How to shift car without MOT

[chungasarnies]

Ok I know there's 100 threads about this, so I'll keep it brief.

I have been offered a car which has just failed it's MOT on a few points. It's 50 miles away. If I can get it to a friend's house (where most of our kit is kept) we can have it fixed up in a couple of hours and for probably 1/3 of the cost at a garage.

Would I be justified in taking it for a prebooked MOT at the nearest garage to him (say 45 miles from where the car is currently), and driving it straight to my mate's house afterwards, knowing full well it was going to fail?

£35 quid for a wasted MOT is more affordable atm than the 100+ quid I've been quoted to stick it on a trailer...

Cheers

[chungasarnies]

Megaflow said:

Surely you mean your driving it to the MOT station near your mates house because you didn't trust the result of the first one and want a second opinion?



Assuming of course it's safe to drive, etc.

Well, that's one way of putting it.. it failed on corroded brake pipe, CV joint gaiter, drop link dust cover and wheel bearing. Cheap to fix, but I don't know how that would pan out if I was pulled

[chungasarnies]

Now been quoted 60 quid to trailer it. Probably will be just as cheap once I've paid for day insurance. Nightmare!

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Jimmyarm said:

You may drive a car to a place of repair once it's failed an MOT....

Does 'my mate's driveway' come under that though

[chungasarnies]

Bit of a grey area then. So I reckon I'd be ok with my original idea of having a test booked in, but it leaves the question of whether the motor is roadworthy - It's an '02 plate Ford Puma with 104k (but it is free )

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Engineer1 said:

I had advisories for brake pipes that resolved themselves at the next MOT. But if it failed on Brake Pipes unless you have changed them you are on a sticky wicket if the police pull you over. Book it in for an MOT near your mates and drive there but only after you have looked over the car, if it is unroadworthy then even with the driving to an MOT exception you are in serious trouble.

Edited by Engineer1 on Wednesday 9th April 08:27

Exactly this. If I start poking around and find out they're as bad as you suggest there's still nowt I can do about it where the car is currently. Better off trailering it overall. It'll be Sod's law that the bearing will fail and the wheel will blow off on the A1

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littleredrooster said:

For the umpteenth time...there's no mention of distance in the regs. Why do people insist on repeating this myth every week on here?

I think that's down to one of these .gov type websites stating something along those lines...but yes, I don't think there's an MOT thread on here where someone doesn't say it