Heavily modified cars and the new MOT rules

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:53 pm

Just got back from a VOSA seminar Q&A session with the people that make the rules, and seems that certain modded cars will be exempt from having ABS, servo's, airbags and a whole host of other things that would usually fail the MOT.

I asked what would qualify as a rally car, "a car with a roll cage and bucket seats with harnesses" was the answer, although this would be up to the testers discretion using common sense.
Happy days

PS
I don't have a scanner, so a photo of the paperwork was the best I could manage.

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:55 pm

You must be a mind reader

I was going to PM you and SASMAN on here to ask about my toy for the Summer!

good excuse to get a cage too

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:01 pm

Like you need an excuse to get a roll cage

PS
What toy for the summer? Spill the beans Mr S

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:11 pm

Bored
I have a few quid to spend and am currently weighing up my options. Need to get back on to a track/sprints/drifting, needs to be road legal and needs to be sub 2k purchase with sub 2k to sling at it this year. Must provide grins. There is a thread in one of the forums (306 gti6? which cheap track car?)
Would value your opinion Jon but I'm not buying another Impreza

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:25 pm

Just read that thread and your initial choice seems the way forward + with the funds should make it a very capable weapon without the worry of boost related problems

I had a 2ltr HDi Meridian a few years ago and it handled (for a std car) like it was glued to the tarmac.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:39 pm

As VOSA are prepared to exempt safety devices what about removal of Catalytic Converters

Daniel · Post by **Daniel** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:16 pm

Awe-some

vRSy · Post by **vRSy** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:33 pm

What was their take on remapped ECUs. There's alot of conflicting info about the new policy

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:58 pm

vRSy wrote:What was their take on remapped ECUs. There's alot of conflicting info about the new policy

They'll be no introduction of anything ECU related for the forseeable future if at all.
Any conflicting info is a by product of people gossiping & speculating on car forums

jap.slapper · Post by **jap.slapper** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:12 pm

vRSy wrote:What was their take on remapped ECUs. There's alot of conflicting info about the new policy

If in the future they did start failing cars for having mapped ECU's then surely that would have a major economical impact on the tuning industry, so if common sense is applied they'll leave well alone and let businesses carry on earning an honest day's wage

not to mention the additional cost implications for the testing stations to be kitted out with equipment to confirm that the ECU has been mapped?

hopefully the changes introduced during this year's dry bumming will be sufficient and they'll leave well alone for at least another 20 years