Booked my car in for an MOT at Stratstone Cardiff and asked could they arrange pick up from the house ( literally a mile away ) I was told that all the pick up drivers were on holiday so that wouldn’t be possible !!!!

So, I called in on the Friday before the MOT was due on the following Wednesday and spoke to the After Sales Manager who said he will personally pick the car up with his Service Manager, as all the pick up drivers were busy??!!!!

The car was picked up as promised and then later in the day I had a phone message call to tell me that they were unable to MOT my car as its was TOO HEAVY???!!!!!! Also would I like to have the car back until they find somewhere to do it, even though the MOT was now out of date. I called the dealership 125 times, every time engaged and didn’t manage to speak to anyone that day. An Email was sent to the Dealership, LR Head Office and SVO with a picture of the proof of the amount of calls i had made from my mobile.

And within 10 minutes the Dealership were on the phone to me and by all accounts none of their “technicians” were trained to MOT the car as it was a bit over 3 ton.??!!

I commented that if this is the case, how come the 2 Managers did not know this at the time of pick up, let alone when the booking was made, also my car surely cannot be the first to be TOO HEAVY for them to carry out the MOT.
Also I told them to keep the car until its done.

What is going on with LR at the moment??? They couldn’t provide me with the free drive away LR Insurance when picked up new direct from the factory, the are now not providing Insurance full stop. The Dealership blatantly lying with respect to pick up drivers not available, and then to top it all, a “Technician” that cannot complete an MOT on their own vehicles

I give up.  19MY SVA-Dynamic Spectral Chromoflair Blue but colour not available in profile
2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue - Gone
2010 RRS 5.0 Supercharged Navara Bronze - Gone
2008 RRS 4.2 Supercharged Black - Gone
2006 RRS 2.7 Diesel Rimini Red- Gone

thats complete

grange landrover in swindon have mot'd my current L405 and also my old L322 with no problems....


never heard of a tech being restricted to mot'ing under 3 ton vehicles... ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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How is it over 3 ton? It’s about 400kg lighter than an L322 and the L322 isn’t 3 ton…..

Wow.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

What a load of old It beggers belief that this is the dealers attitude, what is is happening .

The heaviest L405 is quoted at 2466kg which is 2.42 Imperial Tons...

Phone the Dealer Principal and ask him to explain.... Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Range Rovers are not heavy - It's a myth that they are, or so I thought until this happened to mine this week

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OUCH... I hope there wasn't too much damage...

That lift looks like it is bolted to concrete one side and on mud the other side...!! Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Had my L322 4.4TDV8 on a weighbridge last year, 2890Kg with me in it. Drives:
2010 FFRR TdV8 Vogue - Stornoway Grey
2010 FFRR TdV8 Vogue SE - Zermatt Silver
1998 BMW E36 M3 GTII

Haylands wrote:

The heaviest L405 is quoted at 2466kg which is 2.42 Imperial Tons...

Phone the Dealer Principal and ask him to explain....

I have had a quick search on tinterweb and it does seem to be a common occurrence. The computer systems that are used for MOT’s look at something called “Revenue Weight”

For my car my Revenue Weight ( which is the same as GVW ) is 3160 Kg. So by all accounts it has to be a class 7 MOT.

Class 4 is the most common for cars and such but up to GVW of 3000 Kg.

For individuals it can be found on V5, a marker plate on the car or just put reg in search engine for GVW.

I wonder if this is now another money making scheme for the Govt  19MY SVA-Dynamic Spectral Chromoflair Blue but colour not available in profile
2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue - Gone
2010 RRS 5.0 Supercharged Navara Bronze - Gone
2008 RRS 4.2 Supercharged Black - Gone
2006 RRS 2.7 Diesel Rimini Red- Gone

mines a bit lighter than a 5.0,


 ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Not heard of that before. Interesting.

For the L322 folks, I’ve just looked at the registration docs I still have. My 2003 TD6 was 3050kg and the 2011 TDV8 is 3200kg…

Just done some research, it’s not classed as a commercial vehicle, it’s a passenger car, so it’s Class 4. Class 7 is for commercial/goods vehicles only.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

It seems a bit confusing.

I have just found this.

I know the headline mentions van, but in the write up it mentions for all vehicles.

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Bit more on the Gov web site.

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/mot-test-fees

Class 7 is Goods Vehicles.

I believe the Defender 110 and 130 pickups can be in Class 7, so may be where the confusion stems.

RR is classed as a Car, with less than 8 seats. It could be classed as Dual Purpose, but that’s still 4.

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Unbeleivable , just pop it down to Halfords , they will do it straight away. Cant believe i just said that.