Possible MOT Scam

marlot

NuffinisFree wrote: »

thanks for the advice everyone,

its failed on stuff like tyres, lights and some corrison. they gave her a quote of over £450 to get it fixed. might be better to get it scrapped and called it experience

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but its probably illegal to drive on the road then - being in an unroadworthy condition. Can be 3 points per tyre + fine.

And non-working lights make he car more likely to be pulled unfortunately. Worth putting new bulbs in as a minimum, and check the tyres carefully.

Incyder

find a decent local one-man mechanic, NOT a garage, bet you can get it done for £200.

paddedjohn

victor2 wrote: »

as already said, it can be used legally on the strength of the current mot.
The advantage of having a new mot within a month of the expiry of the current one is that the new one (if it passes) will run from the expiry date of the current one.
She does need to look at what it failed on though and consider how unsafe that makes the car. Does it have something easily rectified like illegal tyres?

it cant be driven legally on the strength of the old mot if there are faults with the car, if it needs tyres/lights/steering gear etc they must be fixed or you are breaking the law if you drive it

Kite2010

Wouldn't the failed MOT overwrite the old MOT on the MOT computer database though?

mikey72

paddedjohn wrote: »

it cant be driven legally on the strength of the old mot if there are faults with the car, if it needs tyres/lights/steering gear etc they must be fixed or you are breaking the law if you drive it

But not the law on driving without an mot.

HiTo

Kite2010 wrote: »

Wouldn't the failed MOT overwrite the old MOT on the MOT computer database though?

An Mot runs until the expiry date, regardless of a fail before the expiry date.

Hammyman

NuffinisFree wrote: »

My questions are:
1) can she still drive it under its old MOT which doesn’t end till the beginning of March?

2) Legally where does she stand on refusal as the guy carried out the MOT without her knowledge and well before the month its due, i.e. MOT runs out first week in March and technically you can’t do a MOT before the first of Feb.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

1) Yes however she now knows it has faults which means it does not meet the minimum requirements for roadworthiness and should she get stopped at a VOSA checkpoint and this come to light, it may cost her fine + points depending on what it failed on.

You mentioned tyres and lights. Well a tyre is 3 points per wheel and £1000 fine. Lights are a possible fine but they're definitely a Police "please stop me" magnet especially on a £1000 "banger".

2) Once an MOT has been done, its been done and recorded on the VOSA database.

sassy_one

So, let's get this right;

Your friend took their car to a MOT' VOSA test station; it was subjected to a MOT' test and failed.

But the MOT' VOSA test station is scamming your friend?!

Why, because their not happy they need to have work carried out?
Because it's a legal requirement?

Or maybe their simply happy with driving an unroadworthy car around

Either way a test station refusing to issue a MOT' test certificate is in no way a rougue or a "scam" as you say.

If the car failed and your "friend" isn't happy, or can't afford the repair/repairs then clearly they can't afford a car, enough said.

wealdroam

sassy-one wrote: »

So, let's get this right;

Your friend took their car to a MOT' VOSA test station; it was subjected to a MOT' test and failed.

But the MOT' VOSA test station is scamming your friend?!

Why, because their not happy they need to have work carried out?
Because it's a legal requirement?

Or maybe their simply happy with driving an unroadworthy car around

Either way a test station refusing to issue a MOT' test certificate is in no way a rougue or a "scam" as you say.

If the car failed and your "friend" isn't happy, or can't afford the repair/repairs then clearly they can't afford a car, enough said.

Yes, as you say, let's get this right.

Sassy, did you read the original post?

The bit where the OP's friend asked the garage to tell her if it was worth MOTing...

NuffinisFree wrote: »

...so she asked a local garage to have a quick look at it and tell her if it was worth fixing, MOTing or if she would be better selling it/scrapping it.

The OP's friend did not ask for an MOT, did she?

Enough said.

Gordon_Hose

sassy-one wrote: »

So, let's get this right;

Your friend took their car to a MOT' VOSA test station; it was subjected to a MOT' test and failed.

But the MOT' VOSA test station is scamming your friend?!

Why, because their not happy they need to have work carried out?
Because it's a legal requirement?

Or maybe their simply happy with driving an unroadworthy car around

Either way a test station refusing to issue a MOT' test certificate is in no way a rougue or a "scam" as you say.

If the car failed and your "friend" isn't happy, or can't afford the repair/repairs then clearly they can't afford a car, enough said.

Seriously. Read the OP, twice if needs be.

It'll make you look less stupid in the long run.