Harley been SORN. Now has MOT but unable to get road tax

catzooo

That's what I thought ECoR1. DVLA site is still showing as no current MOT today. I have asked the garage to scan and send me a copy of the MOT certificate.
It is a small independent custom bike shop, do their own MoT's on site.

bod1467

catzooo wrote: »

do their own MoT's on site.

Really? Chances are they use a local test station.

I think there's somewhere you can check online as to whether a particular location is a registered test station, but I can't remember where. Maybe this?

https://www.gov.uk/find-atf-dvsa-test-station

http://www.ukmot.com/

Rover_Driver

Could it be caused by a delay getting the details copied from the DVSA website to the .gov uk website?

marlot

Rover_Driver wrote: »

Could it be caused by a delay getting the details copied from the DVSA website to the .gov uk website?

gov.uk only hosts the information sites, the transactional ones go through to the relevant agency - in this case DVSA.

My money's on the garage having not done the MOT yet, or having mucked up its entry onto the system

AdrianC

marlot wrote: »

My money's on the garage having not done the MOT yet, or having mucked up its entry onto the system

^ This. The primary record is the one on the computer, the "certificate" is merely a receipt. If it ain't on the computer, it don't exist.

specialboy

Why not travel down to collect the bike anyway and tax it at a local post office to the garage?

Norman_Castle

Is it possible the MOT tester has typed in the wrong reg number?.

catzooo

Whew. Thanks for the advice here. All sorted out now.
10.30 yesterday I rang the garage asking for the ref number on the MoT cert so I could look into it. Then whilst waiting for him to send it to me - Hey presto 10 minutes later I try the DVLA site again and the MoT is there. Strange I thought, but all fine now. Been to the post office and have a tax disc. Only needed to take in the V5.
All set now with a lift to go pick up bike tomorrow.

mgdavid

catzooo wrote: »

Whew. Thanks for the advice here. All sorted out now.
10.30 yesterday I rang the garage asking for the ref number on the MoT cert so I could look into it. Then whilst waiting for him to send it to me - Hey presto 10 minutes later I try the DVLA site again and the MoT is there. Strange I thought, but all fine now. Been to the post office and have a tax disc. Only needed to take in the V5.
All set now with a lift to go pick up bike tomorrow.

Wow what a lucky coincidence ;-)

Richard53

Like the guy who visits his home town after 20 years away, and thinks he will try his luck with a shoe repair ticket he found in his wallet from way back when. He goes into the cobblers, who looks at the ticket and says "They'll be ready on Thursday."


I think someone forgot to do something, but it's all worked out so happy days.