Can i drive a car home without an MOT

custardy

mcjordi wrote: »

ive done it before.. but i was insured and the car was taxed.. i passed anpr traffic cars aswell nothing came after me.. worse case scenario £60 fine which is a lot cheaper than paying a transporter company..

depends on the distance
i got a car transported over Edinburgh for under £40

Rolandtheroadie

custardy wrote: »

depends on the distance
i got a car transported over Edinburgh for under £40

They flew it over Edinburgh for £40?

custardy

yes,they used an LSD injection system

petrolhead69

kwik fit do mots on a sunday usually if your desperate although they are often good at finding imaginary faults.

or you could take the chance if everything else is in order last I checked it was only a £20 fine no points

mcjordi

petrolhead69 wrote: »

kwik fit do mots on a sunday usually if your desperate although they are often good at finding imaginary faults.

or you could take the chance if everything else is in order last I checked it was only a £20 fine no points

no its a fixed penalty of £60..

KillerWatt

mcjordi wrote: »

no its a fixed penalty of £60..

Last time I looked, the £60 FPN was for endorsable offences only.

The penalty for having no MOT is exactly the same as having no road tax (a maximum fine of £1000).

custardy

n answer to your question not having an MOT is a non endorsable ticket with a £60 fine. It is cheaper to get the MOT done by a garage than pay the fine so get it done or put the car off the road. It is not rocket science.

http://www.ukpoliceonline.co.uk/index.php?/topic/20759-getting-caught-with-no-mot-fine/

but here states up to £1000 (and is more recent)

http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/crimertotable.htm

finally found it on the DVLA site

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_069870

up to £1k it seems

though there is also

Using a vehicle in a dangerous condition
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LGV £5,000

PCV £5,000

Other £2,500
Obligatory if offence committed within 3 years of a previous conviction for the same offence - 6 months minimum otherwise discretionary

skiddlydiddly

I don't see any reason not to book it for the mot and call in on the way.Worst case scenario is it fails and you find out exactly what needs doing with the option of having it fixed at that garage.Best case is it passes and you drive home.