MOT Requirement

SueC_2

sarahg1969 wrote: »

And, if stopped, you'll probably get a £60 fixed penalty (no points).

Again, I am not, and do not intend to start, driving illegally.

My MOT has another 2 weeks to run. I asked for a simple piece of advice, and having received it, will act upon it.

I did not ask for condemnation for a crime I have not, and have no intention of, committing.

sarahg1969

SueC wrote: »

Again, I am not, and do not intend to start, driving illegally.

My MOT has another 2 weeks to run. I asked for a simple piece of advice, and having received it, will act upon it.

I did not ask for condemnation for a crime I have not, and have no intention of, committing.

Actually, I was just pointing out that the penalty is not severe for driving with no MOT in response to the previous post. The YOU did not refer to you personally, but to one in general.

SueC_2

sarahg1969 wrote: »

And, if stopped, you'll probably get a £60 fixed penalty (no points).

Although having re-read that, it seems that the penalty for getting caught is no more than the cost of getting a new MOT. It's hardly a deterrent is it?!

sarahg1969

SueC wrote: »

Although having re-read that, it seems that the penalty for getting caught is no more than the cost of getting a new MOT. It's hardly a deterrent is it?!

That was my point

postingalwaysposting

Illegal or not, £60 fine or not... I would rather have an MOT and know I am driving a sound car than my brakes fail and I kill one or many just to save a few bob

patman99

If I buy a car and the MOT and Tax run out at the same time, I will renew both, but only go for 6 months Tax. 6 months-on I will then get a years Tax. That way I never have to find the money to repair anything the car fails-on and to renew the Tax all in the same month.

paddedjohn

kenny_e wrote: »

SueC wrote: »

I can't believe this has never been an issue before in my 25+ year driving history, but apparently it hasn't been, as I don't know the answer!

In the past my MOT, car insurance and tax disc have all expired during the same month. No problem.

Last year however I was a bit strapped for cash, so only took out a 6 month tax disc. Which means I now find myself in the position where my MOT is about to expire, even though I have 6 months' tax left to run, and a full year's insurance.

You may find the insurance is invalid because the vehicle is unroad worthy / not to MOT standards.:j( no MOT certificate )

THE ABOVE IS A QUOTE FROM Kenny e, not Suec

Why do people still keep on spouting this load of codswallop? The lack of a valid mot certificate will NOT invalidate your insurance.

wealdroam

OP, if you want to bring all these things into line again, then get an MOT now and get another MOT test done in six months time.

paddedjohn

wealdroam wrote: »

OP, if you want to bring all these things into line again, then get an MOT now and get another MOT test done in six months time.

then she will have 12mths tax, 12mths mot and only 6mths insurance;)

Microwave_Dinner

I deliberately bought six months tax disc so mine didn't all run out at same time. I kept finding that I couldn't tax my car online because the DVLA computer was saying my insurance was about to run out and by the time they updated computer there weren't enough days left for tax disc to definitely arrive in post in time. Surely this must happen to anyone who buys a car from new? (Ours wasn't brand new but we purchased bang on the anniversary of it's registration date).