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northwind · 08-06-06, 08:57 PM

So, the Northwindmobile is MOT-ed up for another year, thanks to the friendly local garage and their liberal attitude to exhausts. But something came up that I was sort of expecting would...

I removed the sidelight when I did the respray, since it was pretty ugly, and added no light worth mentioning. Now, my read of the MOT regs says, "A motor bicycle (with or without a side car) fitted with a headlamp need not have a front position lamp (but must have one on the side car, if a side car is fitted).". But I was told today that technically, I should have been failed for not having one. As far as I can tell, if it's there it has to work, but if it's not it's not required. Anyone?

08-06-06, 08:57 PM	#1
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	MOT question So, the Northwindmobile is MOT-ed up for another year, thanks to the friendly local garage and their liberal attitude to exhausts. But something came up that I was sort of expecting would... I removed the sidelight when I did the respray, since it was pretty ugly, and added no light worth mentioning. Now, my read of the MOT regs says, "A motor bicycle (with or without a side car) fitted with a headlamp need not have a front position lamp (but must have one on the side car, if a side car is fitted).". But I was told today that technically, I should have been failed for not having one. As far as I can tell, if it's there it has to work, but if it's not it's not required. Anyone? __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"