Petem95

Ive just checked my MOT certificate and it runs out on the 23rd!

I knew it was soon, but thought it was the 28th!! Im not going to be able to get the car in for MOT until next week (or maybe the weekend) - anyone know how much leeway you get with MOT's? Is it still 14days?

eldudereno

Don't think you've actually got any leeway. The 14 days I think you're referring to is most likely the time that some garages will give you to get a free re-test in the event of your car failing.

RON

14 days retest is out of the window now they're computerised..... as far as i'm aware, there is NO leeway now..... good luck!

mart360

none afiak

and the kicker is your insurance is void too!!!

why cant you get it done, what is more important?? work ??

if you want to use your car, you need an mot, if you dont have an mot, you dont use your car

simple really

Mart

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

Check carefully on the insurance thing, I'm not at all convinced that insurance is in fact invalidated if you have no MOT. You may be limited to minimum Road Traffic Act 3rd party cover though - check your policy schedule.

You can get the test done up to a month in advance (and get a certificate that expires up to 13 months after the date of issue), but once it's expired then that's it. You may then only drive the car to a pre-booked MOT test, or back home again afterwards, or to a garage for the specific purpose of having things on which the car failed an MOT test put right.

Best drop it into a test centre asap, or book a few taxis in advance

Scooby Soon!

nope doesnt make your insurance invalid, I know several people who have claimed but I think they obviously screw you on the value!

mart360

Sorry how do you work that one out??

If you dont have a valid mot, it renders your car unroadworthy, and if i recall means your road tax is also void, as you have to have a current mot.

Your insurance cover is based on the car being roadworthy and leagal, which if you havent got a current MOT wont be

Mart

Fuzz

Common sense does tend to intervene in the cases where and accident has happened to car with no MOT as long as it is found to be IN a roadworthy condition and not the cause of the accident.
Anyway.....
Computerised MOT's only came into force over the last month or so so your last MOT a year ago wont be "on the system".
Suggest you get it booked in as soon as you can but dont worry too much if it's a few days run out.


Andy

TopBanana

No it doesn't x 2.

You will still be insured.

Scooby Soon!

Because thats how it is?

why would your road tax be invalid? it lasts for 6 to 12 months regardless?

Just because your MOT expires it doesnt mean your car is unroadworthy, it just means you dont have a certificate saying that the car IS roadworthy!

pslewis

Please don't keep spurting out this bull****

Your Insurance is ONLY invalid if your car is UNROADWORTHY!!!

The 3rd Party part of your Insurance is NEVER void, EVER!!!

Pete

pslewis

You really are a plank

A current MOT does NOT mean your car is roadworthy for the whole year

A car without an MOT can be PERFECTLY roadworthy!!

And what utter ****e about the tax being void You have paid the tax - end of!!

Pete

scooby546

iTrader: (1)

Just had my MOT done a week or two ago - the new system changed a few things. Firstly you don't get the old certificate anymore, you get something else (bit disappointed at that tbo) and secondly there are a few items that, should your car fail on them, they can re-test just those, but (as was the case with mine) if they fail it on other items they may have to do the whole test again. Basically make sure they do the MOT at the garage you're going to - if not they may have to also reschedule another test should they have to do the whole thing again! I had booked a half day off work for mine, but it ended up taking most of the day due to the retest thing above. Good luck anyway - and btw they put a small blue sticker on the top right corner of my windscreen after it (finally) passed - I presume I can just remove this?

Pete

mart360

likewise pete, a car with an mot can be totally unroadworthy!!!!

what happens when you take it in and it fails?? it was roadworthy to the point of inspection, as you know, an mot only covers the vehicle at the time of test. if your brakes fail 10 mins after leaving the forecourt, that would make your car unroadworthy, despite having an mot!

Mart

mart360

They appear to say the same.

http://harishs-autos.co.uk/index.asp?pgid=32

Fuzz

What's more of a joke and quite is the fact that failing cars now results in mountains of paperwork so instead they pass the car to save the hassle.

Well done the Government.


Andy