Not driven the car 100miles yet and have been tugged

[R33 GTSTEEHEE...]

i've lost count how many times, a few times they were in the right but i dont think the colour helps sometimes

Or the exhaust notes!

[vc_1985]

i was under the impresion it had to be a local garage to you for eg i live in st helens and if i booked an mot in east sussex for eg i did not no you were allowed to drive it all that way. helpfull to no.

[Richf]

Doesnt have to be the nearest garage but it has to be "reasonable" having a pre booked mot can be a defence but you could still end up in court , it would be for the judge to deem whether it was reasonable or not

Like you say if you use this "loophole" to drive a car long distance you may have to explain why you drove past all these other mot stations on the way.

[beanie]

I only bought my Skyline on wednesday, haven't driven since I got it home that evening due to minor problems! Am I to expect to be pulled quite often then when I do?! Lol!

[Andy W]

Doesnt have to be the nearest garage but it has to be "reasonable" having a pre booked mot can be a defence but you could still end up in court , it would be for the judge to deem whether it was reasonable or not

Like you say if you use this "loophole" to drive a car long distance you may have to explain why you drove past all these other mot stations on the way.

what VOSA say

You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of that vehicle.

This is also for vehicles being driven to and from a pre-arranged test at a Vehicle Inspection Check (VIC) test station, an approved weight testing station and reduced pollution test.

no mention of distance, i used to drive most of the cars i imported back from Southampton Docks to a pre booked MOT, with a quick check over and make sure tyres were ok and legal. i was stopped on several occasions, i always had my insurance document with me and paperwork for the car as no numberplate's were displayed either

1 officer was convinced i was committing an offence and gave me a ticket, 1 letter later the ticket was quashed

[Mad Dog]

I only bought my Skyline on wednesday, haven't driven since I got it home that evening due to minor problems! Am I to expect to be pulled quite often then when I do?! Lol!

not necessarily i've been driving skylines since june 2004
never been stopped

[miss_gtr]

I think it depends on the area you live in, the car you drive and the way you drive. I gave the officer a reason to tug me and for that i can not fault him.
My partner got tugged when driving my escort for no other reason than for the fact that it was a guy driving a car owned by a girl, he was insured on it...but it goes to show that they are vigilant... id like to tink if my car was stolen it would be noticed more if a guy was driving it.

Once my cars all legititimate i dont think it will draw attention to itself...its standard looking and quiet as a mouse.. i think a prius sounds more aggressive hehe


no like i said the officer was really nice, i explained it had failed the mot and was taking it to SPA as theyre specialist and i wanted my car looked over and repaired properly. He said i dont blame you and was very pleasant.

he did however say well i hope no-one pulls you over again.., as i asked if it was ok for me to drive it from SPA to my retest.

Is nice to have a polite police officer, when i crashed my ignis the police officer was really nasty.

[beanie]

I reckon I should be expecting a few unwelcome stops then but hopefully not too many! I will get fed up if it's just coz of the way my car looks though!

[Pupsy]

Beanie, I've never been stopped in the 2 years I've owned my skyline.
I think you need to be more concerned about the 'others'. The boy racer plebs who will try to entice you to race simply because it's a skyline. There's one on virtually every trip

[mr-tommo]

I haven't been tugged in my car for ages now...

or is this the wrong forum again?

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.... Legend!!

[one hung lo]

Good cop - bad cop......looks like you got a good one

[Johnny33]

As Andy said, it is not Illegal. Nothing about good and bad etc, it is simply not illegal.

[beanie]

Thanks for the advanced warning! I won't be rising to the bait from any boy racer, I'm happy with the knowledge that I could easily leave them standing and make them look more ridiculous than they already do! Hahaha!

[Skynutter]

I haven't been tugged in my car for ages now...




or is this the wrong forum again?

nah you got the wrong site yet again mate. you want www.tugginginmyskyline.co.uk

glad you got away with it. cos he could of been a right tent pole if he wanted to.

piggys

[mr angry]

i got pulled couple of weeks ago 5.30 in the morning he just asked if it was mine and do you regard yourself as white british,and that was that have a nice day.