Taking car for MOT early. How much time?

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Just a quick-ish question.

I'm getting my car ready for sale and I'm looking at putting 12 months ticket on it however there is still 3 months MOT remaining.

If it fails is my car no longer road worthy or do I still have the 3 months on the original ticket before I can't legally drive it anymore?

I know technically if it's been judged "unroadworthy" then I shouldn't but you never know with these things.

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So basically if I MOT my car 3 months early and it fails I lose 2 of the 3 months? That's incredibly gay but I suppose it makes sense.

I'll just try to get a garage to do a pre-MOT inspection or something similar and then pay the same garage to MOT it...

.... Actually that sounds incredibly dodgey am I allowed do that?

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SmoothCriminal said:

Why on earth would you want to do an Mot 3 months early... point? you arn't gaining anything.

G_T said:

I'm getting my car ready for sale and I'm looking at putting 12 months ticket on it however there is still 3 months MOT remaining.

RTFP.

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I'm not trying to add on the time thought.

Just wondering if I test my car early and it fails does that mean I have no MOT.

For example;

1) I hypotheticlaly buy 12 month MOT.
2) I retest it after a month and it fails.
3) So I not longer have any MOT? I.e. My 11 months don't count?

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Cheers for that guys.

Just to clarify I have no intentions of flogging a car that has just failed it's MOT and I also have no intentions of roaming around in a car that is potentially dangerous.

I just wanted to be able to leisurely sort out any niggles without having to have the damn thing driveway bound. I'm in no rush to sell in this market anyway.

To be honest I reckon it's all hypothetical anyway. The old girl will sail through.

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Thanks for sharing.

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Gretchen said:

G_T said:

Thanks for sharing.

I did. In the first reply.

Women. Berated for posting in P & P, ignored in G & G.

fk it. I'm off to spec a new GTR.

You actually didn't answer my question.

So you're throwing a huff over the fact you feel ignored... Now who's the stereotype? Enjoy your GTR I hear they're superb.