"djc" wrote in message
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Adrian wrote:
"dennis@home" gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying:

It becomes documented as un-roadworthy when it fails.

No, it becomes documented as having failed an MOT.

And somewhere on the MOT doc, as I recall, there is something about it
not being proof that the vehicle is roadworthy

But a fail notice is proof of it being un-roadworthy unless you appeal
against it and win.