umblecumbuz
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... and sanitized the bank transfer!
Don't know but I did!Hope he cleaned the keys and washed his hands..........
I had 2 beetles in the 60's, a 1960 1200cc & a 1966 1300cc. Both had well over 100K KMS on the clock when I bought them, I was in Germany at the time. Did all my own servicing, I think it was 10K KMS oil changes in those days. The oil filter was a wire gauze which you dropped out of the sump & cleaned it. Both did use a little oil between services, but not very much.When I was working through college I took a holiday job on an American airbase. I served gas (er ... petrol), and a VW Beetle came in.
'Gas it up'.
I asked the obligatory trainee question, 'Check the oil?'
I gassed it up, then asked for the key to open the rear engine cover. The guy had never opened it because he didn't have a key.
Almost 100k miles, and never an oil check.
Reckon you've got no worries.
Got a text from MOT place (inTown Automotive Northampton) - still open and looks like I'm going for the booked one on Monday - don't fancy what inevitably going to be a mad rush to get it done, once the six months extension is drawing near.
The service at MB Northampton (Sytner) was cancelled though ... it's going to be extremely annoying, seeing the overdue notice in the instrument cluster, in about 350 miles or so ...
After careful consideration, I have now cancelled the MOT on Monday - it's not going to fall apart without it, and working through the town centre back and forth, or hanging around the place for an hour, doesn't seem such an attractive proposition...My service on the 7th of April has been cancelled by the dealership. I might take mine to my Indy if he is still in business next month. Unfortunately, both our cars need a service in April......but as we are not doing any mileage should be fine.
Wise moveAfter careful consideration, I have now cancelled the MOT on Monday - it's not going to fall apart without it, and working through the town centre back and forth, or hanging around the place for an hour, doesn't seem such an attractive proposition...
Rebook your date now.After careful consideration, I have now cancelled the MOT on Monday - it's not going to fall apart without it, and working through the town centre back and forth, or hanging around the place for an hour, doesn't seem such an attractive proposition...
Yes, that's what I thought, when I decided to go ahead with the booked date, but then ... the car is just a bunch of metal, and yes, the new MOT is unlikely to only cost £20 as the cancelled one was, and it's going to be a mad rush to get through, for sure ... something about taking chances - not such a fun anymoreRebook your date now.
You know there will be a massive rush come 6 months time as the deferred ones will be due at the same time as the normal expiries - something that will create issues for years....
Both our cars are coming due for a service......looks like service centres are closing down. I'm happy to take a chance on my wife's car and use it for a while - without a service. However MOT is also due on my wide's car in the next several week and we may not be able to get that done. What are the risks?
My eldest has my Smart, MOT expired 28th March - 3 days before the extension... so he's had to SORN it as he can't get an MOT done. Thankfully he doesn't need it at the moment. He had an MOT booked which was cancelled because of the lock down.2 of my cars have expired MOT's now
Luckily I have others I can still use that are legal.
My Indy's procedure was no contact with customer, he is working by himself, only working on the cars that don't require parts, keys dropped off in letter box when you arrive, he'll contact you when car is ready, pay over phone, you collect car with arrangement for key access, you drive off.
My eldest has my Smart, MOT expired 28th March - 3 days before the extension... so he's had to SORN it as he can't get an MOT done. Thankfully he doesn't need it at the moment. He had an MOT booked which was cancelled because of the lock down.
Only from the 31st March, it expired on the 28th March so no extensionNo need to Sorn. As LPGJOE has said, there's a government waiver on MOTs at present.
Only from the 31st March, it expired on the 28th March so no extension
I think you may be right on the prosecution side , but the Insurance companies (if you have an accident ) will love to have another option to not pay outI can't imagine there'll be too many prosecutions on that basis.
I think you may be right on the prosecution side , but the Insurance companies (if you have an accident ) will love to have another option to not pay out