Dumb car MOT question

[DervVW]

So can the smart people on here solve a disagreement?

I think that if your car MOT expires on the 5th of the month, it is valid on the 5th of the month but not the 6th and obviously beyond that..

Of course my friend thinks that if your MOT expires on the 5th its not valid on the 5th.

IE MOT per certificate is valid from the 6/6/13 - 5/6/14

Any takers?

[Cliftonite]

Here's a clue. My "tax disc" expires on 31 May 2014. May I drive the car, legally, on the road on 31 May 2014?

[Red Devil]

^^This^^

Same with insurance. Expiry is at midnight of the last day of the period (unless the certificate stipulates a different time - one of mine does).

OP's friend is either daft or winding him up.

[DervVW]

Well I'm glad I appear to be right, I'll admit I thought I was going mad, and doubting myself

[barker22]

I had this with an airside driving permit just the other day. The date of expiry was the 20th may. I was still allowed on the airfied on the 20th but not the day after.

[DaveH23]

Doesn't the MOT cert show the time of expiry now anyway?

[caziques]

Strange as it may seem it's possible to have credit card that is still valid according to the expiry date, but won't work.

You see the date it is valid to is from the country of issue, and the final day obviously ends first near the date line. Hence a credit card issued in NZ would be rejected well before midnight on it's final day if you tried to use it California.

[anonymous-user]

When it is 5th June it is 5th June for the whole darn day. A day is a day is a day is a day.

[Who me ?]

caziques said:

Strange as it may seem it's possible to have credit card that is still valid according to the expiry date, but won't work.

You see the date it is valid to is from the country of issue, and the final day obviously ends first near the date line. Hence a credit card issued in NZ would be rejected well before midnight on it's final day if you tried to use it California.

AH- (Batters head against BRITISH brick wall ) a MOT, issued in BRITAIN,is valid from that date ( as per the British calendar) for 12 months in BRITAIN, at this latitude and longitude ( not one somewhere in other climes). My late dad ,did help one snotty nosed southern lady in his Scottish town,when she objected to receiving Scottish notes in change. "Madam, we are in Scotland, where you can expect to receive, SCOTISH NOTES in change. We do not deal in Francs/Pesetas or lira, but Pounds ,as issued from a Scottish bank. "Perhapos, our KIWI might respect that an MOT issued in some part of the UK, expires 12 MONTHS in UK terms from the date of issue, or like the bird of his country, find a sand bath to loose head in( or is that some other bird?)

[DervVW]