On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:07:10 -0000, "Malcolm"
wrote:

If I remember correctly, and I can't find a reference off hand, commercial
vehicles of over 3500kg and pre 1960 are exempt from needing an MoT. You are
not allowed to carry a load however. Its all to do with them not fitting on
a standard MoT testers ramp and so having to be done (or not done in this
case) by HGV testers.

I suppose this one could just slide in.

A friend has a pre-war 3 tonner and it certainly does not need an MoT.

Malcolm

Took a bit of finding, but the answer is he

Part 1(6) item xxiii (on page 9) of the Motor Vehicles (Tests)
Regulations 1981
http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/...clestestsr1893,
which says

"before 1st August 1991, a goods vehicle the design gross weight of
which does not exceed 3500 kilograms and which is of a class specified
in Schedule 2 to the Goods Vehicles (Plating and Testing) Regulations
1988];"

which in turn can be found he-

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si1988/Uks...n_11.htm#sdiv2 - item
30,
"Motor vehicles first used before 1st January 1960, used unladen and not
drawing a laden trailer, and trailers manufactured before 1st January
1960 and used unladen."
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