VAN Weight for MOT

Post by **Don-Tucker** » 31 Aug 2006, 20:24

If it's any help Mike ,the weight of mine ,being an Autosleeper conversion is Gross Wt 2360 kg,
Don

Post by **Plasticman** » 31 Aug 2006, 21:00

mine weighed 2210Kg if I recall

Mike

Post by **R0B** » 31 Aug 2006, 21:42

ive got the new style mot and i wasnt asked about the weight....

We have been told that for the new style MOTs that we need to have the weight of the converted vehicle

Post by **kevtherev** » 01 Sep 2006, 13:50

me neither

and my 'sleeper weighs 1900kg (weighbridge)

Post by **shepster** » 01 Sep 2006, 14:40

Nor me.............

Post by **jed the spread** » 01 Sep 2006, 14:59

me nether

jed

Post by **DiscoDave** » 02 Sep 2006, 08:44

MO what??

Post by **HarryMann** » 02 Sep 2006, 09:15

Local metal scrap merchants, often weighbridge readout in window, drive in, stop on weighbridge, read weight, and drive out again. Subtract your weight. Or ministry heavy vehicle plating centre.

Post by **Simon Baxter** » 02 Sep 2006, 22:32

I think your MOT man may be a tad confused.
You need the GVW, or Gross Vehicle Weight for the MOT, which is the 3rd largest figure on the plate on the right hand cab step.
All it is, is that he's probably unsure if he should test it or not, class IV tests only go upto 3 tonnes, between 3 and 3.5 tonnes it's a class VII test.
If your plate is missing, oh dear.
But, saying that, if it's not used for commercial purposes anymore in theory you shouldn't need it. If it's a Caravelle or Bus then it's basically a passenger car, if it's a camper I suppose it is too.
I dunno if they have changed it but you only had to mark the weight down if it was a commercial vehicle.

Unless he is concerned about the brake efficiencies? and he needs the weight to work out the efficiencies? but the computer does that anyway..