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lemony_2

My car at the moment is SORN. I want to take it to get it MOT'd but it has no tax or insurance. How can I get it to a garage

McKneff

On a trailer is the only way Im afraid.................

marksandsparx

Insure it, then book an MOT and drive STRAIGHT there, and after MOT drive STRAIGHT back home. assuming you pass you can then TAX it.

marksandsparx

McKneff wrote: »

On a trailer is the only way Im afraid.................

unless you insure and pre book test

lemony_2

I want to sell the car as I can no longer afford the running costs and I thought it might sell better if at least it had a years MOT on it. I have had a lot of work done on it so it should pass but I have no way of getting it to a garage

McKneff

See if you can get short term insurance on it say 1 day or 1 week.

Then you can drive it to the MOT station, but you have to drive straight there (as it isnt taxed) and straight back.

Mind, you wont be able to give anyone a test drive in it unless you tax it for 6 months (you could do this and either claim the tax back,
obviously you would lose a month) or add it to the asking price

paddedjohn

does anyone here know if a garage can collect the car on a traders policy or is that a no no since the law changed?

s_b

paddedjohn wrote: »

does anyone here know if a garage can collect the car on a traders policy or is that a no no since the law changed?

theoretically if the mot garage had trade plates and fitted them to your vehicle then the car is covered
ive yet to see this clarified just like any car sorned on a car site and taken on a test drive with trade plates in though
nonone is willing to give a definative answer
the answer seems hope you dont get a jobsworth stopping you

BM-AK

As others have suggested, insure your car (if you google you can probably find a few companies that can sell you short term cover), drive to the garage and get your MOT, then either drive straight to a DVLA office to get a tax disc or drive straight home. :j

Trebor16

Ecar do one day policies online.

http://mip.ecarinsurance.co.uk/index.php

benjus

The MOT garage I use in SE London will collect and return cars. According to their website there is no need for the car to be insured, just that it doesn't have any dangerous defects.

http://www.thetestcentre.co.uk/station_page.asp?session_ID=0&pid=53