Oi Blair! No!

Hasn't something similar happened with houshold electrics? Where you can barely change a plug or a light bulb without having to call in an electrician. Don't know much about it as i'm not a home owner.

But, yes, the thought of this does worry me a lot.
Although i can definitely see it going this way eventually, someone starts taking about a home mechanic doing his own brakes and if he's doing it safely - because obviously the monkey down at the local tyres/exhausts/brakes place on a friday afternoon is massively concerned that your car is 100% safe (no offence to anyone who works in one of these places, as i imagine some of you actually do give a f*ck)

my 2p worth

Errrmmmm.... and how do they propose they enforce that? Ban spanners maybe?
That's the most ridiculous idea I've heard in a long time, and god help us all if they're seriously considering it!
The only way I can see it happening is if the MOT guy notes absolutely everything on the car (part numbers, the lot), and then re-checks it at the next test. This should ensure that the average MOT will take approximately 10 hours to complete. "MOT? Yep, that'll be £420 plus vat mate. *sniff*"

I've searched and searched on MCN on it's news and its fora, but there is not a word of it on there. A lot about the ID scheme and generally about bikers getting ripped off for toll roads and the like, but nothing about this

Does anyone have a link?

BB

It'd bankrupt all the parts suppliers/motor factors too, and make a huge impact on Halfords... Can't see it happening to be honest.

this is the best conspiracy thery I have heard for some time. Think of the practicalities, the inspectors would have to have photographic evidence of the position of every nut and bolt in an entire car! The whole idea of doing diy repairs is to have the finished product look unmolested isn't it?
Modifications on the other hand are a bit easier to spot.
Not to mention the wifes/partners of a nation up in arms because their nearest and dearest is inside the house under foot instead of out in the garage playing with their car where he/she should be.

yeah they've recently introduced something where you've got to have any wiring work in either a bathroom or kitchen inspected by an electrician. Otherwise it can void your insurance. People buying houses should be shown certificates for any recent (since January I think) work carried out. Although quite how anyone could prove it was done years ago I don't know?!?

I could see why this government would want to ban DIY car work since they obviously hate motorists & especially hate older cars but I really don't think it's enforcable.

I'm a trained mechanic so I don't see how they could enforce it on me.
hehe, just do a mechanics course, then you can shove the certificate under thier noses and tell them to go forth and multiply ;D
Like they could tell who worked on the car anyway

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i think that this is a brilliant idea, vw still making parts for type 4s and all[/sarcastic tone]

how stupid is this.how many times have you had to "put right" repairs carried out by so called professionals?
take gavin j (i think) for example.professional experts messed his mg up which he had to fix himself.

to quote malcolm x

"i believe there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those doing the oppressing.
i believe there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equallity for everyone and those who want to continue the system of exploitation.
i believe that there will be that kind of clash, but i don't think it will be based on the colour of the skin"

don't think he was talking about new labours policies on classic cars, but how right was he.he saw it coming 4 decades ago.
if its true something must be done.

they police the home electrics thing by changing the colour of wires available.

i don't belive this is a pisstake, this is what pisses me off when people want to vote labour really, just curse word like this, watch 1984 this country becomes more and more like it everyday.

well if it happens i shall do what ever i want I'm sick of curse word government thinking they can tell me what to do, il fight fire with fire, il use their beloved human rights against them if they are going to make it part of this society. so best thing to do is even though its probably true, just ignore it and do what the hell you want.