Practically Classics Forum

No annual test in most states in Australia. Our state government reckons unroadworthy verhicles rarely contribute to fatal crashes, so no need for them.

You do see some crap boxes running around, but the Police are pretty keen to defect cars with obvious faults (bald tyres, excessive rust etc). One of their favourite spots to pull cars over is right outside my work, on the approaches to the city centre. Almost every day there is a car on the median strip with no numberplates and the dreaded "canary" - a yellow defect sticker - on the front screen.

We only need to get an RWC (MOT) when we transfer a registered car, or when we reregister one after it's been off the road three months. But they are tough to pass.

For Historic registration (a 45 or 90 day per year logbook system) it's up to the administering club to decide via their inspector if your car is roadworthy. They can demand an RWC if they decide to administer it that way.

Cheers,

we have an mot every 2 years, for most classics that should be ok as they dont cover more than 5000 miles a year. i do around 10,000 a year & not killed anyone.. what i do like about the french system the test is carried out independantly form the garage so you don't get conned like you do in the uk..

That's also true of certain parts of the UK though, yet I prefer the approach of the garage guy who does my MOTs for me and besides, even though he's in the garage trade he knows double well that he's never going to get paid work out of me when I've a department full of cannon fodder, sorry; engineering students, (Gawd help us all...) to assist with anything I can't get at myself.