Monday 8 September 2008

Three little letters.




M, O and T. we tend to forget it stands for Ministry of Transport and the final word ‘test’ is missing from the abbreviation. It just gets shortened to ‘M.O.T.’d, or not M.O.T.’d.
Delighted to say that the Jeep, as of yesterday, is M.O.T.’d!! Matt drove it over the hills and down the valley’s to the local testing station, screen off. (That negates the need for wipers and washers at a stroke). With the whole process now being linked by computer to Gordon Browns spies, there is a set time allowed for the test, be your car a complex supercar , or this, the humblest of vehicles. The tester has a real job stringing out the job to fill the time. Fortunately these tests are still carried out my humans and Derbyshire blokes have a sense of humour and a realistic approach to the situation.
With the Jeep now finished, the next job is for me to register it for use on the road. A process I am a little daunted by, as it will involve dealing with beaurocracy. Something the middle aged, self employed are not too good at in general. I’ll keep you posted as despair and frustration take on disproportionate aggression.
As you will have noticed the Jeep is a replica of those used my the Long Range Desert Group and the S.A.S. in North Africa during the War. This is significant. More later!

6 comments:

Fred Fibonacci said...

Bet you can't wait to fry an egg on your front wing. Well done team, a great result.

Norman de Landins said...

Damnit Sir! A tour de force! Now what Major Bagnold would have done with the Admin Johnnies was to drive the Jeep right up to the desk, and fix the Bumph-pusher with a steely glare! That should get the registration done in no time, particularly if you wave the Browning around!

Affer said...

I had to look up 'Bagnold' on Wikipedia ( I got him mixed up with the Amateur Rapist from The Cloggies!!). Anyway, there is a pic there of the LRG Memorial in NZ, with a Jeep that is your one's brother. Great job you and Matt have done!!!

Peter Ashley said...

Don't you have to have all the radiator grille bars there for an M.O.T or am I being obtuse again?

Toby Savage said...

Most obtuse Peter. The MOT is only a safety check. Huge chunks of missing bodywork are no threat to life and limb. Plus, the test is carried out by a realist, thank God.

Diplomate said...

Very well - what about a post from Operation Market Garden 2008 ? I deliberately didn't take the camera for I was sure you would be there snapping away. Never seen so many Jeeps in one place. I also missed the Sabre display on the Sunday which was reported to be VERY loud.