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General => General => Topic started by: lew600fazer on 24 December 2016, 11:49:49 pm

Title: MOT regs
Post by: lew600fazer on 24 December 2016, 11:49:49 pm

I may be returning to live in the UK in the new year. Question Will I be able to have my bike registered on British plates and will it pass an MOT if the speedometer (Digital readout)is only in KPH. Unlike UK spec bikes which you can change from MPH to KPH at the push of a button EU spec bikes do not have this facility.

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: Dudeofrude on 25 December 2016, 12:10:15 am

You could buy a speedohealer, that has the ability to change any digital speedo between mph and kph

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: darrsi on 25 December 2016, 12:20:28 am

I think it's a legal requirement to have a speedo in MPH for an MOT, not an issue for "visiting" vehicles though.

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: TOADY on 25 December 2016, 06:40:30 am

Your headlight will need a corrector lens to dip to the left too

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: pilninggas on 25 December 2016, 11:21:41 am

I don't think it'll fail if it only shows kmh, some bikes sold new (some chinese ones, some of the cheaper italian scooters) only show klicks and they get approved for sale.

As said above the headlight might need to be sorted.

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: darrsi on 25 December 2016, 11:31:35 am

Okay, slightly different info here, from an obvious horse racing fan.

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: BBROWN1664 on 25 December 2016, 12:18:24 pm

It think the mph on the speedo part is only for SVA tests. The MOT's don't care.

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: Bretty on 25 December 2016, 02:54:57 pm

I'm pretty sure you can get away with sticking numbers for the mph on top of you speedo. I used to have a French moped that had had this done.

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: Frosties on 25 December 2016, 04:18:43 pm

Quote from: Bretty on 25 December 2016, 02:54:57 pm

I'm pretty sure you can get away with sticking numbers for the mph on top of you speedo. I used to have a French moped that had had this done.

It's a digital speedo.....................#just saying  :pokefun

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: Bretty on 25 December 2016, 05:28:24 pm

Sorry! I have had a little top much to drink today. What with all this Christmas  goings on...

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: lew600fazer on 26 December 2016, 11:19:25 am

Thanks for replies lads, will be in the UK over new year and will ask at Mariotts in Birkenhead, they do MOT's and I know the guys who do the MOT's. This is one of the reasons I hang around this forum someone always willing to help. the MT09 Forum is pish.

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: scoobiemandan on 27 December 2016, 08:31:57 am

My imported Subaru legacy doesn't have MPH on the speedo and has no issue's passing MOT.

Title: Re: MOT regs
Post by: robby boy on 27 December 2016, 12:32:56 pm

On the cage mot site I can change from MPH to KPH at the click of a button, it would be the same for bikes, had a look on the inspection manual but no word in it for either format so can't see it being a problem.