Mot q

Quentin

If he has 4 bald tyres he cannot (legally) drive it for an MOT! The car isn't roadworthy so no valid insurance.

That is the case at any time.

The OP's question was related to whether a failed MOT meant his current MOT was no longer valid!

Foxy-Stoat_3

Well if its the Landrover the OP is querying with and his brake lines are like this then it will have a valid MOT but he won't be "ok" if the brakes fail and causes a serious accident.

Quentin

Whenever your car isn't roadworthy you are in danger of being prosecuted.

But as long as your MOT is in date it's valid, and you cannot be done for "no MOT", which is the thread's topic.

Prothet_of_Doom

Quentin wrote: »

No.

Irrespective of the fail, it still has an MOT valid till May!

If its fail is so serious its not roadworthy, then that is a separate issue to having a valid MOT!

NO NO NO

If it fails, it no longer has an MOT. It's a computerised system, unlike the days of old, when the paper certificate really mattered.

jonathon

If your current MOT is still in date

Here’s where it gets complicated.
To encourage drivers to keep on top of vehicle maintenance, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) allows you to arrange a new MOT test up to one month before your current certificate ends.
In theory, this means that if it fails you’ve still got time to get quotes and get it fixed before the previous MOT actually expires. The earliest date that you can do this is printed on your existing certificate.
However, if the vehicle does fail the new MOT, you shouldn’t be driving it. Here’s why.
Although you’re not breaking the law by not having an MOT (because your old certificate is still valid, remember) you could be prosecuted for driving a defective vehicle, if stopped by the police.

Whether it’s a broken lightbulb or brake failure, you’d be guilty of driving a car that has known faults.

So, your best bet is to get it fixed ASAP and not to drive it in the meantime.
A VOSA spokesperson confirms: “Should you present your vehicle early and the vehicle fails the test, your original certificate still remains valid until its expiry date.
"But this does not mean that you are entitled to continue to use a defective vehicle.
“However, once the defects are repaired you can continue to use the vehicle until either it is retested or the original test certificate expires.
"Remember a current test certificate does not allow continued use of a defective vehicle on a public road.”

paddedjohn

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

NO NO NO

If it fails, it no longer has an MOT. It's a computerised system, unlike the days of old, when the paper certificate really mattered.

Sorry but you are wrong, the mot cert is valid until its expiry date even if the vehicle is unroadworthy.

Joe_Horner

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

NO NO NO

If it fails, it no longer has an MOT. It's a computerised system, unlike the days of old, when the paper certificate really mattered.

No, if it fails then it still has a valid MOT - the old one. The fail (computerised or not) maes no difference whatsoever to that.

It's been covered plenty of times before, so please don't make me go and get the relevant links to VOSA to prove it yet again!

trollopscarletwoman

You can get pulled at any time whether you have any mot or not. As has been said its all about roadworthyness which is pretty vague.

It happended to my father. Had a fresh, new MOT, got pulled a few days later on one of those spot tests, went to government test centre, the vehicle failed the test.

All sorts of chaos.

trollopscarletwoman

paddedjohn wrote: »

Sorry but you are wrong, the mot cert is valid until its expiry date even if the vehicle is unroadworthy.

I concur.

You can get pulled but the mot in date stands.

mrmot

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

NO NO NO

If it fails, it no longer has an MOT. It's a computerised system, unlike the days of old, when the paper certificate really mattered.

That's incorrect. There are some people who have the authority to revoke a MOT certificate, but MOT testers are not among them. The certificate is valid until it expires regardless of the amount of MOT tests that the car has failed in the meantime.

If the car is not roadworthy then it should be repaired regardless of how recent the MOT certificate. I've got no problems with people driving unroadworthy cars, it's their choice, I do however have a problem with having to share the road with people who drive unroadworthy cars.

Also a MOT doesn't mean that the vehicle is roadworthy.