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MOT every six months ?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 12:22 pm
by Sundayjumper
Browsing AutoTrader as you do, and looking up MOT histories, I've come across a car that has had an MOT every six months. Without fail May & November. No fails and only a couple of advisories about tyres.

Do taxi licences or something need renewing every six months ? Or is there something very dubious going on here ?

Re: MOT every six months ?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 12:39 pm
by NotoriousREV
It’s a taxi, 100%.

Re: MOT every six months ?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 12:52 pm
by Nathan
taxi

Re: MOT every six months ?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 12:59 pm
by Sundayjumper
Fair enough. I'd never come across that before.

The mileage isn't crazy though. I guess it's probably been "corrected" every six months just before the MOT....

Re: MOT every six months ?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 1:17 pm
by Nathan
There's that. Also some of the chauffeured private hire S Class / 7 Series are ok and don't tend to travel far.

Some private individuals register as private hire to avoid the congestion charge. Not sure it happens so much anymore

Re: MOT every six months ?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 2:04 pm
by Sundayjumper
Busted. It is indeed a 7 Series.

So does that mean it’s likely been doing airport runs rather than constant short hops in the city ? I’m sorely tempted to go and have a look at it.

Re: MOT every six months ?

Posted: Sat May 25, 2019 2:08 pm
by Nathan
It could be that and clocked.

But it could also be sitting outside Harrods all day doing 1.5 mile back to Chelsea.