mot cars over 4 year old

rexel

 mot for cars over 4 years old has been extended for another 6 months. car was due mot on 10 June and extended to 10 December.Checked this morning now been extended a further 6 months to June 2021

ripplyuk

I’m still confused. My MOT was meant to be in March but it was cancelled due to some problem with the lifts. They sent me a temporary certificate to last until July. Then because of the virus, all MOT’s were cancelled for a while but they never sent me another temporary certificate. When am I meant to book another test? Is it still legal for me to drive? 

RikM

I don't think the certificate has anything to do with it. They never sent me one for the first extension, just a note that said it was extended. They didn't bother doing that for the second extension - I found out about it by looking for when my next MOT is due. 
So yes, you're legal to drive. They should let you know when to book your next test (assuming we're not still locked down in Spring next year).

MalMonroe

rexel said:

 mot for cars over 4 years old has been extended for another 6 months. car was due mot on 10 June and extended to 10 December.Checked this morning now been extended a further 6 months to June 2021

Did you check online? If so, that's the up to date information. Unless you live in Northern Ireland, that is. 

MalMonroe

ripplyuk said:

I’m still confused. My MOT was meant to be in March but it was cancelled due to some problem with the lifts. They sent me a temporary certificate to last until July. Then because of the virus, all MOT’s were cancelled for a while but they never sent me another temporary certificate. When am I meant to book another test? Is it still legal for me to drive? 

Check online, google 'check MOT history'. It should have up to date information on there for your vehicle as to when the MOT is next due. Unless you're in Northern Ireland, apparently. 

ripplyuk

MalMonroe said:

ripplyuk said:

I’m still confused. My MOT was meant to be in March but it was cancelled due to some problem with the lifts. They sent me a temporary certificate to last until July. Then because of the virus, all MOT’s were cancelled for a while but they never sent me another temporary certificate. When am I meant to book another test? Is it still legal for me to drive? 

Check online, google 'check MOT history'. It should have up to date information on there for your vehicle as to when the MOT is next due. Unless you're in Northern Ireland, apparently. 

This is the Northern Ireland forum. 

RikM

"Check MOT history" doesn't work for NI registered vehicles. "Check MOT status", however, does work. It tells you at the top when your next MOT is due.
https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status

ripplyuk

RikM said:

"Check MOT history" doesn't work for NI registered vehicles. "Check MOT status", however, does work. It tells you at the top when your next MOT is due.
https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status

That says mine is due in January, which seems a bit of a random date. It was originally meant to be in late March and I was hoping it would be extended for a full year but obviously not. I know there are a lot of people who believe/hope the same thing but it’s clearly not the case so it’s well worth everyone checking on that link. I would never have guessed. 

January is a PITA. Now it’ll have to serviced every year in the depths of winter 😕. I wish I could change it back to the end of March. 

sunshine

ripplyuk said:

RikM said:

"Check MOT history" doesn't work for NI registered vehicles. "Check MOT status", however, does work. It tells you at the top when your next MOT is due.
https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status

That says mine is due in January, which seems a bit of a random date. It was originally meant to be in late March and I was hoping it would be extended for a full year but obviously not. I know there are a lot of people who believe/hope the same thing but it’s clearly not the case so it’s well worth everyone checking on that link. I would never have guessed. 

January is a PITA. Now it’ll have to serviced every year in the depths of winter 😕. I wish I could change it back to the end of March. 

Hang on in there.  Ours is due end of Feb.  For a while the link was showing Dec, and we were gutted as we didn't want it coming up to Christmas - there's enough to pay for.  It's now saying the proper date - towards end of February.

Zola.

Mine was due in the summer, extended to Feb, I only just got an appointment for 2 weeks before Feb after multiple times trying on the website. Cant even get to my local one, have to travel 15 miles. 

RikM

I have to say: I'm just using that status as a kind of "am I still good" indicator. I'm not going to anticipate when the next test is due, until they actually send me a reminder. There's no telling what state everything will be in, in the new year, and I would not be astonished at further extensions.