What did you do in/on/for your Porsche today?

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Will check mine as I don’t MoT my 71T anymore either - thanks


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Bit of a risk game imho.
If you are DIY and keen and the car is exempt I can see why you skip the MoT.
But, have a crunch and then convince the police that you have been maintaining/checking the car over time may be a bit harder, esp if the crunch is serious.

£40 well spent once a year for some if not total peace of mind.

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70sThrowback wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 8:49 am
hot66 wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 12:48 pm I don’t mot my 73 anymore
I MOT'd the 912E for the first time in 4 years earlier. Glad I did, as I was reading the small print of my Locktons breakdown service and in the small print it states cars must have a valid MOT. So worth checking up on that just in case you ever need it. To be clear I didn't need breakdown in the end, we fixed it on the side of the road, but I had called them to start the process.
Thats a sneaky one if it is the case . I've not checked my classic line breakdown smallprint
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just checked on classic line :

in the breakdown section :

if you are travelling abroad you must ensure that
the vehicle is in a roadworthy condition at the start
of the journey or holiday and it has been regularly
serviced by a garage or yourself in accordance with
the manufacturer’s recommendations;

in the general section of the overall policy :

The vehicle must have an MOT (unless exempt), be taxed,
insured and registered in the UK and you must:

take all reasonable steps to protect your vehicle from
loss or damage;

maintain your vehicle in a roadworthy condition; and

let us examine your vehicle at any reasonable time.
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I’m also with classic line so good to confirm the ‘unless exempt’ part. Thanks
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of course dont take anything i say as correct :lol:
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Ok panic over and apologies, I checked and have had it confirmed that if the car is MOT exempt it doesn't need an MOT. It just needs to be well maintained and roadworthy
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Annual trip to the MoT this morning, feeling confident.

Have been taking it to this village garage a few miles from me for 30 years now.

After a very close looking over (normal) it passed with ease. (of course...) :)

Ready for an evening pasta treat this evening at Shelsley Walsh, Prescott visit on Saturday to see the old stuff racing and a few oddities.
Car show week Saturday by Worscester wiith a lot of other cars as part of a village fete.

Need to clean and prep the Lola for a full fat race meeting on 7/8 June.

Getting busy here.

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Had fun driving the bitsa up, over and down some of the Pyrenees’ finest today in the rain, some low cloud and some sunshine - beats work…..


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Took the broken generator off and transferred the fan and bits to the alternator. Lots of cleaning ImageImageImage

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Back on but a fight. Now to wire up. I want to keep the original wiring so I can put the generator back on if neededImage

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Took it out to enjoy probably the last nice day in May...

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Headed up to the Cool Flo Summer Cruise Night at Brooklands yesterday, record turnout, they had to open two overflow car parks!!

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