That’s two in a row he’s passed! Today was MOT day and all the prep required was a bulb check and add a concrete block to the 5th wheel. The annual MOT comes to them all and each year I wonder how much it’s going to cost me, so very pleased with todays result. Having covered a massive 667km in the last 12 months, although not in a one hitter like my mate Brian from Gt Yarmouth. I did wonder if anything may have cropped up that I hadn’t realised but as one of the very experienced Techs said, they are fairly bullet proof so if there was something wrong you’d know about it.

You have to laugh though. The DVSA tester said I was looking at a fail as i have no VTG6 plate. I said I haven’t been sent any? He says well whoever did your first MOT last year should have arranged them and they would have been sent out following the test. I then produced last years test certificate for the him to see, I laughed on the inside when he realised it was him who did the test last year!! Other that everything else mechanical was fine, the only thing comment was that there wasn’t quite enough weight over the drive axle. With a mix of pallets and concrete blocks to chose from it is difficult to impose a load on the back end our MOT tests trailer loaded up would probably kill the little Gr814 in its tracks. I’ve taken a photo for reference for next year, so using a bigger block I’ll try and put it further back on the chassis to give more load in the back brakes. I still want to put some weight on the back end, but don’t want it to visible. I do like the idea of a “heavy” spare wheel under the rear of the chassis.

If all goes to plan and I can get him painted up in the spring time, I might just be able to break the 1000km mark for next years MOT. Hopefully a trip to NL will come along with a couple more shows in the UK. Might need a fuel sponsor though, what with the current price of fuel!… also need to think about what to put on the headboard.

Well done Gr814, not missed a beat this year and genuinely a thoroughly enjoyable drive.