DrCake@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoCan’t believe the car would do this all by itselfwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkCan’t believe the car would do this all by itselfwww.bbc.co.ukDrCake@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFireRetardant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoOn the note of mechanical faults, it is odd that cars are typically safetied when sold/transfered to a new owner and never really required to be inspected again. Regular safety inspections should be a mandatory part of car ownership.
minus-squarecowpowered@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoMandatory periodic (typically annual/biannual) safety inspections are fairly common: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoWe had them when I was a kid in Virginia. My shitty Corolla failed because the driver-side door handle didn’t work on the inside. They wanted $150 to fix it, so I just tied a rope to the mechanism inside the door. It passed. All-told, it’s a great idea and also provides some business for local mechanics.
minus-squaredonnachaidh@lemmy.dcmrobertson.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIt is in the UK. You have to get an annual MOT check, I believe. I’ve also found it odd that that isn’t required where I am either, though.
On the note of mechanical faults, it is odd that cars are typically safetied when sold/transfered to a new owner and never really required to be inspected again. Regular safety inspections should be a mandatory part of car ownership.
Mandatory periodic (typically annual/biannual) safety inspections are fairly common: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection
We had them when I was a kid in Virginia. My shitty Corolla failed because the driver-side door handle didn’t work on the inside.
They wanted $150 to fix it, so I just tied a rope to the mechanism inside the door. It passed.
All-told, it’s a great idea and also provides some business for local mechanics.
It is in the UK. You have to get an annual MOT check, I believe. I’ve also found it odd that that isn’t required where I am either, though.