MOT & tax about to run out

stufai

My MOT runs out today and I haven't been able to book my car in until Friday (2 August). That's fine as I can just not use the car and then drive it to the garage for the MOT as it's pre-booked so legal.

But my tax runs out on 31 July, and I can't renew without an MOT certificate.

The DVLA say you can tax within 14 days, but that the vehicle needs to be off the road during this time. However, obviously I need to get it to the MOT.

Is there anything I can do other than just risk it?

Ultrasonic

Driving to a pre-booked MOT test without tax is allowed, no risking it involved.

mad_rich

Will you be able to park the vehicle off the road on 1st and 2nd August?

Make sure, as above, that the test is pre-booked (and that the garage actually keeps a record of the booking).

It would also be worth your while doing a pre-MOT check to head up any failures. A car that is past its MoT date, with all the hamstringing that that does to a driver, is manna from heaven for some garages.

Is there another MoT station you could use that can get it done sooner?

paddedjohn

Tax it online, as long as the mot is valid on the day the tax starts from you will be ok. As already said, you can drive to a pre booked mot without a valid tax disc if you need to.

Edit. Sorry just reread the post properly and see that your mot runs out before the tax so ignore the above.

CKhalvashi

paddedjohn wrote: »

Tax it online, as long as the mot is valid on the day the tax starts from you will be ok. As already said, you can drive to a pre booked mot without a valid tax disc if you need to.

It may not be on the system until the next day.

We took a vehicle on Russian plates for an MoT last year, that whilst perfectly legal to drive in the UK on Russian plates, was in the process of being put on the road in the UK.

I remember, when taking it straight from the testing centre to the DVLA offices, it wasn't on the system for around 4 hours afterwards.

This may, however, have changed.

CK

missile

Tax it today and there is not a problem.

TadleyBaggie

Tax it for 6 months this time, and for 12 months next time. this will ensure the tax/mot renewal periods do not conflict in future.

Ultrasonic

missile wrote: »

Tax it today and there is not a problem.

I don't think that is possible, since I believe that to do so you need the MOT to be valid on the date that the tax is due to start. Which is not the case here.

Ultrasonic

TadleyBaggie wrote: »

Tax it for 6 months this time, and for 12 months next time. this will ensure the tax/mot renewal periods do not conflict in future.

And costs more money! Just planning ahead and getting the MOT done towards the start of the month avoids the current problem.

Rover_Driver

missile wrote: »

Tax it today and there is not a problem.

There is, there will be no MOT on the 1st August, the day the licence would start.

custardy

Ultrasonic wrote: »

And costs more money! Just planning ahead and getting the MOT done towards the start of the month avoids the current problem.

its not a massive saving,whereas splitting the two events takes the pressure off.