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EU Commission Back Pedal!!!!! Sept 28, 2012 11:59:26 GMT 1

Post by David on Sept 28, 2012 11:59:26 GMT 1

Please read the following (un-signed) statement by the EU Commission:

“Reports in the press that the European Commission has proposed to make modifications to cars illegal, or to ban classic cars unless they are unchanged since manufacture, are entirely wrong.”

“The Commission’s proposals would not, if agreed by the Member States and the European Parliament, make any difference to the current situation regarding MOT testing in the UK except to make most classic cars more than 30 years old exempt from testing if they are not used day-to-day on the roads.”

“All other cars would remain subject to roadworthiness testing,
just as they are now. Whether or not they have been modified is not
relevant - what counts is whether they are safe and that is what is
assessed by MOT tests in the UK and by the equivalent tests
elsewhere.”

“What the proposals will do is require all Member States to bring
their road worthiness tests up to a certain level of rigour, already
applied in the UK, for example, motorbikes will need to be tested
regularly everywhere, as they are already in the UK. This will make
driving safer for UK drivers at home and abroad.”

“The Commission is writing separately to all the newspapers concerned, none of which checked the facts with us before publication.“

WTF is going on!!!!!!

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EU Commission Back Pedal!!!!! Sept 28, 2012 12:03:35 GMT 1

Post by baz657 on Sept 28, 2012 12:03:35 GMT 1

except to make most classic cars more than 30 years old exempt from testing if they are not used day-to-day on the roads.

How the hell is anyone going to know if it's day-to-day use?

It's very unusual for Europe to make a statement like this. Something is going on behind the scenes.

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