Driving to an MOT without an MOT

Tinks74

I know that I would be fine riding to a pre booked MOT on my bike even though the MOT has expired (15 April) as my bike is taxed and insured.

Long story short, my friend has trusted mechanic & garage who I would like to use, however this is 30 miles away from where my bike is.

My query is whether there is a restriction on how far that journey can be? Would it need to be trailered because of the distance?

spiro

You can take a car with no MOT to a prebooked MOT so I suspect the same would be true of a bike. Never heard mention of distance so as long as the garage have it in their diary you should be OK.

Premier_2

Tinks74 wrote: »

I know that I would be fine riding to a pre booked MOT on my bike even though the MOT has expired (15 April) as my bike is taxed and insured.

Long story short, my friend has trusted mechanic & garage who I would like to use, however this is 30 miles away from where my bike is.

My query is whether there is a restriction on how far that journey can be? Would it need to be trailered because of the distance?

You can drive directly to (and directly from) a pre-arranged MOT test.

One issue you may encounter however is that, should the bike fail its test (and not be immediately repairable), it would be by definition unroadworthy so you would need to make alternative arrangements for the return journey (and possibly the bike unless you leave it there)

Maybe simpler all round to just book it into a more local test centre, eh?

marlot

There's no specific distance rule. Just as long as you're not taking the proverbial (eg. booking an MOT at the other end of the country). You'll be fine. Note that regardless of the MOT, it is an offence to drive/ride an unroadworthy vehicle - but that applies at all times - not just going to the MOT test.

Just don't crash it on the way - some insurance companies pay out a lot less if the bike has no MOT

Tinks74

Thanks for the answers, the bike is in pretty good condition I'm not expecting any major/serious faults. Even if it did have to stay in the garage for repair travel wouldn't be an issue, have plans with a nearby friend and would be content to leave the bike for repair anyway.

I will note your last line Marlot

zappahey

Premier wrote: »

You can drive directly to (and directly from) a pre-arranged MOT test.

One issue you may encounter however is that, should the bike fail its test (and not be immediately repairable), it would be by definition unroadworthy so you would need to make alternative arrangements for the return journey (and possibly the bike unless you leave it there)

Your first sentence contradicts your second sentence and the second sentence is false unless the vehicle is deemed to be too dangerous to drive.