Strange MOT history?

zaksmum

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

nottsphil

zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

What's even odder is that the third one happened before the second.... 

Grumpy_chap

Is the car a former ambulance?

zaksmum

nottsphil said:

zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

What's even odder is that the third one happened before the second.... 

nottsphil said:

zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

What's even odder is that the third one happened before the second.... zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

nottsphil said:

zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

What's even odder is that the third one happened before the second.... 

Sorry I meant the second one was in Sept 18, not 19! And I don't think a Skoda Octavia is big enough to be a former ambulance

Scrapit

zaksmum said:

nottsphil said:

zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

What's even odder is that the third one happened before the second.... 

nottsphil said:

zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

What's even odder is that the third one happened before the second.... zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

nottsphil said:

zaksmum said:

I am considering buying a used car, a Skoda Octavia, which is 3 years old this month. I know that it's first MOT was due this month. I checked its history on DVLA website, and it has already had, and passed, 5 MOTs!

The first one was June 18, then another in Sept.19. Then a third in May 19, another a month later in  June 19, and finally another in Jan 20.

Seems very odd to me. I don't think it's been a taxi as the mileage is low, and corresponds to the mileage on the various MOTs. I can't ask the owner as the car is for sale at auction.

Does anyone have any idea of circumstances that would explain the need for all these MOTs?

Thanks!

What's even odder is that the third one happened before the second.... 

Sorry I meant the second one was in Sept 18, not 19! And I don't think a Skoda Octavia is big enough to be a former ambulance

They use them for rapid response round here.

Grumpy_chap

zaksmum said:

 I don't think a Skoda Octavia is big enough to be a former ambulance

LAS use them for first response
Is it a white car?
EDIT: or maybe yellow?
http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/lx13-cuk-a-2013-las-skoda-octavia-rapid-response-car/

zaksmum

Grumpy_chap said:

zaksmum said:

 I don't think a Skoda Octavia is big enough to be a former ambulance

LAS use them for first response
Is it a white car?
EDIT: or maybe yellow?
http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/lx13-cuk-a-2013-las-skoda-octavia-rapid-response-car/

No, its blue

Muskey

Taxi/private hire vehicles need MOTs every 6 months.

zaksmum

The mileage is low though. And it's had an MOT more frequently than very 6 months. In 2019 it had one in May and another in June

nottsphil

Grumpy_chap said:

zaksmum said:

 I don't think a Skoda Octavia is big enough to be a former ambulance

EDIT: or maybe yellow?
http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/lx13-cuk-a-2013-las-skoda-octavia-rapid-response-car/

Why isn't AMBULANCE written in mirror image on the front of that bonnet? The whole photo can't be back to front because the  reg number isn't mirror imaged. 

facade

I wouldn't buy it.

Most likely it is an ex-taxi, depending on the location, they have an MOT at 12 months and one every 6 months thereafter.

Really nice cars don't usually get to go through public auctions.

The mileage on the speedo may not be the mileage that the majority of the car has covered........

The youtube guy who does up salvage cars has an octavia that is costing him an arm and a leg to bodge up enough to get shot of, ex- police I think that one is.