New 2nd hand car MoT question

Tremour-88

I'm going to look at a used car tomorrow and hopefully buy it, but I'm a little confused on the way the guy is explaining it.

The MoT expires in April 2012 but he's saying it'll be sold with 12-months MoT but this isn't possible untill at least mid March.

Can a private trader MoT a car more than 30 days before its due to expire?

JCP

You can MOT a car at any point in time, and the 12 months will run from that date.

If however you wait until a set period before the expiry of the MOT (I think it is a month), you can then have the car MOTed and the MOT will run for 12 months from the ORIGINAL expiry date.

eg if it is due to expire on April 1st. If you do it tomorrow, it'll expire on 12th Feb 2013, but if you wait until 15th March, it will expire on 1st April 2013.

Not sure I've explained it very well, but hopefully it makes enough sense.

Tremour-88

Ah thats makes sence, I didn't know you could MoT a car at any point and have it run from then I thought you had to wait untill the current one expired.

s_b

Can a private trader MoT

there is no such thing as a private trader
im surprised the 3 men of the know nothing brigade havent told you this
theres mickey no nothing born in 72 but with a chip on his shoulder because the cortina he bought in 1982 had a poor heater
then theres Sgt Pepper who once ran a band but has since decided he will slag motor traders who try to help people ripped off because linda took a dislike to him

then theres TrickyWicky and lets be honest would you collect anything of a bloke with a name like that especially if he said it was in his celler my dear?

no

so to answer the question as asked and as i like to help

this private motor trader is either paying government taxes and ni insurance and working from home

or he is playing the system knocking babies out like confetti claiming fizz wizz and dizz off our government and will tell you to do one once hes got your crack ,sorry money

the choice as cilla black used to say
is yours............