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Just been chatting to my MOT tester and he is more than happy to do a daylight MOT!

looks like the mini may be on the road within a few weeks!! woohoo!

i only found out about these not too long ago. thought the fella was joking at first so i just laughed at him.

he was right! no front lights, indicators, rear lights (brake obviously needed) needed,

its an option for the pit bike!

What can you actually get away with ian ?

Gather you need everything apart from sidelights front/rear and headlights

Rick

i would like to know about this in more depth and do you know what the consequences are if you get cought with a day mot in the night time?

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I've got a mate who specialises in MoTs for Rally cars and the like and I spoke to him a while back about a daylight MoT for my clubman. From what I can remember you still need indicators etc, it's just the head lights you loose. You should in theory get a caution for not having head lights and another form / piece of paper that states that the car can only be used during the day time.

As for getting caught at night, I don't know but at a guess I'd say you be done for driving a car that's not in a roadworthy condition.

EDIT: I think they are based up be Kemble airfield so not too far from you.

Edited by Rob H on 20th Oct, 2008.

dont see the point in a daylight MOT its not the end of the world to wiring your lights.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

its not the wiring in of the lights, its all the extra weight of the cables etc

nah i'm kidding, just takes a while to get it to look neat.

yeah you get a advisory thats all.

means i can get the mini on the road very quickly and then do the lights when i want.

you do not need indicators if there is no operation switch for them i believe. if any of the system is fitted then it needs to work.

James is correct. It is quite common in the bike world to run with a daytime only MOT.Its not just enough to remove lights and indicators, you must also remove all the wiring and switches.If you get caught out after dark you need more than luck -and probably psychiatric help !.

What about side repeaters on the wings, do you think i can get away with out them on a late car?

wish I knew this a few months back, spend days wiring my mini.

What about hazards, do you not need these either?

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i guess hazards depend on age. mine doesnt need them.

Yeah i know jim, i just want to get it mot'd and up the motivation again!

got plenty at the minute after having a drive round the industrial estate at mikes!

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On 21st Oct, 2008 matty said:

On 21st Oct, 2008 gavin@minispares.com said:
What about side repeaters on the wings, do you think i can get away with out them on a late car?

You should be able to get away with no side repeaters at most MOT stations. If they are there they have to work though!

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i think matty meant that most wouldnt notice

f is 1987 btw

F is 88 :)
E is 87-88
but not entirely true about the side repeaters, if your car wasnt produced with it it doesnt need it :)

On 21st Oct, 2008 iain said:
i think matty meant that most wouldnt notice

f is 1987 btw

Edited by Paul R on 21st Oct, 2008.

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On 21st Oct, 2008 iain said:
i think matty meant that most wouldnt notice

f is 1987 btw

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On 21st Oct, 2008 Paul R said:
F is 88 :)
E is 87-88
but not entirely true about the side repeaters, if your car wasnt produced with it it doesnt need it :)

On 21st Oct, 2008 iain said:
i think matty meant that most wouldnt notice

f is 1987 btw

Edited by Mr Joshua on 21st Oct, 2008.

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if its an import then it should come under different laws mate.

Lol. Mine's an '88, my side repeaters dissapeared between MOT's and nothing was said.

TBH if the MOT station is fussy enough to fail it for not having side repeaters then your best off going somewhere else.

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what happens if you go to a minishow and on the way back theres a crash on the motorway and they shut it for a fe hours and then it goes dark before you start moving again your fuked.

and id hate to drive around without indicators thats just asking for trouble. lol

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

you have to put your arm out of the window to indicate your direction.


thats a damn long left arm!!!

Thats the thing, there is a proper way of doing it but it shows that nobody would know whats going on.

my plan is to have indicators and brake lights for the minute.

There is a lot of what if's and but's etc but at the minute it suits what i need for the car.

I wouldnt want to drive mine to a mini show, they're all too bloody far!

It does suprise me how many people dont know hand signals..

my indicators packed up on the way to mitp this year, that was fun....

i was told that for bikes, its all lights or no lights at all, no brake light, side light, front light, indicators, also not needed was speedo but you do need a horn. and that was from a person who has bikes with daylight mot's.