Car Tax due but ....

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Nothing to see here

Move along please 

The_Rainmaker

I had this problem before, just ran it a few days so that MOT was a couple of days after the 1st of the month made life much easier going forward.

mick.1

 My first MOT is due in April 2020 and my Car Tax is due 1st of May 2020. My local garage is now closed due to Covid 19 despite the government extending MOT 6 months regarding Covid 19, I still cannot extend my Car Tax online or at the post office without a valid MOT.  Can anyone advise 

facade

Sit tight until 3 days before your first MOT is due. Then it should have updated to say MOT isn't due until October, and you can tax the car for May 1st. 

If it doesn't update the MOT status, you have to follow the instructions on this page.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-mots-for-cars-vans-and-motorcycles-due-from-30-march-2020

Marvel1

facade said:

Sit tight until 3 days before your first MOT is due. Then it should have updated to say MOT isn't due until October, and you can tax the car for May 1st. 

If it doesn't update the MOT status, you have to follow the instructions on this page.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-mots-for-cars-vans-and-motorcycles-due-from-30-march-2020

Thank you, just had the same issue, MOT due this month, licence starts 1st May, but will not allow me to tax due to no MOT being valid from the 1st May,  so saving this link until then

custardy

DUTR said:

treeroy said:

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50Twuncle said:

Herzlos said:

I'd be surprised if you couldn't find somewhere to do an MOT in 2 weeks. Drive around a bit and look for garages, check out car dealers, go to kwitfit or the council if you have to.

I am unable to find an alternative test centre

Looks like you won't be able to legally drive your car then, besides will fuel be available?

Why would fuel not be available?

Do you think staff will be available to deliver the fuel ? Nobody is immune from the situation and some will relish not having to attend work.

and demand for fuel has plummeted meaning less requirement to fill tanks

kuepper

If you get an extension and get a car mot'd within the 6 months, will it be valid for 12 months from the new mot test date or 12 months from when the last mot run out?

molerat

Logic says 12 months from the date the MOT is done unless within a month of the extended date where it will be 12 months from that extended date.  There is a post elsewhere on here where they had the MOT done 2 days before the original date and as it had been extended the new expiry was 12 months from when the test was done and not the original date.  The extended date is now the MOT expiry date so normal rules apply.

50Twuncle

facade said:

Sit tight until 3 days before your first MOT is due. Then it should have updated to say MOT isn't due until October, and you can tax the car for May 1st. 

If it doesn't update the MOT status, you have to follow the instructions on this page.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-mots-for-cars-vans-and-motorcycles-due-from-30-march-2020

Thats not strictly true

Mine shows MOT expiry on March 30th 2021 - I had it MOTd on 23rd March 2020

it was DUE on 30th March 2020 - so I have lost out on 6 months of free MOT

John_

The OP really does seem to work awfully hard at making his life difficult.