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If you MOT a car before its due, for example say today but the car has an MOT til August and it fails todays MOT does that invalidate the one it had/has till August?
I was hoping to buy a car tomorrow which has an MOT till August and out of good will the seller MOT'd it today but it failed. Now i'm not too worried as he's going to knock the price down but it's 150 miles away.... Does it effectively have no MOT now? ergo i can't drive it home?
I was hoping to buy a car tomorrow which has an MOT till August and out of good will the seller MOT'd it today but it failed. Now i'm not too worried as he's going to knock the price down but it's 150 miles away.... Does it effectively have no MOT now? ergo i can't drive it home?
As far as I know the old MOT is still valid.
It’s a common ‘trick’ to get the MOT done a few weeks in advance so you can find any problems.
IIRC they can even post date the new MOT to the end date of the old MOT if it’s within a few weeks.
The only exception to this is if the car isn’t road worthy, where the MOT place can (or must?) stop you driving away.
It’s a common ‘trick’ to get the MOT done a few weeks in advance so you can find any problems.
IIRC they can even post date the new MOT to the end date of the old MOT if it’s within a few weeks.
The only exception to this is if the car isn’t road worthy, where the MOT place can (or must?) stop you driving away.
Snowboy said:
As far as I know the old MOT is still valid.
It’s a common ‘trick’ to get the MOT done a few weeks in advance so you can find any problems.
IIRC they can even post date the new MOT to the end date of the old MOT if it’s within a few weeks.
The only exception to this is if the car isn’t road worthy, where the MOT place can (or must?) stop you driving away.
Id like some clarification on this question. As if it doesnt invalidate a previous mot id be using this as a cheap way of checking whats wrong with a car.It’s a common ‘trick’ to get the MOT done a few weeks in advance so you can find any problems.
IIRC they can even post date the new MOT to the end date of the old MOT if it’s within a few weeks.
The only exception to this is if the car isn’t road worthy, where the MOT place can (or must?) stop you driving away.
However how on earth would a garage refuse to let me drive my car away? I think id end up fighting if a garage told me they wouldnt let me have my car back.
HustleRussell said:
They can add the remaining time on the old certificate onto the new one, up to a maximum of three months.
i.e. if your MOT is due in three months, you can present the car for the test. if it passes you'll be given an MOT which won't expire for 15 months.
3 months?i.e. if your MOT is due in three months, you can present the car for the test. if it passes you'll be given an MOT which won't expire for 15 months.
I didn't know that, I thought it was one?
HustleRussell said:
They can add the remaining time on the old certificate onto the new one, up to a maximum of three months.
i.e. if your MOT is due in three months, you can present the car for the test. if it passes you'll be given an MOT which won't expire for 15 months.
i.e. if your MOT is due in three months, you can present the car for the test. if it passes you'll be given an MOT which won't expire for 15 months.
One month, not three.HustleRussell said:
They can add the remaining time on the old certificate onto the new one, up to a maximum of three months.
i.e. if your MOT is due in three months, you can present the car for the test. if it passes you'll be given an MOT which won't expire for 15 months.
4 weeks, not 3 monthsi.e. if your MOT is due in three months, you can present the car for the test. if it passes you'll be given an MOT which won't expire for 15 months.
It used to be a max of 31 days :
here it is:
How soon can I have an MOT test?
MOT tests can be carried out on your car up to one month prior to the expiry date of an existing UK MOT certificate provided that a current MOT certificate is presented to the examiner at the time of the test.
here it is:
How soon can I have an MOT test?
MOT tests can be carried out on your car up to one month prior to the expiry date of an existing UK MOT certificate provided that a current MOT certificate is presented to the examiner at the time of the test.
Gareth79 said:
Ha ha, good old MOT topics, without fail all the old myths come up.
We haven't had "you don't need a spare tyre for the MOT, but if you do then it must be legal" yet
Correct, you don't need a spare tyre for the MOT, but if you do then it must be legal, or not. There how's that. We haven't had "you don't need a spare tyre for the MOT, but if you do then it must be legal" yet
And this on the failure question:
MOT Failure Question
A question that is often asked follows:
If car fails MOT is the old test certificate still valid until its expiry date?
Well the answer does not seem to be found on any of the government information about the MOT test, so we emailed VOSA with this question and this is their response:
"An MOT certificate is valid until its expiry date. However if your vehicle fails a test before this date and you do not rectify the defects then you are driving an unroadworthy vehicle which is an offence."
So to put this into context if your car fails the MOT due to illegal tyres then you are driving an unroadworthy vehicle, you were driving unroadworthy vehicle before the MOT, and you will be driving an unroadworthy vehicle until you get a new tyre. Therefore at anytime if caught you would be subject to a £2500 fine and 3 points per illegal tyre.
However once you get a new tyre your car is roadworthy and the old MOT is still valid until its expiry date, thus you can then drive your car again and get it retested to your timescale, with out worrying about driving without an MOT.
This is a very good reason to book your Mot early and give yourself plenty of time to book a retest if needed.
MOT Failure Question
A question that is often asked follows:
If car fails MOT is the old test certificate still valid until its expiry date?
Well the answer does not seem to be found on any of the government information about the MOT test, so we emailed VOSA with this question and this is their response:
"An MOT certificate is valid until its expiry date. However if your vehicle fails a test before this date and you do not rectify the defects then you are driving an unroadworthy vehicle which is an offence."
So to put this into context if your car fails the MOT due to illegal tyres then you are driving an unroadworthy vehicle, you were driving unroadworthy vehicle before the MOT, and you will be driving an unroadworthy vehicle until you get a new tyre. Therefore at anytime if caught you would be subject to a £2500 fine and 3 points per illegal tyre.
However once you get a new tyre your car is roadworthy and the old MOT is still valid until its expiry date, thus you can then drive your car again and get it retested to your timescale, with out worrying about driving without an MOT.
This is a very good reason to book your Mot early and give yourself plenty of time to book a retest if needed.
theironduke said:
If you MOT a car before its due, for example say today but the car has an MOT til August and it fails todays MOT does that invalidate the one it had/has till August?
I was hoping to buy a car tomorrow which has an MOT till August and out of good will the seller MOT'd it today but it failed. Now i'm not too worried as he's going to knock the price down but it's 150 miles away.... Does it effectively have no MOT now? ergo i can't drive it home?
If it failed, then the vehicle is not roadworthy, so I cant see the other MOT being valid.I was hoping to buy a car tomorrow which has an MOT till August and out of good will the seller MOT'd it today but it failed. Now i'm not too worried as he's going to knock the price down but it's 150 miles away.... Does it effectively have no MOT now? ergo i can't drive it home?
This question is raised almost every month in SP&L and gets the same number of utterly wrong replies just as it has here. Why do posters just guess the correct answer when faced with a technical question?
If you don't know the definitive answer, STFU.
A valid MOT remains to be a valid MOT. Whether or not the car is roadworthy is another matter, but that could happen irrespective of whether it's been taken for an MOT or not.
MOTs can be for 13 months if the car is presented for an early test.
If you don't know the definitive answer, STFU.
A valid MOT remains to be a valid MOT. Whether or not the car is roadworthy is another matter, but that could happen irrespective of whether it's been taken for an MOT or not.
MOTs can be for 13 months if the car is presented for an early test.
littleredrooster said:
This question is raised almost every month in SP&L and gets the same number of utterly wrong replies just as it has here. Why do posters just guess the correct answer when faced with a technical question?
If you don't know the definitive answer, STFU.
A valid MOT remains to be a valid MOT. Whether or not the car is roadworthy is another matter, but that could happen irrespective of whether it's been taken for an MOT or not.
MOTs can be for 13 months if the car is presented for an early test.
Thanks, so can garages impoundnyour car if they fail it?If you don't know the definitive answer, STFU.
A valid MOT remains to be a valid MOT. Whether or not the car is roadworthy is another matter, but that could happen irrespective of whether it's been taken for an MOT or not.
MOTs can be for 13 months if the car is presented for an early test.
toosexyformycar said:
littleredrooster said:
This question is raised almost every month in SP&L and gets the same number of utterly wrong replies just as it has here. Why do posters just guess the correct answer when faced with a technical question?
If you don't know the definitive answer, STFU.
A valid MOT remains to be a valid MOT. Whether or not the car is roadworthy is another matter, but that could happen irrespective of whether it's been taken for an MOT or not.
MOTs can be for 13 months if the car is presented for an early test.
Thanks, so can garages impoundnyour car if they fail it?If you don't know the definitive answer, STFU.
A valid MOT remains to be a valid MOT. Whether or not the car is roadworthy is another matter, but that could happen irrespective of whether it's been taken for an MOT or not.
MOTs can be for 13 months if the car is presented for an early test.
Useful info here : http://www.mottest.net/ from where the info above was posted from
as can be seen the VOSA answer is that the certificate remains valid however unless rectified you could be prosecuted for driving an unroadworthy vehicle which is a different offence.
as can be seen the VOSA answer is that the certificate remains valid however unless rectified you could be prosecuted for driving an unroadworthy vehicle which is a different offence.
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