National News Incoming changes to (car) mot this weekend

[derek]

Top tip from MSE - use council mot centres as they have no vested interest in failing cars - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-mot#hidden

From memory I think there's one on Banbury, maybe Oxford too.

 

[Cass63]

Top tip from MSE - use council mot centres as they have no vested interest in failing cars - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-mot#hidden

From memory I think there's one on Banbury, maybe Oxford too.

Cowley marsh has got one, but I believe they now do repairs on customers cars so will have a vested interest in failing them.

 

[Sarge]

Top tip from MSE - use council mot centres as they have no vested interest in failing cars - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-mot#hidden

From memory I think there's one on Banbury, maybe Oxford too.

Good tip ...but, lets not forget despite the fact that 'we' make cars in Oxford, Oxford City council with relentless pressure from lycra clad cycling ninja nazis, are ANTI cars and car drivers ...... with that in mind how 'impartial' would an Oxford city council MOT station actually be?

 

[Cass63]

I don’t think a council mot tester would give a s**t about the council politics, he just wants his pay packet.

 

[Sarge]

I don’t think a council mot tester would give a s**t about the council politics, he just wants his pay packet.

here's hoping

 

[Peterdev]

I gave up driving diesel cars in 2010. I consider the petrol cars made are far more efficient than ever before. The one litre ones give up to 75mpg if driven right. I’ve used shell v power for a couple of years and the performance and economy are far better than before.
I don’t know how some of the diesel vehicles remain on the road with the emissions and smells exhaled.
The problem with the electric vehicles,is that they are expensive to buy. A friend has a TESLR coming soon and he says he can charge the car from his solar panels. Way forward maybe.
I had a Toyota Prius many years ago, and I understood it had a cadmium battery. If so the environment wouldn’t benefit too much from those being replaced

 

[m]

I had a Toyota Prius many years ago, and I understood it had a cadmium battery. If so the environment wouldn’t benefit too much from those being replaced

Why do you say that?

 

[Peterdev]

Why do you say that?

Cadmium is poisonous so I’d imagine the environment wouldn’t benefit too much. Having said that I’ve heard pretty good things about them

 

[tonyw]

Early versions of the Prius used a Nickel-Metal-Hydride battery system (where the metal is an intermetallic that can be a number of things, but not usually cadmium). More recently, they've moved to using Lithium-ion in some of the fancy models (which also contains nickel, cobalt and manganese, but no cadmium).

Don't believe that the Prius has ever used a Nicad, or other Cadmium-containing battery.

There's some additional environmental impact from the mining of more nickel and rare earth metals for a Prius battery. But no issue with Cadmium pollution.

 

[m]

Cadmium is poisonous so I’d imagine the environment wouldn’t benefit too much. Having said that I’ve heard pretty good things about them

Nickel-cadmium batteries are almost 100% recyclable.

Also, cadmium is an element. It's not manufactured. It exists in the environment anyway.

 

[Peterdev]

I’ll bow to your better judgement

 

[makv]

Cadmium is poisonous so I’d imagine the environment wouldn’t benefit too much. Having said that I’ve heard pretty good things about them

Nickel-cadmium batteries are almost 100% recyclable.

Also, cadmium is an element. It's not manufactured. It exists in the environment anyway.

So like lead then?

 

[m]

So like lead then?

Yep. Most batteries in fact.

 

[m]

I’ll bow to your better judgement

I haven't made a judgement, I've stated facts.