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From: YTC#1 on 22 Feb 2010 11:19
On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:45:05 +0000, SP wrote:

> 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?

Its May, I presume he can find it, he seems to have managed to negotiate
his way to Halifax. :-)

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From: Oily on 22 Feb 2010 14:34

"Grimly Curmudgeon" wrote:
> 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.

I booked an MOT up here and picked it up in London. I think I read somewhere
'nearest' but my excuse was if stopped 'I don't know any MOT stations down
there'. 200+ miles to mot :-)


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