Driving to a garage for repairs with no tax/MOT?

[anonymous-user]

This has probably been asked hundreds of times... But I can't seem to find a straight answer!

My car is currently SORN and has no MOT. It is still insured.

Before I take it for an MOT, I need to drive it to a garage about 40 miles away for repairs, then obviously drive it back again to my home when repaired, and then to an MOT when I get one booked.

Is this legal?

[anonymous-user]

agtlaw said:

No.

Would you be able to elaborate please?

I was under the impression you could drive your car to a garage for a repair prior to taking it for an MOT?

[anonymous-user]

paintman said:

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/the-mot-test
"If your MOT has expired
You can’t drive your vehicle on the road if the MOT’s expired. You could be prosecuted if caught.
The only exception is if you’ve already booked an MOT and are driving your vehicle to the test centre."

Doubtless you will be told all sorts of 'wizard wheezes' to try & get round it.

So if I take it for an MOT and it fails, can I then drive it somewhere to be repaired for the re-test?

[anonymous-user]

Well... Thanks for the replies so far.

Looks like I will be requiring a trailer!

[anonymous-user]

Well bks!

That's a bit of a pain, but as inmentioned, nothing a trailer wouldn't cure.

I can borrow trade plates for the tax issue, but clearly I can't get repairs carried out at a garage without the trailer.

[anonymous-user]

Vipers said:

Can't the garage who repair your car do the MOT, obviously not just asking.

The garage who do the repairs don't do MOT's... and the garage who do MOT's don't work on air cooled Porsches