The same way that an MOT does not cover the numberplate...so in theory you could get an MOT with an illegal numberplate (or perhaps even no plate?)...but the second you left the testing station, you could be legitimately stopped and prosecuted by the police.
The way I see it is that I have an MOT, which allows me to get my Tax, and of course I have insurance. I'm happy with that, and if I get stopped and asked about my bike...I'll tell them the score. I have been stopped before on it because my numberplate is stuck up ontop of the mudguard and can be a little tricky to see from behind (especially when I have just come back from an off-road blast and the thing is covered in mud!). I was asked if I was taxed and insured...and off I went.
It would take either a) a very very keen and up to date policeman with all of the finer details of the road traffic act or, b) a policeman who is very very anal.
[Edited on 26-9-2005 by Harv748]  |