Member Since: 11 Oct 2008
Location: north yorkshire
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New MOT class !!
As of next year VOSA are doing away with the dual purpose classification.
Any dual purpose vehicle with a DWG of 3000kg but less than 3500kg will be moved from a class 4 to a class 7. The D3's DWG is over 3200kg. But will it be classed as a dual purpose or an estate/saloon ???
30th Jul 2009 11:26 pm
AAA
Member Since: 23 Jul 2009
Location: Berks
Posts: 35
Although this isn't the word from dot-gov, someone has looked into this in some detail - in a nutshell this would appear to affect Land Rovers i.e. Defenders, but not Disco's or RR's: http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/motclass.htm
31st Jul 2009 9:52 am
jagbloke
Member Since: 06 Dec 2009
Location: leicestershire
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Actually that link confirms the removal of the dual purpose exemption. Her indoors took her D3 for MOT today as was turned away as they don't do class 7. If anyone's had a class 4 MOT on a D3 recently please post or PM me - but it does seem we are in Class 7.
9th Jun 2010 8:27 pm
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9th Jun 2010 8:49 pm
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Hi - D3 was serviced and had its first MOT last Friday (4th). Just checked the certificate and it's Class 4. I had never even considered that it would be anything else For I am a raindog too.
9th Jun 2010 8:57 pm
jagbloke
Member Since: 06 Dec 2009
Location: leicestershire
Posts: 66
Thanks folks - I'm going to suggest she takes it to the class 7 testers but keeps schtum about the other tester who may have been talking through his hat - maybe they will test it as class 4. It certainly appears to qualify as an (up to) 8 seater car from my reading of that link to the gov website.
9th Jun 2010 9:08 pm
blue meanie D3 Decade
Member Since: 04 Aug 2005
Location: Newbury
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sounds like the MOT bloke might be slightly misinterpreting the rules? Class 7 is for goods vehicles ie N1 type such as Defenders, Commercial version Discos etc
whereas D3/4 should be class M1 ie private vehicle? check yours online and it should be 'M1' on:
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