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Originally Posted by Adrian E

Pretty sure in NI that at one point they weren't even doing emissions tests on most vehicles? Or certainly not the correct ones anyway.....

Sort of correct. They do the emissions test on petrol vehicles but not diesel. Someone in their infinite wisdom decided it was too risky to their health! I kid you not.

Originally Posted by Adrian E

Presume the authorities take adequate account if ANPR pops up a 'no MOT' flag, assuming you can produce evidence that you've at least booked before it expired?

Again, sort of. The ABI and PSNI have an agreement in place. e.g. my MOT expires 20th May and say the earliest date I can get is 14th August. If I'm stopped by the police here and can provide proof of the impending test, then it's okay. However, that only applies to Northern Ireland. If I was to go over to annual meet at the start of June with a 'roadworthy' vehicle and get stopped by the police, I'm done for as there is no agreement made with the rest of the UK.

All this harks back to the start of 2020 and the failure of 52 of the 55 lifts they had, with them carrying out more MOTs than expected and not inspecting the lifts properly. They are now doing even more MOTs than usual, and the backlog is currently three months. It's even worse if you need to tax your car, as then you're really up a certain creek with no paddles in sight.