Neil wrote:so will I,,,, the whole thing is a complete load of baloney don't know who thinks these ideas up,, I wonder where your insurance company would be if someone hit you head on at night with 1 headlight flickering 4 bald tyres and no brakes
They'd probably take the same stand as if you had a months MOT left, 1 headlight flickering 4 bald tyres and no brakes.
All they are doing is transferring the complete responsibility of keeping the vehicle roadworthy to the owner with no Government checks.
Even with an MOT test they can only be sure the vehicle is roadworthy for one day a year and if an owner wants to, they can still take their vehicle to a garage once a year for a check.