Online MOT History

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  1. HarryS

    HarryS Eternally Optimistic Gardener

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    Some of you may know of this MOT history site , I only found out about it last week.
    Very useful for finding the cars history before purchase . I used it to look if my cherished cars were still being MOT'd , i.e still on the road.
    I had a red Triumph Spitfire 1973 , that is still being tested and driven up to April 2016 !
    Another pride and joy was my Alfa Romeo 156 Sportswagon 2001 . I sold this in 2009 . It has the test history up to 2013 , when it stops . The car was possibly written off then , or someone is driving it with no MOT , insurance and licence !

    Vehicle MOT History - GOV.UK
     
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      Very interesting - I just found out that I car I traded a few years back with a feeling of impending doom only managed one more MOT; looks like I was right.
       
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        A very interesting 10 minutes looking back at the history of the last few cars I owned.

        Speculating on what happened to those beloved cars. Seeing how many things went wrong on each MoT - lucky I sold my Renault Clio when I did, it must be costing the new owner(s) a fortune to keep it running.

        Yes I know I haven't got a life!

        :)
         
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          Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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          I've used it alot and the one to see if a vehical is TAXed and MOTed
          Nice to look at your friends and people you know and don't know to see if there vehicals are taxed :mute:;)

          :snorky::snorky::snorky::snorky:
           
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          • Scrungee

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            Useful for anybody thinking of buying a car to check on all those items what have been flagged up as not sufficient to warrant failure, but will probably will need sorting out before the next MOT.

            When a friend's relative had trouble with a second hand car bought from a garage with a brand new 12 month MOT they'd done themselves, I pointed them in the direction of this site.

            Looking at the mileages will quickly identify a swopped odometer.
             
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              Was looking at mine earlier, I really don't look after my tyres :oops:

              My last car only lasted another year
              "bonnet poorly aligned"
              "evidence of accident damage to front of vehicle" ... hmm good driving Lin :snork:
               
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              • pete

                pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                Looked up a couple of my old Fords.
                One appears to be off the road now, but my last one seems to have only done 2000 miles after I sold it, before doing 9000 miles the following year.
                 
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                  Having spent the last 24 years on the Isle of Man I can't look up any vehicles I owned there, they don't have MOT's. :doh:My current car isn't due for it's first MOT until March.
                   
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                    Good morning yes I have always used this service ,did for my latest car;):smile:
                     
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