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Offline garrardrj

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New MOT Certificates
« on: October 21, 2011, 01:28:18 pm »
Just had the Wifes Mini Mot'd and the new Certificate is Naff. So Easy to copy/forge and its printed on plain A4 paper ! A step back i think. Any other views?
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Re: New MOT Certificates
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2011, 01:40:15 pm »
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Where your vehicle is tested on or after the 16 October 2011 you will receive a new style of MOT certificate. This will be printed on plain paper in a landscape format instead of a pre-printed coloured form. Changes to the certificates are part of an ongoing drive to reduce costs and wastage.

I think that given more and more things are going online, I wonder whether the print out is more of a cursory thing. Agree - can be forged for when/buying selling cars but you can always do an online check.

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Re: New MOT Certificates
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2011, 12:15:38 pm »
Exactly right. You might be able top forge  the paperwork, but they check using registration plates on their online database, so you would have to forge/hack that as well

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Re: New MOT Certificates
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2011, 12:50:02 pm »
All these certificates these days are piontless its all on the database which is inturn linked to anpr cameras i mean whats the point in mot disks these days???

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Re: New MOT Certificates
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2011, 01:04:44 pm »
yup it aint the paper work you have to keep an eye on these days, its the car's details electronically...only a very naive person would rely on the pieces of paper only :rolleye:

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Re: New MOT Certificates
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2011, 01:32:16 pm »
im glad ts so easy to copy / forge, i might beable to get my mk2 on the road now :rolleye:
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Re: New MOT Certificates
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2011, 12:57:03 am »
I only found out not so long ago that MOT's are only good for one day, the day that you get the MOT done.  :stupid:
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