best place to mot my d200

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Mar 03, 09 2:26 am

hi was wondering if anyone could tell me where there was a good mot tester in the Eastleigh/Southampton in Hampshire please

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Tue Mar 03, 09 1:59 pm

Not sure? but someone here will know

Welcome mate

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Tue Mar 03, 09 3:40 pm

hello sir

welcome

don't know your area

but any place that isn't a main dealer type place
isn't a kwik fit type place

and is preferably near a load of other car specialists who look after the more elderly motor is going to be best

i specifically chose a place sandwiched between VW beetle and MG place in order to make sure i got a tester that saw a few cars of similar vintage that would be in a damn sight worse condition than mine is.....a tester that starts with oh that's not in bad nick for its age...is a good tester in my book ...pre disposed to seeing the positive side of old car ownership, less likely to try and apply 1980s rules to a 1970s car willy-nilly without ref to the book

it shouldn't make any difference at all, its all now computer controlled....but having had 1 local place (the idiot on the reception desk) just laugh me off the forecourt with that'll never pass...i now use the same place every year and travel to get there.

one of the sections here has a link to the MOT rule book and i think we have some or one member who may be a tester...there will also be plenty of advice if it doesn't go well.

.....they will pull you up about red rear indicators (flashing brake lights) and white front regardless of if it passed previously

and get ya for wrong sized number plate etc if you have crammed the lot into a US sized plate

otherwise take off anything you know is iffy and you can do without...not there, can't be tested.

i always had a "discussion" with the tester when i had a VW van on the merits of the fixings for the front 3/4 bench seat....not clipped in at the back!!!!!!! just the front (by design i might add so you could get the spare tyre out).

so in the end i learned..... it was never there when it was tested

Dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Mar 03, 09 4:03 pm

thanks for the info but want someone that has mot,ed yanks coz they know what their looking for as with modern cars they check everything but yanks they don't have to

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Mar 03, 09 4:05 pm

Steve Case will be along in a minute, he's down your neck of the woods and if he can get that pro street 'Cuda MOT'd he obviously knows a place weher the tester has a sense of humour!

By the way welcome aboard and show us your D200, we love trucks around here!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Mar 03, 09 4:09 pm

thanks Ivor bought it off eBay last august but not got round to moting it yet just need a few bits doing to it then its fun all the way

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Mar 03, 09 5:10 pm

Mark, may be best to stick Hampshire in the heading, by editing your first post...if you have any probs, I can do it for you mate!

the bishop · Post by **the bishop** » Tue Mar 03, 09 6:59 pm

I take mine to a place in Winchester. Will PM the details if your interested?

bruvmopar · Post by **bruvmopar** » Tue Mar 03, 09 7:28 pm

Welcome Aboard Mark,

There"s Still Time To Abandon Ship!

For My MOTs, I Use a Place Near Ringwood Hants, They Love American Iron, Lots of The Lads I Know Go There. Pm Me If I Can Help.

db · Post by db » Tue Mar 03, 09 9:05 pm

Truks rule!!! Had my D100 for yonks now i love it.
I get MOT'd at a garage with a pit as my mirror frames are too sticky-out to fit onto a normal 4-post lift.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 04, 09 5:35 pm

thanks for all your welcomes and seeing as I'm in Eastleigh Winchester would be the best one for me so if the bishop could sent me the details to the one in Winchester it would be much appreciated and hopefully the truck will be at wheels day if not drayton manor

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Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 04, 09 8:19 pm

what you want keithyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

finally got on here long time no see

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 04, 09 11:11 pm

Yeah must be all of oh a couple of days anywho ring tomorrow n talk to Courts