Expired Mot

Dickieg1

My not has run out today, am I still able to take it to a garage or will they be shut. We are in tier 4. If I can't take it do I need to sorn it. Thanks

Jeremy535897

Businesses allowed to remain open in Tier 4 area

17.  The following businesses are allowed to remain open in the Tier 4 area—

(a)food retailers, including food markets, supermarkets, convenience stores and corner shops,

(b)off licenses and licensed shops selling alcohol (including breweries),

(c)pharmacies (including non-dispensing pharmacies) and chemists,

(d)newsagents,

(e)animal rescue centres and animal boarding facilities,

(f)building merchants and suppliers of products and tools used in building work and repairs,

(g)petrol stations,

(h)vehicle repair and MOT services,

...

Dickieg1

Thanks, better get it booked in then. What had thrown me was it had run out in July but had 6months put on by the governments extension scheme

lisyloo

You can take it to a pre-booked test. Not suggesting for a minute you’d do anything wrong deliberately, just make sure your test is pre-booked and you go directly there (if you need shopping best to go on the way back when you have MOT).

i often get mine done in advance (you can do up to a month without losing any time on the expiry date) because if the it fails then it still has a valid mot for driving (caveat ONLY if roadworthy). The issue you have is that if you car fails fo any reason you won’t be able to drive it home.
if anyone wants an example of mot failures that don’t render a car unroadworthy, I’d say rear seatbelts that are NOT in use.

jimi_man

lisyloo said:

You can take it to a pre-booked test. Not suggesting for a minute you’d do anything wrong deliberately, just make sure your test is pre-booked and you go directly there (if you need shopping best to go on the way back when you have MOT).

i often get mine done in advance (you can do up to a month without losing any time on the expiry date) because if the it fails then it still has a valid mot for driving (caveat ONLY if roadworthy). The issue you have is that if you car fails fo any reason you won’t be able to drive it home.
if anyone wants an example of mot failures that don’t render a car unroadworthy, I’d say rear seatbelts that are NOT in use.

No that’s not correct. MOT failures are classified as Dangerous, Major or minor. With dangerous you can’t drive it away, but you can with the other two (minor won’t actually fail the MOT). 

A car with 3 Brake lights is a good example. If they are all out then that would be dangerous. If two are out then that would be major and you can drive it away (still a failure). If only one of the three is out then it would be a minor and would pass. 

lisyloo

Hi jimi, I don’t believe you can take the car home (with major) if (like the OP) your MOT has expired. 

Quote from RAC.

If your car fails its MOT, then you can only take your vehicle away if your current MOT certificate is still valid and no 'dangerous' problems were listed in the new report from the failed MOT. Otherwise, you must get it repaired before you're allowed to drive.

my point was this could be awkward for some people as they are now both personally stranded. if you’ve done it within a month before and have a valid mot then you can at least get home.

Jeremy535897

lisyloo said:

Hi jimi, I don’t believe you can take the car home (with major) if (like the OP) your MOT has expired. 

Correct. See https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/blog/new-mot-vehicle-test-may-2018

unholyangel

jimi_man said:

lisyloo said:

You can take it to a pre-booked test. Not suggesting for a minute you’d do anything wrong deliberately, just make sure your test is pre-booked and you go directly there (if you need shopping best to go on the way back when you have MOT).

i often get mine done in advance (you can do up to a month without losing any time on the expiry date) because if the it fails then it still has a valid mot for driving (caveat ONLY if roadworthy). The issue you have is that if you car fails fo any reason you won’t be able to drive it home.
if anyone wants an example of mot failures that don’t render a car unroadworthy, I’d say rear seatbelts that are NOT in use.

No that’s not correct. MOT failures are classified as Dangerous, Major or minor. With dangerous you can’t drive it away, but you can with the other two (minor won’t actually fail the MOT). 

A car with 3 Brake lights is a good example. If they are all out then that would be dangerous. If two are out then that would be major and you can drive it away (still a failure). If only one of the three is out then it would be a minor and would pass. 

I read that as lisyloo meaning the OP won't be able to drive the car if it fails for any reason, because the MOT is expired. In other words, the previous paragraph saying you can drive it home if it fails, does not apply in OPs current situation.

lisyloo

Well not quite for any reason, but I think you CAN get stranded.
my understanding is

dangerous - you shouldn’t drive it regardless of previous MOT status
minor - passes anyway
major - with previous valid mot you can drive home, otherwise you are stranded until parts arrive and it’s fixed. This could be majorly inconvenient if you don’t have other transport options.

jimi_man

lisyloo said:

Well not quite for any reason, but I think you CAN get stranded.
my understanding is

dangerous - you shouldn’t drive it regardless of previous MOT status
minor - passes anyway
major - with previous valid mot you can drive home, otherwise you are stranded until parts arrive and it’s fixed. This could be majorly inconvenient if you don’t have other transport options.

Oh I see what you mean. In the case of major you can drive it away for repairs (you might have to if the MOT place doesn’t do repairs - council places don’t). 

From the Gov website :

If your MOT has run out you can take your vehicle to:

• have the failed defects fixed

It doesn’t specify who does the repairs, so in the case of the brake lights example there is nothing to stop you taking it home to do the repairs yourself and then taking it back for a partial retest.  (This is a Moneysaving site so I’d like to think that most people would be doing that!). 

Mingarryman

jimi_man said:

lisyloo said:

Well not quite for any reason, but I think you CAN get stranded.
my understanding is

dangerous - you shouldn’t drive it regardless of previous MOT status
minor - passes anyway
major - with previous valid mot you can drive home, otherwise you are stranded until parts arrive and it’s fixed. This could be majorly inconvenient if you don’t have other transport options.

Oh I see what you mean. In the case of major you can drive it away for repairs (you might have to if the MOT place doesn’t do repairs - council places don’t). 

From the Gov website :

If your MOT has run out you can take your vehicle to:

• have the failed defects fixed

It doesn’t specify who does the repairs, so in the case of the brake lights example there is nothing to stop you taking it home to do the repairs yourself and then taking it back for a partial retest.  (This is a Moneysaving site so I’d like to think that most people would be doing that!). 

...moneysaving would be checking the lights work before presenting the car for an MOT?