Car tax and mot

Makemerich

I've just gone to tax my car online and noted via the paperwork that my car's mot also runs out today On the dvla site it stats it will check if your car is mot'd on the date the tax starts...Would i be ok to tax it aslong as i get it booked in tomorrow for a test?

pompeyrich

Makemerich wrote: »

I've just gone to tax my car online and noted via the paperwork that my car's mot also runs out today On the dvla site it stats it will check if your car is mot'd on the date the tax starts...Would i be ok to tax it aslong as i get it booked in tomorrow for a test?

Try it and see.

Makemerich

I was hoping someone has done it before,i dont want to get some points via the post for a missed mot by 1 day

choc_mouse

The worst that can happen is that it says you must get your MOT done first. I don't see why you should get points on your license if that's what you're referring to, unless of course, you drive the car when the MOT has expired or after the tax has ran out.

MOT needs to be done anyway, so go get it done!

Makemerich

0002yasbE wrote: »

Today your car has a valid MoT so you will be able to tax it from 1 February. The MoT expires at midnight tonight. You're lucky that having to tax the car has highlighted the expiring MoT.

Sadly the expiry date was the 31st so yesterday same with car tax....points for driving a car without a mot?

Inactive

0002yasbE wrote: »

Make a note somewhere of when it expires so you don't get caught out next year.;)

No need to make a note, MOT's have a pull off sticker that should be applied to the inside of the car with the expiry date already printed on.

pompeyrich

Makemerich wrote: »

Sadly the expiry date was the 31st so yesterday same with car tax....points for driving a car without a mot?

No points for driving without an MOT.

Makemerich

Officer_Dibble wrote: »

Ring your local testing station, book it in and drive down.

Yeah have done,really needed to use the car today though

choc_mouse

If you're just going round the block, you might be OK but you're driving illegally, risk getting points on your license and having your car impounded/crushed.

Many police cars tend to have cameras that can instantly recognise a car with no road tax, MOT or insurance (I think).

You're OK to drive if you're driving to a booked MOT appointment, however.

choc_mouse

Just some further information, you have 14 days (from today) to get the new tax disc or declare the vehicle as SORN:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_069671

adouglasmhor

choc_mouse wrote: »

If you're just going round the block, you might be OK but you're driving illegally, risk getting points on your license and having your car impounded/crushed.

Many police cars tend to have cameras that can instantly recognise a car with no road tax, MOT or insurance (I think).

You're OK to drive if you're driving to a booked MOT appointment, however.

I don't think they do MOT recognition on that system but I may be wrong, Last year my car had a different MOT expiry date on the paperwork and on the MOT system at the Garage.
So much for that system