MOT Requirement

Rolandtheroadie

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Your existing MOT will tell you when you need to renew your MOT Certificate, and will give you the earliest date.

You can put your car in for an MOT any time you want before expiry of the old one.
The earliest date would allow you to have over 12 months on the MOT.

Rolandtheroadie

postingalwaysposting wrote: »

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

It's worrying that you think after the cars passed it's MOT thats it safe for a year.

SueC_2

sarahg1969 wrote: »

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 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?!

sarahg1969 wrote: »

That was my point

My apologies... a touch of paranoia brought about by the Employment & Jobseeking board which seems to be going through a phase of criticising pretty much everyone for pretty much anything. Sorry!

SueC_2

postingalwaysposting wrote: »

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

To be fair I would be amazed if my car were to fail - it's only 4 years old, and due to the mileage I do is fully serviced every 6 months.

Which was one of my reasons for asking the original question, it's due for service again in about 6 weeks, so I was wondering if I could stall the MOT until then so I get everything done with just one trip to the garage / day without the car.

SueC_2

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.

I'm not particularly bothered about having them all in line - it's certainly a lot less financially uncomfortable having six months between forking out for my insurance and my road tax.

wba31

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?!

not for me, friends and family rates at the garage my old man works at...

but in general, £60 doesnt seem like a lot....

postingalwaysposting

scotsman4th wrote: »

It's worrying that you think after the cars passed it's MOT thats it safe for a year.

I didn't actually state that I then don't check my car for a year :think: I know how to self service it at least to a basic level, I learn't that before I even purchased a car. Lovely to see poster's still jumping to conclusions :rotfl:

Rolandtheroadie

postingalwaysposting wrote: »

Lovely to see poster's still jumping to conclusions :rotfl:

"I would rather have an MOT and know I am driving a sound car"

Sorry, obvious conclusion to make really.

Flyboy152

kenny_e wrote: »

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

:wall: :wall: :wall:

Flyboy152

Is this a serious thread?