Car Servicing under latest "lockdown"

neilmcl

Silvertabby said:

Our MOT and service is booked for 12 April - but the garage is closing from tonight.  Service isn't desperate as the car is just 5 years old and (very) low mileage.  But what about being able to drive after the MOT has expired? And the insurance? We don't qualify for home deliveries and so will need the car for our once a week shopping. 

Common sense is telling me that we should be able to apply for a month or 2 month MOT extension direct from D&VSA - but....

but..., you'll have to wait until we get clarification.

Silvertabby

neilmcl said:

Silvertabby said:

Our MOT and service is booked for 12 April - but the garage is closing from tonight.  Service isn't desperate as the car is just 5 years old and (very) low mileage.  But what about being able to drive after the MOT has expired? And the insurance? We don't qualify for home deliveries and so will need the car for our once a week shopping. 

Common sense is telling me that we should be able to apply for a month or 2 month MOT extension direct from D&VSA - but....

but..., you'll have to wait until we get clarification.

Yes, I know.  Perhaps nobody has thought about it yet - more important issues to sort out. 

jackieblack

Some councils run MOT test centres, they may still be open, or maybe there will be another garage in your area still doing MOTs?

AdrianC

Silvertabby said:

Our MOT and service is booked for 12 April - but the garage is closing from tonight.  Service isn't desperate as the car is just 5 years old and (very) low mileage.  But what about being able to drive after the MOT has expired? And the insurance? We don't qualify for home deliveries and so will need the car for our once a week shopping. 

Common sense is telling me that we should be able to apply for a month or 2 month MOT extension direct from D&VSA - but....

Garages are an essential service in last night's list, so can choose to stay open if they wish. That particular one may be closing, but others will be open.

Silvertabby

AdrianC said:

Silvertabby said:

Our MOT and service is booked for 12 April - but the garage is closing from tonight.  Service isn't desperate as the car is just 5 years old and (very) low mileage.  But what about being able to drive after the MOT has expired? And the insurance? We don't qualify for home deliveries and so will need the car for our once a week shopping. 

Common sense is telling me that we should be able to apply for a month or 2 month MOT extension direct from D&VSA - but....

Garages are an essential service in last night's list, so can choose to stay open if they wish. That particular one may be closing, but others will be open.

Just rang a couple and they are both closing tonight.  Seems it's just garages dispensing fuel that are deemed to be essential.   Couldn't fit us in today for a MOT only, as they were both busy with NHS workers cars - which is fair enough.  Curiously, both said that they 'expect that expiring MOT certificates would be extended by 3 months' and to keep an eye on the website.   

ElephantBoy57

Silvertabby said:

AdrianC said:

Silvertabby said:

Common sense is telling me that we should be able to apply for a month or 2 month MOT extension direct from D&VSA - but....

Common sence is telling me that a car needs to be safe and legal on the road, we should be sticking to those principles

Silvertabby

ElephantBoy57 said:

Silvertabby said:

AdrianC said:

Silvertabby said:

Common sense is telling me that we should be able to apply for a month or 2 month MOT extension direct from D&VSA - but....

Common sence is telling me that a car needs to be safe and legal on the road, we should be sticking to those principles

An MOT certificate only says that the vehicle was roadworthy on the date the certificate was issued.
In our case, our car is 5 years old with less than 15k miles and is regularly checked by Mr S so I'm confident that our vehicle is safe.  Yes, there are cars out there which are long overdue for scrapping,  but have valid MOTs - but that's another story.
And it's not just the MOT - once that has expired the insurance is no longer valid.
Be assured that if we can't get our car MOTd, and if the current certificate isn't extended, then the car will stay in our garage.  

EdGasketTheSecond

Got my MoT this morning; it passed thank goodness as I'm not 100% sure the garage would still have been open for a retest.

AdrianC

Silvertabby said:

AdrianC said:

Garages are an essential service in last night's list, so can choose to stay open if they wish. That particular one may be closing, but others will be open.

Just rang a couple and they are both closing tonight.  Seems it's just garages dispensing fuel that are deemed to be essential. 

Petrol stations and garages are both in the list.

Key workers need their cars to work and be legal.

Hasbeen

As above. Garages are not on the lockdown list. But some will close anyway if no staff or to protect existing staff.