MOT for over 3500kg (1 Viewer)

[Baycott]

I was told, yesterday that, because our motorhome has a garage and we carry a scooter it in and we are 4250kg, the MOT has to be carried out by a Ministry of Transport centre. Has anybody else heard this or was I being spun a line?

TIA
John

 

[Al-Di]

you are class 4 not required to go hgv test centre, try local council or another garage,

 

[pappajohn]

It's technically a living van as it carries 'goods not conducive to camping' .... You don't need a scooter to camp
Nitpicking in my book. Take the scooter out or find another test station.
Not sure but I think you would need a ministry plate, Tacho and a hauliers licence to use a ministry test centre... But that's only a guess.

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[Phill D]

I was told, yesterday that, because our motorhome has a garage and we carry a scooter it in and we are 4250kg, the MOT has to be carried out by a Ministry of Transport centre. Has anybody else heard this or was I being spun a line?

TIA
John

that is total TOSH with a capital "B"888x

i would do as pappajohn says

 

[kilgettyblade]

ours has a garage and scooter similar weight just goes local commercial mot center

 

[kilgettyblade]

nobody ever looks in the garage at mot

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[Realist]

Load of rubbish.

My van is 5500kg with a large garage and it’s class 4.

Any MOT place big enough can MOT it no issues.

 

[Eggs]

My van is 7.5t, I take it to the council depot for MOT.

 

[pappajohn]

Have a look here from the second section....types of mot.

Living van

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[Baycott]

Thanks guys and gals. Obviously duff info.
I love this forum Jim
So many friendly, informed people willing to share their knowledge in super quick time.
This thread was only posted 17 mins ago and I already have many informed answers.

 

[Realist]

You ain’t seen our individual bill for the knowledge lol

 

[TheBig1]

although your van is class 4 MOT, the same as a car, the DVSA IS cracking down on testers for letting stuff slip by. There was talk some time back about the re-installing the "living van" as so few are about according to MOT data. It is the same revision that has clamped down on converting panel vans to "window vans" not motor caravans