Can you get you car MOT'd sooner than required?

Volcano

maninthestreet wrote: »

waving a current MOT certificate at them when they stop you because the database shows the car you are driving failed it's latest MOT test will not cut any ice with them.

If you check the MOT history online, it'll show the lastest MOT issued is a fail, that's the only one that counts now.

This has been discussed before in this thread: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1635595&highlight=mot

But nobody could come up with any evidence for their assertions, can you two do any different? It'd be appreciated by others here I'm sure.

Silk

Volcano wrote: »

This has been discussed before in this thread: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1635595&highlight=mot

But nobody could come up with any evidence for their assertions, can you two do any different? It'd be appreciated by others here I'm sure.

The reason for that is because it doesn't exist

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Volcano

Silk wrote: »

The reason for that is because it doesn't exist

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I think we'll have to conclude that it doesn't! :rolleyes:

mikey72

Definitive answer from Vosa

"Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your e-mail.

Once an MOT has been issued it cannot be revoked even if the vehicle has been presented for another MOT and failed.
However, the failure notice will be on the computerisation database and you may legally be making an offence in an unroadworthy vehicle.

Regards

VOSA Contact Centre
Customer Directorate
Tel: 0300 123 9000"

So I take back what I said earlier.

Volcano

mikey72 wrote: »

Definitive answer from Vosa


So I take back what I said earlier.

Thanks, that's appreciated.

plane_boy2000

Unless I have missed something it will fail anyway because of the windscreen crack?

dieselhead

plane_boy2000 wrote: »

Unless I have missed something it will fail anyway because of the windscreen crack?

Yes but I think the OP wants to know if its worth repairing, ie will that be the only failure item, or are there other expensive items that will require fixing to pass.

MrSmartprice

Volcano wrote: »

I read some good 'bangernomics' advice that said MOT you're car every 6 months, if it fails badly you still have 6 months MOT with which to sell it on.

This is some of the worst advice I have ever seen on MSE.:rolleyes:

It is an offence to sell a car in an unroadworthy condition, with certain exceptions such as selling a car for scrap. If it has failed an MOT you know it to be unroadworthy which makes the offence more serious. There is a paper trail to show that you knew, too.

Contrary to what many think, it is not only an offence if you are in the trade. Private sellers are liable too. It also makes a civil action easier to pursue. The proper advice is easy. If your car is unroadworthy get it fixed or scrap it.

Volcano

MrSmartprice wrote: »

If it has failed an MOT you know it to be unroadworthy

Though:

It is important to note that an MOT test cannot be used as evidence to prove that a car is unroadworthy, it needs to be examined by an engineer.
http://www.wigan.gov.uk/Services/BusinessRegeneration/TradingStandards/FairplayCharter/UnroadworthyMisdescribedCars.htm

Though you do have a point for those who (like you) may not have read my post #8.

mikey72

As a follow up, I just took our car in early, and it failed.
The website then showed the car as having a current MOT to the pass date from last year, but with a line saying the vehicle has a later fail, and the history should be checked. Checking the history showed the fail, and the reasons for fail. When I fixed it and it subsiquently passed, the MOT updated to the current pass, to next years date, and the failure stayed in the history.
So,
yes, the MOT stays current, a failure does not invalidate it,
but, the fail is clearly visible, and whether the fault has been fixed and resubmitted or not is also visible.