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by wintermod65
Tue May 22, 2018 12:03 pm
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: MOT Exemption from today
Replies: 27
Views: 11870

Re: MOT Exemption from today

i dont think some of them know , theres an article on the "footman james" blog site whatever it is that made the same omission as in classic scooterist and didnt include the other than motorcycles bit either nobody seems to know that if your 40 yr old vehicle cant be classified as a vehicl...
by wintermod65
Tue May 22, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: MOT Exemption from today
Replies: 27
Views: 11870

Re: MOT Exemption from today

My view for what it is worth, The less engagement I have with the Government the better, especially when it is to do with me pottering about on my old shopping bikes. In a free country like ours, surely we only want laws that stop us all doing things where there is a very good reason for it. So for...
by wintermod65
Sat May 19, 2018 5:10 pm
Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
Topic: vehicles of historic interest MOT/TAX/Registering changes
Replies: 3
Views: 6537

Re: vehicles of historic interest MOT/TAX/Registering changes

seems they changed the definition of substantial changes the show all updates on the gov page reveals 8 December 2017 Final guidance including the altered definition of ‘substantially changed’ historical vehicles and addendum to the original government response correcting a factual error and stating...
by wintermod65
Sat May 19, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
Topic: Winter model Date
Replies: 7
Views: 6315

Re: Winter model Date

The step is at the front of the bridge piece where the front rubber goes under its nearly 10mm deep on mine have seen same on a winter that was over at "discodez's" too and on the 668xx frame number one totally scooters had up on ebay i think they are peculiar to the winters as not seen th...
by wintermod65
Sat May 19, 2018 9:25 am
Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
Topic: vehicles of historic interest MOT/TAX/Registering changes
Replies: 3
Views: 6537

vehicles of historic interest MOT/TAX/Registering changes

Hi Just read the article in classic scooterist about the change to MOT/ taxation /registering a vehicle of historic interest. i wondered how this will affect me as im coming to the end of a winter model restoration. (see winter model date post). the article mentions "substantial changes " ...
by wintermod65
Fri May 18, 2018 11:39 am
Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
Topic: Winter model Date
Replies: 7
Views: 6315

Re: Winter model Date

hi thanks for advice , mine came from buzz it came with a british lambretta archive dating cert which put it at 65, but that was back in 2014. i had seen some info regarding issue of high frame number winter models (latest ive seen is a 668xxx that totally scooters had although it didnt have origin...
by wintermod65
Thu May 17, 2018 9:56 pm
Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
Topic: Winter model Date
Replies: 7
Views: 6315

Re: Winter model Date

hi thanks for advice , mine came from buzz it came with a british lambretta archive dating cert which put it at 65, but that was back in 2014. i had seen some info regarding issue of high frame number winter models (latest ive seen is a 668xxx that totally scooters had although it didnt have origina...
by wintermod65
Sun May 13, 2018 9:36 pm
Forum: Standard Scoots & Restorations
Topic: Winter model Date
Replies: 7
Views: 6315

Winter model Date

Hi all , Im coming to the end of my S2 Winter model build and and have got to apply for a dating cert , thing is my frame number is one of the higher than shall we say widely thought for the 64-65 period as its "666xx", it has the matching engine number on the original engine , although it...
by wintermod65
Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:20 pm
Forum: General Scooter Chat
Topic: Name change- British Lambretta Owners Association Club
Replies: 373
Views: 241667

Re: Name change- British Lambretta Owners Association Club

Maybe it will come to be known as the (S)X Files - "the Truth is out there "