Is selling a car with 4 months mot to short

samsung_laptop

I'm looking to buy a £2300 car but it's only got 4 months mot so i've asked the seller if they would put a new mot on the car and they think 4 months is a long time.

Fat_Walt

Mots valid and therefore the car is legal. You've two choices.

Haggle or walk away.

worried_jim

I suspect that if it has a full ticket it would be more than £2300.

Hintza

I had this once and just got it taken for an MOT (I paid) it failed and I ended up walking away.

kmb500

My car had 4 months left for the MOT when I bought it and it's fine.

Yes maybe every now and again someone's having you on, but the reality with most second hand sales is that people don't have much control over when they need to sell their car.

Richard53

True, but if I were selling a car that I had faith in, and it had under 6 months MoT left, I would get a fresh MoT, or advertise it as "car will come with 12 months' MoT". The cost of the MoT would be far outweighed by the better selling price, I would have thought.


If I had a car that I doubted would pass the next one, and it had 4 months left, I would sell it as "with 4 months' MoT" and argue with a prospective buyer that this was really a very long time.

kmb500

Richard53 wrote: »

True, but if I were selling a car that I had faith in, and it had under 6 months MoT left, I would get a fresh MoT, or advertise it as "car will come with 12 months' MoT". The cost of the MoT would be far outweighed by the better selling price, I would have thought.


If I had a car that I doubted would pass the next one, and it had 4 months left, I would sell it as "with 4 months' MoT" and argue with a prospective buyer that this was really a very long time.

that's just you though, most people who use their cars on a daily basis would not necessarily get a MOT just for selling it. they may not be able to afford to.

Nodding_Donkey

"Selling cheap as short MOT but it will easily pass"

I always laugh when I see that line.

Sweetpie_2

Ask to see the MOT and check for advisories, this will give you an idea if the car will get through the next MOT easily or not. It will also give you an idea of the condition of the car. Hope this helps.

loskie

agree that I too would like to see a fresh MOT. OP if you like the car you could agree to buy pending a fresh MOT. Its about £45
You do not need to see the current MOT just look at the .gov mot history checker. An excellent facility although sometimes if there has been a private plate it may not show.
https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

you could aks for evidence of previous advisories being fixed.

arcon5

What car is it?