Tam and Toby ~~ Hunting Zorba .....Take two.

[Northernraider]

Called the mot station this to book the bus in and got told they were booked till the end of june dont know if thats true or they are annoyed st me cancelling the one i had booked .

So i had to contact dvsa again and tell them i cant use the station i had put on the forms and paid for etc ...so they told me to just book one elsewhere then contact them to change the address etc etc ...

So anyway i managed to get a cancellation for this afternoon at 14.15 so its going to a place in kelty now .

Hopefully it passes or only needs something simple done ...

Wish me luck

 

[fat haggis]

Good luck on the mot mate.

 

[Janine]

Good luck! At least it will give you a benchmark to work from.

 

[Northernraider]

Good luck! At least it will give you a benchmark to work from.

Yeah thats it ..i mean ive checked everything i can at the minute
There are a couple of rusty brake pipes but not wanting to strip that down st present unless it fails on them

Will see how it goes

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Good luck Tam

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[Northernraider]

Thats it now insured aswell . Ive gone with brentacre in the end as they were £70 cheaper than Adrian flux, they give 90 days Europe cover at present but 365 days cover when converted ( flux was 180) they also mirror my car no claims bonus

 

[Podney]

Fingers crossed,toes crossed,eyes crossed

 

[pagey]

be lucky

 

[Northernraider]

I dont think ive ever been so nervous

 

[mitzimad]

Yes there's 5 wires ..

I have brown/black live with ignition
Black/grey live with speed 1
Black/white/red live with speed 2
Brown ...i think earth
And black/purple. No idea so i assume parking switch

I'm guessing that black is your earth as thats common to both speeds can you not tell using a meter
Then refer back to the basic diagram i posted earlier

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[Leith Laddie]

I'm not surprised you're nervous Tam a visit to Kelty always makes me nervous.
Good luck with the MOT.

 

[mitzimad]

Ohh ive not been this on edge since the first born

 

[Floydster]

We're all nervous for you Tam
Good luck

 

[Vipar]

Come on Tam we need to know the result. I’m pacing up and down like an expectant father

 

[bigtree]

Gordon Bennet ! This is just to get the bloody windscreen wipers working ! Could be a long thread !
Meanwhile big catch in Peloponnese today...looks like a Tuna but could be wrong...

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Looks like a Grouper.

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[Northernraider]

Well unfortunately it has failed but only on one thing.

Its not heavy enough for the rear brakes .

So i need to fill the boot with half a tonne of something to get it past .

Otherwise its ok

 

[NicandJay]

Well unfortunately it has failed but only on one thing.

Its not heavy enough for the rear brakes .

So i need to fill the boot with half a tonne of something to get it past .

Otherwise its o

Great news... bring on the build thread....

 

[tacr2man]

If you can get an IBC in and either use water or sand , make sure its tied down well as unrestrained is another reason to refuse test .

 

[Val 3 dogs]

Hmmm?
Doesn't sound too serious? What next?
Can you do this straight away and avoid repeat fee?

 

[Northernraider]

If you can get an IBC in and either use water or sand , make sure its tied down well as unrestrained is another reason to refuse test .

Im trying to get hold of the scrapman and see if i can borrow a load of batteries ot something from him and fill the boot . Its a pain in the bum

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[Figaro]

What you need is about 30 bus seats
Lol

 

[Val 3 dogs]

What you need is about 30 bus seats
Lol

Ooh unkind!

 

[Al-Di]

after seeing what you had in franky ,just put your tools in that should be enough,

 

[Northernraider]

What you need is about 30 bus seats
Lol

Ooh unkind!

Yes the problem was and i discussed this at length with dvsa tech advisors ...if i presented it with seats they had to test it as psv and check seats etc ....so i had to remove them .....to think i took 3 trips to the tip last week with all the wood etc i stripped out it

 

[Northernraider]

after seeing what you had in franky ,just put your tools in that should be enough,

My tools are in it already lol ..

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[Al-Di]

more pies needed then

 

[Top Hat]

How about a free mystery tour for 10 OAPs

 

[Northernraider]

How about a free mystery tour for 10 OAPs

That would need seats and a psv lol

 

[Northernraider]

Boy this gets expensive .

So the fee to dvsa was £91 the lane fee to the testing station £42 ...once i find heavy stuff to put in the van i can get a voluntary brake test ...thats £10 plus vat per axle

Then it needs a retest within 14 days ....thats £59.60

I pay £40 for a normal class 4 mot with a free retest within 14 days.

Its bloody ridiculous

 

[mitzimad]

You could have left the seats in a heap tied down
Best bet is see if you can borrow three 50 gallon tanks water tanks

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