Discussion
Hello all, I have read several posts from people asking about various aspects of Cherry Pickers, firstly lets get the wording correct.
Cherry Pickers or Tower Wagons or MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms are all the same thing, just called by these different names
by various people. There are different types of machine referred to as Cherry Pickers some don't move on their own & require moving to site
usually by towing or delivered on the back of a wagon.
A van mount Cherry pickers is what it says it's mounted on a van & therefore is mobile it a class1b as designated by IPAF.
Until 30 May this year these Cherry Pickers were MOT exempt as they were classed as plant & although they were on public roads (as this was the way to get to a job) they didn't require an MOT.
As of 30 May '18 (this year) the law changed exemption was removed & an MOT was required this affected several other types of vehicle not just Cherry Pickers & what's called a phased approach was adopted. Basically you had until your road tax expired to obtain an MOT.
It should be stressed that your vehicle must be in a road worthy condition at all times & you could obtain a safety certificate following an inspection of your vehicle by a competent person from 30 May this year until your road tax was due. This safety certificated may be inspected on the spot & if you look at the DVSA website it certainly implies that the safety certificate is a legal requirement but I was told during a conversation with someone at the DVSA that in fact it was not a legal requirement but it may be an insurance requirement.
My Cherry picker weighs 5.2Tons & is classed as an HGV & therefore can only be inspected at an approved garage & you may find there is a significant wait for an appointment & around a £130 fee so forget getting it done at your local garage for £40.
On the auction sites there are still people selling cherry pickers (van mounts) claiming they are MOT exempt this is nonsense they are either misinformed or lying in order to sell them, because when you buy one the first thing you will have to do is tax it to be on the road. in order to tax you need an MOT! that's when the penny drops!
Hope this helps I have recently got an MOT for my machine but it wasn't easy by no means.
I am in Bury Lancs
Thanks
Robert
Cherry Pickers or Tower Wagons or MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms are all the same thing, just called by these different names
by various people. There are different types of machine referred to as Cherry Pickers some don't move on their own & require moving to site
usually by towing or delivered on the back of a wagon.
A van mount Cherry pickers is what it says it's mounted on a van & therefore is mobile it a class1b as designated by IPAF.
Until 30 May this year these Cherry Pickers were MOT exempt as they were classed as plant & although they were on public roads (as this was the way to get to a job) they didn't require an MOT.
As of 30 May '18 (this year) the law changed exemption was removed & an MOT was required this affected several other types of vehicle not just Cherry Pickers & what's called a phased approach was adopted. Basically you had until your road tax expired to obtain an MOT.
It should be stressed that your vehicle must be in a road worthy condition at all times & you could obtain a safety certificate following an inspection of your vehicle by a competent person from 30 May this year until your road tax was due. This safety certificated may be inspected on the spot & if you look at the DVSA website it certainly implies that the safety certificate is a legal requirement but I was told during a conversation with someone at the DVSA that in fact it was not a legal requirement but it may be an insurance requirement.
My Cherry picker weighs 5.2Tons & is classed as an HGV & therefore can only be inspected at an approved garage & you may find there is a significant wait for an appointment & around a £130 fee so forget getting it done at your local garage for £40.
On the auction sites there are still people selling cherry pickers (van mounts) claiming they are MOT exempt this is nonsense they are either misinformed or lying in order to sell them, because when you buy one the first thing you will have to do is tax it to be on the road. in order to tax you need an MOT! that's when the penny drops!
Hope this helps I have recently got an MOT for my machine but it wasn't easy by no means.
I am in Bury Lancs
Thanks
Robert
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