150 mile trip to mot station
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Of course, if you have a current MOT, tax & insurance why worry? 
ks sake. Why do we get this topic every week?It would be an interesting test case with the question "what was the purpose of your journey?"
If you are traveling 150 miles for an MOT it may be reasonable to suppose your journey was not only for the MOT test because you could have got the car tested much closer then driven the rest of the journey.
It does seem legal but equally taking the pi**
If you are traveling 150 miles for an MOT it may be reasonable to suppose your journey was not only for the MOT test because you could have got the car tested much closer then driven the rest of the journey.
It does seem legal but equally taking the pi**
tapereel said:
It would be an interesting test case with the question "what was the purpose of your journey?"
If you are traveling 150 miles for an MOT it may be reasonable to suppose your journey was not only for the MOT test because you could have got the car tested much closer then driven the rest of the journey.
It does seem legal but equally taking the pi**
Not really. The law has been that for a long time. The vehicle still has to be roadworthy and meet construction & use. Hence it can still be illegal to drive; no deathtraps or complete sheds.If you are traveling 150 miles for an MOT it may be reasonable to suppose your journey was not only for the MOT test because you could have got the car tested much closer then driven the rest of the journey.
It does seem legal but equally taking the pi**
So it isn't a carte blanche to drive a dangerous car a long way so the law is probably about right.
If you bought a car from a private vendor with no MoT who was, say, 200 miles from your home, you would want the MoT to be carried out near your home. This would avoid having a long drive to your home if you had it tested locally to the place of purchase and it failed and you intended to repair it yourself and return it for a 'free' re-test.
Where does the idea come from that no MoT invalidates the insurance, as one poster above stated? Don't post totally incorrect information.
Where does the idea come from that no MoT invalidates the insurance, as one poster above stated? Don't post totally incorrect information.
Cooperman said:
If you bought a car from a private vendor with no MoT who was, say, 200 miles from your home, you would want the MoT to be carried out near your home. This would avoid having a long drive to your home if you had it tested locally to the place of purchase and it failed and you intended to repair it yourself and return it for a 'free' re-test.
Where does the idea come from that no MoT invalidates the insurance, as one poster above stated? Don't post totally incorrect information.
I had 7 days to return my proof of no claims and copy of a M.o.t to my insurer which is why I posted above. My bad if it's incorrect.Where does the idea come from that no MoT invalidates the insurance, as one poster above stated? Don't post totally incorrect information.
I got caught short buying a 61 reg car from N.I. They don't m.o.t a new car until it's 4th year . which also caused bother taxing the vehicle online . So we relied on the post office to do change of ownership and tax in Ireland and booked an m.o.t back in Tyne & wear
It would of been interesting to see what the plod would have said if I'd been pulled over
Edited by PapaJohns on Monday 18th May 12:00
I meant to post a reply on this last night, seems it might be a bit late now
I don't understand why people insist on driving it to thier local MOT station rather than one local to where they pick up the car.
The exemption covers to driving to and from the MOT station, if you do it this way, you drive a few miles, get an MOT, and either it pass everyone is happy, if it fails you have an official certificate showing the MOT happened, i would much rather rely on that as my proof of the exemption, than by trying to get the police to phone through to your local branch of National kwikyMOT for them to hopefully confirm you have a booking.
The MOT failure certificate should also act as good proof that the vehicle didn't have any dangerous faults when you set out.
I don't understand why people insist on driving it to thier local MOT station rather than one local to where they pick up the car.
The exemption covers to driving to and from the MOT station, if you do it this way, you drive a few miles, get an MOT, and either it pass everyone is happy, if it fails you have an official certificate showing the MOT happened, i would much rather rely on that as my proof of the exemption, than by trying to get the police to phone through to your local branch of National kwikyMOT for them to hopefully confirm you have a booking.
The MOT failure certificate should also act as good proof that the vehicle didn't have any dangerous faults when you set out.
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