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My friends car had no MOT

gabyjane
gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
Up until yesterday it was 15 days late and she asked me what happens when you don't have one..? i have no idea tbh and thought id'e ask on here..the post r.e the garage ringing the persons mum just reminded me!!
Thanks
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  • x_raphael_xx
    x_raphael_xx Posts: 4,413 Forumite
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    Well apart from the insurance being invalid I'm not sure.
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  • anewman
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    If nothing else you get one ASAP :)
  • gabyjane
    gabyjane Posts: 3,541 Forumite
    thanks, as i said she got it done yesterday at 8am! BUt i did say her insurance would have probably been invalid! she seemed to think she just didn't have an MOT at all but i said to get her tax disk a few months ago she would have had to have it!
  • Keith
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    Well apart from the insurance being invalid I'm not sure.

    On most policies a valid mot is not a condition of insurance.

    The penalty depends on why the vehicle is brought to the attention of the police.
  • if he was not caught driving it, nothing
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    Insurance is not usually invalidated by the lack of MOT, as I found out the hard way a few years ago.
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  • Conor_3
    Conor_3 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    Well apart from the insurance being invalid I'm not sure.

    INSURANCE ISN'T INVALID !!!!!!...
  • Conor wrote: »
    INSURANCE ISN'T INVALID !!!!!!...

    My insurance states that the car must be in a roadworthy condition, not sure if that means a valid MOT or not

    But if i was an insurance company and someone crashed with no mot, and the crash was something i could pin on the lack of mot i would
  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    gabyjane wrote: »
    Up until yesterday it was 15 days late and she asked me what happens when you don't have one..? i have no idea tbh and thought id'e ask on here..the post r.e the garage ringing the persons mum just reminded me!!
    Thanks

    That's a bit harsh telling her mum, she must be a grown up to have her own car.
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  • That's a bit harsh telling her mum, she must be a grown up to have her own car.


    The garage ringing someones mum was them just using the wrong phone number due to same unique surname
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