To and From MOT
Discussion
My MOT ran out a few days ago and I only discovered when I went to renew tax. Car already away from home (in a private car park all day) and I'm driving ~100 miles further later to a friend's house.
I've booked the car into a local garage for an MOT tomorrow, so will drop at the garage tonight, keys through letterbox. Picking up Monday (hopefully no problem then since it'll have MOT and tax).
So what does the law say about undertaking this journey with no MOT and no tax, and booked in tomorrow? I can definitely demonstrate I'm en route to the MOT later this evening, but that's mostly not between my house and the MOT station owing to location of car today and the to/from MOT doesn't seem to be clear on the details.
Many thanks in advance for anyone familiar with the letter of the law.
I've booked the car into a local garage for an MOT tomorrow, so will drop at the garage tonight, keys through letterbox. Picking up Monday (hopefully no problem then since it'll have MOT and tax).
So what does the law say about undertaking this journey with no MOT and no tax, and booked in tomorrow? I can definitely demonstrate I'm en route to the MOT later this evening, but that's mostly not between my house and the MOT station owing to location of car today and the to/from MOT doesn't seem to be clear on the details.
Many thanks in advance for anyone familiar with the letter of the law.
Fine over any distance (I drove the TVR 85 miles to the garage that was also doing the service) to a pre-booked MOT. The important bit is pre-booked and its reasonable to assume where (if) you were stopped you were on your way to said garage i.e. not pulling out of the pub car park at 11pm on Saturday night driving to the garage via the kebab shop. Not sure about the tax,
Exemptions to 'using a vehicle without a MOT certificate'
(a) driving to a pre-booked MOT examination.
(b) driving away from an MOT examination.
(c) following refusal of a test certificate - driving by prior arrangement to a place where work is to be done to remedy the defects.
(d) following refusal of a test certificate - driving away from a place where work has been done to remedy the defects.
(e) towing the vehicle to a place where it is to be broken up.
See Reg. 6(2) of the The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981.
(a) driving to a pre-booked MOT examination.
(b) driving away from an MOT examination.
(c) following refusal of a test certificate - driving by prior arrangement to a place where work is to be done to remedy the defects.
(d) following refusal of a test certificate - driving away from a place where work has been done to remedy the defects.
(e) towing the vehicle to a place where it is to be broken up.
See Reg. 6(2) of the The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981.
agtlaw said:
Exemptions to 'using a vehicle without a MOT certificate'
(a) driving to a pre-booked MOT examination.
(b) driving away from an MOT examination.
(c) following refusal of a test certificate - driving by prior arrangement to a place where work is to be done to remedy the defects.
(d) following refusal of a test certificate - driving away from a place where work has been done to remedy the defects.
(e) towing the vehicle to a place where it is to be broken up.
See Reg. 6(2) of the The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981.
Yes indeed. But it doesn't say what date -- i.e. the night before the booking. What does the law say about that. I'm driving tonight and MOT is tomorrow.(a) driving to a pre-booked MOT examination.
(b) driving away from an MOT examination.
(c) following refusal of a test certificate - driving by prior arrangement to a place where work is to be done to remedy the defects.
(d) following refusal of a test certificate - driving away from a place where work has been done to remedy the defects.
(e) towing the vehicle to a place where it is to be broken up.
See Reg. 6(2) of the The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981.
supermono said:
HantsRat said:
You are not covered driving to your friends house.
You are covered when you drive to the MOT testing station.
I'll be going directly to the testing station this evening, which is close to my friend's house.You are covered when you drive to the MOT testing station.
HantsRat said:
If the only journey you are taking is taking the car to the MOT station then it's fine.
Well I'll have to stop for petrol on the way, maybe get a bite to eat at the services on the way from where car is now to where MOT is tomorrow. But aside from that yes the car will be going directly from where it's parked today to the MOT station later tonight and being left for tomorrow's booking.So if I get stopped or ANPR sees me I'm in the clear?
robdcfc said:
You said garge not quicks
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Well yes I was using the generic term. For some daft reason I hadn't thought it relevant to the law regarding travelling to and from MOTs whether I called the place a garage or "national chain famous for fitting tyres, exhausts and doing MOTs even on Sundays and bank holidays". I'll know better next time t! supermono said:
BertBert said:
Have we not covered this topic about a billion times on here?
Every case is different. In this particular case I'm not starting from home and it's the day before booking.Are you sure we shouldn't cover the need for it to be the nearest one or the most direct route or how many times you can stop on the way or what you say to plod when stopped, or having a print out of the appointment..........???
agtlaw said:
(c) following refusal of a test certificate - driving by prior arrangement to a place where work is to be done to remedy the defects.
Sorry to hi-jack, but any thoughts on how to demonstrate "prior arrangement" when the place where work is to be done is home?Took my car recently for an MOT well in advance of the old ticket running out, failed on a brake hose, a simple swap but an awkward (it seams) part to get hold of. So "home" was the choice not only because it was a simple task, but also because there was going to be an inevitble delay whilst I waited for bits (and I changed them all rather than the errant one, similar vintage etc).
I assumed that that pass or fail I could drive home on the "old" ticket so had made no "prior arrangement" to take it home afterwards, but the examiner explained that once its failed, its failed, and the old MOT expires. I winged it anyway, a journey of <10mins and I doubt my cars new status would have filtered through (and the hose swap was largely precautionary , if you abused it it would slightly discolour not a "leak" in a traditional sense, so I didnt feel unsafe) and it was genuinely going to a place where work etc.
jellypig said:
agtlaw said:
(c) following refusal of a test certificate - driving by prior arrangement to a place where work is to be done to remedy the defects.
Sorry to hi-jack, but any thoughts on how to demonstrate "prior arrangement" when the place where work is to be done is home?Took my car recently for an MOT well in advance of the old ticket running out, failed on a brake hose, a simple swap but an awkward (it seams) part to get hold of. So "home" was the choice not only because it was a simple task, but also because there was going to be an inevitble delay whilst I waited for bits (and I changed them all rather than the errant one, similar vintage etc).
I assumed that that pass or fail I could drive home on the "old" ticket so had made no "prior arrangement" to take it home afterwards, but the examiner explained that once its failed, its failed, and the old MOT expires. I winged it anyway, a journey of <10mins and I doubt my cars new status would have filtered through (and the hose swap was largely precautionary , if you abused it it would slightly discolour not a "leak" in a traditional sense, so I didnt feel unsafe) and it was genuinely going to a place where work etc.
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