Interesting change to 6-month MOT extensions

Jumblebumble

Silvertabby said:

kmb500 said:

Why would anyone have their MOT done so early? This won't really affect anyone who was planning on using the extension.

The extension was just to give drivers a bit of breathing space in case total lock down went on for longer than expected.  Garages are opening up now, and we have just had our car serviced and MOTd (having been due in April).  Never crossed our minds to wait until December !

Me too 
I would far rather have my aging car was looked at by an expert every 12 months rather than waiting 18 months for no reason

MinuteNoodles

If your car fails the MOT it doesn't meet the minimum legal standards of roadworthiness therefore it's cut and dry. Whilst there is a defence for not knowing of certain types of defect if you were stopped at the roadside before it goes in for a MOT, stuff that it wouldn't be reasonable for a lay person to be aware of and not things like bald tyres or worn to metal brakes, then you'd normally have a get out of jail card and depending on severity given anything from a "get it sorted son" to a  vehicle defect rectification notice to a GV9 prohibition. However as it's been for a MOT and you have a fail certificate in your mitts that defence no longer exists.

molerat

The difference here though is that in normal circumstances although the car was "unroadworthy" it would not be flagged as having no MOT so I suspect the software is now cancelling the extension from the date of fail which means it could be flagged on ANPR. 

As for "unroadworthy" that is a debatable point. I drove a car that was "unroadworthy" according to C&U regulations for several years with a "defect" that was in open view and glaringly obvious (if you knew what you were looking for). It passed MOTs with no problem as although the item was testable that particular point on the item was not and I was never once pulled by plod.

marlot

There's a difference between 'MOT standard' and 'roadworthy'.
Until recently, a car fitted with a spacesaver would fail it's MOT, but it is roadworthy.
A car with a broken trailer socket would fail it's MOT, but is roadworthy if not being used to towing.

Uxb1

kmb500 said:

Why would anyone have their MOT done so early? This won't really affect anyone who was planning on using the extension.

My MOT got done as normal end of April
Comes the end of the 6 month extension we (should) know what will happen - assuming the extension provisions are cancelled say in August.
All those due in April will now be due in October plus of course all those already normally due in October. so the MOT demand load in October will be double the normal load.
So lots of people will find themselves unable to get MOT's done in a timely fashion as the MOT testing station will be submerged in work

Car_54

Uxb1 said:

kmb500 said:

Why would anyone have their MOT done so early? This won't really affect anyone who was planning on using the extension.

My MOT got done as normal end of April
Comes the end of the 6 month extension we (should) know what will happen - assuming the extension provisions are cancelled say in August.
All those due in April will now be due in October plus of course all those already normally due in October. so the MOT demand load in October will be double the normal load.
So lots of people will find themselves unable to get MOT's done in a timely fashion as the MOT testing station will be submerged in work

There is as yet no end to the 6-month extension: it applies to all MOTs due from 30 May. So those due iin October will be extended to April ...