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07DefenderSeb:
What's the price difference in the two tests? :?
V8MoneyPit:
Is it also age related? Most of these things relate to vehicles built or first used after a certain date.
Just found this which is quite interesting.
http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/motclass.htm
And here are all the official weights/sizes:
http://www.landrover.co.uk/gb/en/Vehicles/Defender/Specifications/Defender_dimensions.htm#tableheading2
It appears that the Class 7 is only £3-£4 more than the Class 4 anyway. But the problem is that not all test centres can do a Class 7 MOT.
Edit: Just spoken to my local tame MOT tester who also happens to be a Land Rover guru. All Land Rovers with an unladen weight of less than 2040Kgs are classed as dual purpose and should only be tested as Class 4. But....
According to the LR figures, the SW has an unladen weight of 2055Kgs!! So the SW has to meet the other requirements of a dual purpose vehicle and it certainly meets this one:
if there is more than one such row of seats, the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the backrests of the rearmost such row) must, when the seats are ready for use, be not less than one third of the distance between the rearmost part of the steering wheel and the rearmost part of the floor of the vehicle.
Priglet:
--- Quote from: "Rich_P" ---You should still have class 4, as it is a dual purpose vehicle! Ask him to find out the exact details on this particular type of vehicle for the MOT. It does not require a class 7 test.
EDIT: Just re-read your post. What's it say as the max gross on the V5? The limit is 3,500kg for Class 4 I think.
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--- Quote from: "sleeplessparadise" --- was your 110 a van in a previous life? what is it classed as on your V5?
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V5 has barely any info at all:
Land Rover
110 Defender SW TDI
Light 4x4 Utility
Private/Light Goods
2495 CC
Heavy Oil
2-Axle-Rigid Body
VIN No.
Engine No.
White.
Nothing about weights, mind you it doesn't know how many seats it has. As far as I'm aware it has always been a SW - although Land Rover owned it for the first 6,000 miles so who knows what they've done to it.
Priglet:
--- Quote from: "V8MoneyPit" ---Is it also age related? Most of these things relate to vehicles built or first used after a certain date.
Just found this which is quite interesting.
http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/motclass.htm
And here are all the official weights/sizes:
http://www.landrover.co.uk/gb/en/Vehicles/Defender/Specifications/Defender_dimensions.htm#tableheading2
It appears that the Class 7 is only £3-£4 more than the Class 4 anyway. But the problem is that not all test centres can do a Class 7 MOT.
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Thanks for finding all that out, I had a quick look and couldn't find anything so must obviously learn to look harder. :oops: :oops:
I've been told the Class 7 test is a bit tougher, which I suppose at the end of the day makes the motor safer, but I think I'll get it through a class 7 test this time then see if I can get VOSA to confirm, in writing, if I can have Class 4 tests in future.
Thanks to everyone for their input
V8MoneyPit:
Just have another look at the last part of my post, mate. I edited it after you replied!! Your vehicle should, without question, meet the dual purpose requirements.
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