COOC launches MoT initiative
The Cambridge-Oxford Owners’ Club (COOC) is introducing an initiative to help its members inspect safety-critical components on their cars.
The club describes My Own Test, which will launch in the spring edition of the club’s magazine, as a practical guide to help members inspect their vehicles.
The club is concerned that forthcoming Government legislation removing the requirement for MoTs on cars more than 40 years old is unwise. After polling members at its AGM and on the club’s
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forum, it is confident that most of the membership agrees.
Chairman, Taff Gillingham, says: ‘We felt that there were two distinct issues arising from this forthcoming legislation. The first is one of safety, pure and simple – we really don’t want members being involved in accidents, especially if they’re caused by a vehicle fault.
‘ The second is that it’s bad for the classic car movement as a whole. Dangerous cars being used by unscrupulous individuals can only give our hobby a bad name, and possibly lead to kneejerk legislation limiting use if a serious accident occurs.’
Club secretary and qualified MoT inspector, Steve Turner, says: ‘We have to do this. If only one member finds a cracked brake hose they would otherwise have missed its been worth it. I know as an MoT inspector that the forthcoming changes to the MoT for modern cars mean it will be imposable to conduct an MoT on the Fifties and Sixties cars we cater for.’