Car failed MOT
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from https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test
Driving a vehicle that’s failed
You can take your vehicle away if your MOT certificate is still valid.
If your MOT has run out you can take your vehicle to:
have the failed defects fixed
a pre-arranged MOT test appointment
In both cases, your vehicle still needs to meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times or you can be fined.In both cases, your vehicle still needs to meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times or you can be fined.
You can be fined up to £2,500, be banned from driving and get 3 penalty points for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition.0 -
Warwick_Hunt wrote: »Irrelevant to the op, he has a buyer and his question was how can he get the car home.
He has a POTENTIAL buyer, who could have taxed the car if it was still MOTd, but it isn't anyway it turns out.0 -
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My car failed its MOT today. It was my first car, I’ve had it two years and I’ve decided between the cost to repair and my insurance that id be better off getting rid of it. I have a buyer interested.
How do I get the car from the garage? Is the only way to get it towed? If so who is the best value company that could do that? Ive asked the garage for advice but they’ve told me I have no choice but to pay them to fix it..
Out of interest what did it fail on?
It’s an offence to sell an unroadworthy vehicle so it may be the case your buyer shouldn’t be driving it away.0 -
Warwick_Hunt wrote: »Not the OP’s problem.
OP mentioned a potential buyer, so obviously relevant to him, otherwise why mention it?
You just like to argue for arguments sake, whilst you on your computer anyway.
OP has his answer so I'm bowing out.0 -
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So the MOT is a certificate of road worthiness. If you've failed the MOT, then the car is not road-worthy?
If it's unroadworthy so illegal to drive away from the test station, it was also illegal to drive to it. Yet you did that. The only difference is that you now know - but innocence is no excuse in the eyes of the law.
The only thing having a current certificate will do is stop any prosecution for not having a current MOT.0 -
I've never quite understood this, as that page goes on to state:
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In both cases, your vehicle still needs to meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times or you can be fined.
You can be fined up to £2,500, be banned from driving and get 3 penalty points for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition.
So the MOT is a certificate of road worthiness. If you've failed the MOT, then the car is not road-worthy?
Car can fail on noisy exhaust, high emissions etc. These don't make it dangerous.0 -
If it's unroadworthy so illegal to drive away from the test station, it was also illegal to drive to it. Yet you did that. The only difference is that you now know - but innocence is no excuse in the eyes of the law.
The only thing having a current certificate will do is stop any prosecution for not having a current MOT.
I rather think it is.
Ignorance however...........0
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