Taxing my car without an MOT

fisky3

I received a vehicle tax reminder today so went online to tax my car to start 1st May. My MOT has been extended by the government for up to 6 months but the website will not let me tax my car as my MOT expires 29th April. Can anyone help?

KimJongUn88

You need to leave it nearer to the date your MOT is about to expire then it’ll get extended by 6 months. Mine is due to expire on the 16th April and hasn’t been extended yet. 

shane2k

this is where lot will take advantage where they know there car wouldnt pass next mot and sell it with the extended mot

The_Rainmaker

Your MOT extension won't come through until the day your MOT expires (perhaps 24 hours early).So just wait until then.

Iceweasel

Changes have been made very recently:
Added information about what to do if both your vehicle tax and MOT run out in the current month.
What you need to do
Your vehicle’s MOT expiry date will only be updated a few days before it was originally due to expire.

1. Three days before your MOT was originally due to expire, check the expiry date has been extended.
   
   
2. If the expiry date has not been extended 3 days before it was due to expire, email covid19mot@dvsa.gov.uk.
   

You need to include these details in the email:

• the date your MOT expired
• your vehicle registration number (number plate)

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency will then:

• update your vehicle’s record
• email you to tell you this has been done

If your vehicle tax and MOT run out in April
You cannot renew your vehicle tax until your MOT expiry date has been extended. It will be extended a few days before it was originally due to expire.

This means you might need to wait until later in April to tax your vehicle.

Check that the MOT expiry date has been extended before you tax your vehicle.

neilmcl

shane2k said:

this is where lot will take advantage where they know there car wouldnt pass next mot and sell it with the extended mot

There's not going to be a lot of people selling their cars over the next few months whilst the restrictions last.

Herzlos

shane2k said:

this is where lot will take advantage where they know there car wouldnt pass next mot and sell it with the extended mot

The bigger risk is that there will be drivers who know their car wouldn't pass an MOT (and thus shouldn't be on the road) who'll use this as excuse to get another few months before scrapping it.