tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post593168288605619810..comments2024-03-17T07:22:12.716+00:00Comments on Alan in Belfast: Mandatory display of MOT certificates - did I miss a letter in the post?Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-52615651328137902882011-07-06T12:10:35.538+01:002011-07-06T12:10:35.538+01:003 years in...
For those who purchase their cars f...3 years in...<br /><br />For those who purchase their cars from the "other island":<br /><br />'This legislation only applies to vehicles that are tested in N Ireland.<br />Vehicles tested in GB are not required to display their discs.<br /><br />I hope this is helpful,if you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.'<br /><br />Though GB MOTs do have a sticker with the details on the inside, it may be worth sticking this up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-77956972021643735282008-06-12T21:35:00.000+01:002008-06-12T21:35:00.000+01:00FREE Vehicle Test Certificate Disc Holders - updat...FREE Vehicle Test Certificate Disc Holders - update.<BR/><BR/>I have provided some FREE Vehicle Test Certificate Disc Holders in the Carrickfergus and Whitehead areas - eg., the Victoria Dry Cleaners at Downshire near the Supervalu Store, and at Milebush Filling Station and Spar Shop, and the Car Wash on the Shore Road.<BR/><BR/>In Whitehead there are some in the 2 newsagents, and 2 local garages, and in Ballycarry at the Gun Shop,<BR/><BR/>Overall there are only about 250 FREE disc holders - so your listeners may need to be quick.<BR/><BR/>While 'free' there is a small ad on the back for Lower Phone Bills - www.teletalkies.comsunbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954865455309688813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-30635414775322669322008-06-02T20:05:00.000+01:002008-06-02T20:05:00.000+01:00Free vehicle test certificate disc holdersI have o...Free vehicle test certificate disc holders<BR/><BR/>I have ordered some disc holders - and shortly they will be available, initially in the Whitehead Area.<BR/><BR/>e-mail me for sources.<BR/><BR/>There is a small ad on the back.<BR/><BR/>--<BR/><BR/>Bill P.<BR/><BR/>Try a test run at www.teletalkies.comsunbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954865455309688813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-69683497675364479602008-05-21T14:38:00.000+01:002008-05-21T14:38:00.000+01:00I recently heard of the need to display the MOT di...I recently heard of the need to display the MOT disc - and initially used a bit of clingfilm.<BR/><BR/>Today I purchased a plastic disc at the Post Office for 50p.<BR/><BR/>I am thinking of providing some free discs [with a small ad on the back]<BR/><BR/>--<BR/><BR/>Bill P.<BR/>Whitehead<BR/>http://u-turnmarketing.ws/blog/sunbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954865455309688813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-58998848778692746832008-05-08T21:09:00.000+01:002008-05-08T21:09:00.000+01:00And to continue the HHGTTG theme, I wonder whether...And to continue the HHGTTG theme, I wonder whether like "the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation" they will "be the first against the wall when the revolution comes" ...Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-8614923279428673742008-05-08T20:59:00.000+01:002008-05-08T20:59:00.000+01:00"the Agency has displayed posters and banners in a..."the Agency has displayed posters and banners in a number of locations" - how many, I wonder: two? Reminds me of the dialogue in <EM>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</EM> between Arthur Dent and Les Prosser:<BR/><BR/>Mr. Prosser said, "You were quite entitled to make any suggestions or protests at the appropriate time, you know."<BR/><BR/>"Appropriate time?" hooted Arthur. "Appropriate time? The first I knew about it was when a workman arrived at my home yesterday. I asked him if he'd come to clean the windows and he said no, he'd come to demolish the house. He didn't tell me straight away of course. Oh no. First he wiped a couple of windows and charged me a fiver. Then he told me."<BR/><BR/>"But Mr. Dent, the plans have been available in the local planning office for the last nine months."<BR/><BR/>"Oh yes, well, as soon as I heard I went straight round to see them, yesterday afternoon. You hadn't exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them, had you? I mean, like actually telling anybody or anything."<BR/><BR/>"But the plans were on display..."<BR/><BR/>"On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them."<BR/><BR/>"That's the display department."<BR/><BR/>"With a torch."<BR/><BR/>"Ah, well, the lights had probably gone."<BR/><BR/>"So had the stairs."<BR/><BR/>"But look, you found the notice, didn't you?"<BR/><BR/>"Yes," said Arthur, "yes I did. It was on display on the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard.'"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-68473373799907055602008-05-02T23:33:00.000+01:002008-05-02T23:33:00.000+01:00Cameras. "Orwell" bridge. Enough said. Good to see...Cameras. "Orwell" bridge. Enough said. Good to see "The Party" are taking what Basil Fawlty might describe as a "damn good thrashing" at the polls today.<BR/><BR/>My MOT was also renewed mid-Feb with nary a word on compulsion... I'd have thought that with government's love of a good TV ad spot, we'd have seen some dosh splashed around the media types. Something gory seems to be in fashion... I do like to see peoples innards squashed out of them by vehicles during half time in the Champions League. [For clarity's sake, that was sarcasm, and despite the value of the message intended, I think the ads are too often shown in positions where kids might be given a "pass" to stay up late, such as a football match.]Coke_Shy_Herohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07105792199394928824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-47436685286257356602008-05-02T08:19:00.000+01:002008-05-02T08:19:00.000+01:00Hm, my car doesn't need an MOT yet but when my las...Hm, my car doesn't need an MOT yet but when my last one did (and in its last couple of years they'd just introduced the new discs), I always thought they were mandatory even back then!<BR/><BR/>The lack of publicity is ridiculous, but I don't have any problem with the display being mandatory. I'd go one further and urge the introduction of a scheme like the one in the Republic of Ireland where a disc (or square actually) must be displayed showing your insurance details. Uninsured vehicles on the road are far more of a problem then untaxed or unMOTed ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-68429925816362387142008-05-01T14:37:00.000+01:002008-05-01T14:37:00.000+01:00Brabazon - wikipedia gives some clues about SPECS ...Brabazon - <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPECS_%28speed_camera%29" REL="nofollow">wikipedia gives some clues about SPECS</A> ... but my experience from Ipswich which had the cameras around the Orwell Bridge during construction work was that it was averaging the speed of motorists based on clocking them over the fixed distances between cameras. Sometimes they had cameras in the middle to catch people joining from sideroads or speeding over some sections before slowing down at the end.Alan in Belfast (Alan Meban)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04647690758839987063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-52368532402038327172008-05-01T14:33:00.000+01:002008-05-01T14:33:00.000+01:00You've got to assume this is another revenue raisi...You've got to assume this is another revenue raising scheme, as there will be a lot of folks caught out - ignorance being no excuse and all that. Very sneaky. What also worries me is the new SPECS cameras on the A2 Bangor road - something sneaky afoot there too if this quote from the NewsLetter website is anything to go by...<BR/><BR/>"A PSNI spokesman said the exact way in which the cameras work was not being divulged..."Brabazonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06493823519922194361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-61669199430824594132008-05-01T14:20:00.000+01:002008-05-01T14:20:00.000+01:00I've never displayed the MOT disc. I read about th...I've never displayed the MOT disc. I read about the mandatory display on the web a few days ago, and I've now got it stuck to the top L/H corner of the windscreen.<BR/><BR/>TimTimothy Belmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-9770796941792667482008-05-01T12:20:00.000+01:002008-05-01T12:20:00.000+01:00When you get your car taxed, you have to have a va...When you get your car taxed, you have to have a valid test certificate. Your tax disk shows the car was validly MOT'd within the last year at latest.<BR/><BR/>Really not sure what extra purpose the Test certificate's display on the windscreen serves. A month or two of extra certainty... Especially since the test cert doesn't even guarantee roadworthiness...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-61414926693492636462008-05-01T11:48:00.000+01:002008-05-01T11:48:00.000+01:00This is news to me.My car went through MOT on 13th...This is news to me.<BR/><BR/>My car went through MOT on 13th Feb 08, the back of the form says:<BR/><BR/>‘You must produce a valid test certificate if asked to do so by a police constable or authorised officer. If you do not produce your certificate within five days when asked to do so you are liable on conviction to a fine. A valid test certificate must be produced when applying for a Vehicle Excise licence at your local Vehicle Licensing Office. You are therefore advised to keep this certificate readily available while in force.’<BR/><BR/>Does ‘readily available’ mean on display?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21098869.post-68715686415803881382008-05-01T11:21:00.000+01:002008-05-01T11:21:00.000+01:00First I heard about it was this morning on Newslin...First I heard about it was this morning on Newsline! You gotta love government money making schemes.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10871121600563724574noreply@blogger.com