Enforcement perhaps?

This snippet made encouraging reading.....


"MOT evasion in Northern Ireland has plunged to its lowest recorded level.

The level of evasion has dropped by 1.04% in a year, down from 4.76% in 2010 to 3.72% last year, a Driver and Vehicle Agency report has revealed. "


There was recently a case reported in my local paper of a bloke brought before the magistrates for driving with no valid MoT. He had a fine of sixty-something quid!!! (wish i had made a fuss of it at the time). Where, I ask you, is the deterant in that.

And, if the Euro club get their way on passing vehicles with 'minor' failure items, tell me, just HOW would plod enforce the fixing of said items.
How on gods earth can an inop. headlight bulb be a 'minor infraction' (or what ever the ITV/ Spanish MoT calls it). They, (plod) can not monitor driving licence evasion by drivers from non-EU member countries yet!

Maybe, just maybe more about that on another day when I'm really revved up!