Part Exchange vs MOT Help Needed

AdrianC

OddballJamie wrote: »

Good point, it is suppose to be the nearest MOT centre.

There's nothing whatsoever in the legislation to say it's "supposed" to be the nearest. If you can convince Mr Plod that you are indeed solely going straight to a pre-booked MOT, there's nothing in the legislation to say it can't be from Land's End to John o'Groats.

Pointing out that the car's booked at the main dealer, and that it's being PXed there, would make that easy.

vpdanas

Thanks so much everyone for the opinions and advice. I've made an appointment with the dealership and will be open and ask the question. Tbh should be here for Monday at the latest so at worst well leave the car at the dealership on last day of mot and scrounge a lift until we pick it up Monday.

Thanks again for all the advice

scheming_gypsy

and hope the dealership don't need £1000 worth of repairs needing to be done

vpdanas

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

and hope the dealership don't need £1000 worth of repairs needing to be done

Surely I can PX the car in any time?!?! So if I give it to them Saturday its still has an MOT on that day?

scheming_gypsy

you really would be better spending the £30 just for piece of mind. They quoted you £4000 on a car with 6 months MOT and on Saturday it'll have a few hours left.

If you give it to them on Saturday when it's due to run out, they need to MOT it and repair any issues before selling it on. It's at this point you're not dealing with a main dealer but a salesman who can see his commission going up if he can get it for cheaper or possibly see it go down if it turns out he PX'ed a pig.

For me personally.. it's a no brainer, £30 to get it through the MOT and not risk facing the garage trying to drop the price.

colino

Any garage that gave a trade-in value six months in advance was taking an educated guess and the deal certainly wouldn't be in the customers favour.

Herzlos

AdrianC wrote: »

There's nothing whatsoever in the legislation to say it's "supposed" to be the nearest. If you can convince Mr Plod that you are indeed solely going straight to a pre-booked MOT, there's nothing in the legislation to say it can't be from Land's End to John o'Groats.

Pointing out that the car's booked at the main dealer, and that it's being PXed there, would make that easy.

Isn't there something about it being to a reasonable pre-booked MOT. So even if you had booked at the other end of the country you might have a challenge in justifying it?

AdrianC

Herzlos wrote: »

Isn't there something about it being to a reasonable pre-booked MOT.

I don't believe so.

So even if you had booked at the other end of the country you might have a challenge in justifying it?

If you can come up with a credible justification, I can't see why there'd be an issue. F'rinstance, you were travelling to a specialist garage in your unusual vehicle. Or there was some other particular reason why you were using that particular garage.

All the usual "roadworthy" caveats apply, of course.