So if you end up with a Q plate and come MOT time do they still revert back to 1975 regs...ie visual smoke test rather than a pipe up the exhaust doodah?.

I'm going the 3 wheeled route anyway as a lot less hassle test wise and no call for reverse unless you really want to...
Hanker after leaving strange single wide black lines off roundabouts and junctions..might even be a stroker yet too..how anti social