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From: YTC#1 on 21 Feb 2010 11:19 On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:01:14 -0800, Simon T wrote: > On Feb 21, 2:57�pm, YTC#1 <bdp-spam...(a)ytc1.co.uk> wrote: >> Had a request from an intrepid travller having his MOTless bike coming >> in on the RO-RO. >> >> he needs an MOT station nearby so he can get taxed, I had a quick google >> search and could not see any near. >> >> Any thoughts ? > > I use Motorcycle Services (MCS) on Green Lane, Old Swan. About 15 minutes > (spirited) ride from Seaforth. > Its a start, ta -- Bruce Porter XJR1300SP, XJ900F, GSX250, Pegaso 650 Trail POTM#1(KoTL), WUSS#1 , YTC#1(bar), OSOS#2(KoTL) , DS#3 , IbW#18 ,Apostle#8 "The internet is a huge and diverse community and not every one is friendly" http://www.ytc1.co.uk There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
From: wessie on 21 Feb 2010 11:29 totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote in news:1je9toz.vwdkvygi843xN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk: > Simon Wilson <siwilson(a)nodamnspamn.hotmail.com> wrote: > >> On 21/02/2010 14:57, YTC#1 wrote: >> > Had a request from an intrepid travller having his MOTless bike >> > coming in on the RO-RO. >> > >> > he needs an MOT station nearby so he can get taxed, I had a quick >> > google search and could not see any near. >> > >> > Any thoughts ? >> > >> >> AFAIK, you can drive/ride as far as you like to get an MOT. Just need >> to make sure it's booked in. > > Beat me to it. > PITA nowadays though, as you can ping numerous ANPR cameras. Whilst you won't get done, it can cause delay if stopped by plod or engage you in an interminable loop of correspondence on the finer points of SORN with the fuckwits in DVLA, Swansea -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: The Older Gentleman on 21 Feb 2010 15:52 wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: > PITA nowadays though, as you can ping numerous ANPR cameras. Whilst you > won't get done, it can cause delay if stopped by plod or engage you in an > interminable loop of correspondence on the finer points of SORN with the > fuckwits in DVLA, Swansea You could ping an ANPR camera within a hundred yards of leaving the port, though, so if this event happens, you might as well go for the most convenient MoT station to you rather than the most convenient to the DVLA et al. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: Grimly Curmudgeon on 21 Feb 2010 19:32 We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember YTC#1 <bdp-spambin(a)ytc1.co.uk> saying something like: >>> AFAIK, you can drive/ride as far as you like to get an MOT. Just need to >>> make sure it's booked in. >> >> Beat me to it. > >Hmm, I believe it says somewhere about it being the "nearest" ? Nope. They can't touch you for it either, as long as it's a genuine appointment. So he could book an MoT in Fife and ride to it. It must be a single journey, with no breaks - so an overnighter partway there is right out.
From: SP on 21 Feb 2010 20:45
YTC#1 wrote: > Had a request from an intrepid travller having his MOTless bike > coming in on the RO-RO. > > he needs an MOT station nearby so he can get taxed, I had a quick > google search and could not see any near. > > Any thoughts ? Just seen this...there is a garage in Seaforth that does bike MOT's, it's not too far from the Seaforth flyover, it's a car place but can't recall the name of it. Probably best to go to Mersey Motorcycles on Derby Road, tbh. Not much further than Seaforth. When's he coming in, and does he need a hand in finding the place? -- Lesley Residing in the Capital of Culture 2008 CBR600FW Peugeot 206 S SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster) BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 |