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MoT 2020

Even with the new battery I willed Pepé  to start.  He didn't.

What was a worry was that only the rev counter needle did the full sweep. The buzzing that accompanies the check carried on. 

Even with the dbPower unit it was no good. I gave Laguna a call to see if they had any ideas. Not really but thought it was merely the battery a bit flat.
 
I gave it a while and tried again. It started after a few tries.

On the way up the M20 to Ashford the engine management light came on. A worry. I checked the manual on my phone and it just says that one of the systems has registered an error.

At Laguna it started up okay when I switched off and on again. It must have started as it went into the workshop and passed the MoT.

I decided to go to the Triumph shop on the way back home to get them to look at. And the light had gone off when I started it!

So we are set for another year.

MoT mileage to start the year: 9203.
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