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Just bought Karen a used X5. I owner, full service history etc, first registered September 2007.
Full MOT to March next year...
Why the difference ???
Does this mean the previous owner Mot'd it 6 months early ?? Or has it had a 6 months Sorn ??
Confirmation that no major work needed on the car since first registration.
Dealer unsure so where would I find out??
Edit: The RFL is running coterminous with the registration date. It is the Mot date I'm querying.
Full MOT to March next year...
Why the difference ???
Does this mean the previous owner Mot'd it 6 months early ?? Or has it had a 6 months Sorn ??
Confirmation that no major work needed on the car since first registration.
Dealer unsure so where would I find out??
Edit: The RFL is running coterminous with the registration date. It is the Mot date I'm querying.
Edited by Jockman on Thursday 20th June 19:46
might have been stuck on a dealers forecourt for a few months when the tax / MOT ran out previously and not taxed / MOT'd until sold, or a previous owner cashed in the tax when they sold it on.
Or a dealer put a years MOT on it when sold previously, despite it not being due.
Or a dealer put a years MOT on it when sold previously, despite it not being due.
Edited by Baron Von Alders on Thursday 20th June 19:50
Baron Von Alders said:
might have been stuck on a dealers forecourt for a few months when the tax / MOT ran out previously and not taxed / MOT'd until sold, or a previous owner cashed in the tax when they sold it on.
Or a dealer put a years MOT on it when sold previously, despite it not being due.
This is the first time it has been sold since new if the 1 previous owner is correct. If it had been sitting on the Dealer's forecourt then surely he would know why there was a 6 month lag Or a dealer put a years MOT on it when sold previously, despite it not being due.
Edited by Baron Von Alders on Thursday 20th June 19:50
The current RFL to Sept 2013 is being sold with it. Same as the Aston...£475 pa
Jockman said:
This is the first time it has been sold since new if the 1 previous owner is correct. If it had been sitting on the Dealer's forecourt then surely he would know why there was a 6 month lag
The current RFL to Sept 2013 is being sold with it. Same as the Aston...£475 pa
Did you bother to read my post????The current RFL to Sept 2013 is being sold with it. Same as the Aston...£475 pa
AMDBSNick said:
When I went to p/x my hairdressers SLK for my Training Bra I found out the SLK needed an MOT 12 months previous. Why don't DVLA send out a reminder. Just a thought matey
They do...it must have gone astray.It is possible though Nick - bit crazy to get away without an MOT on the car for 6 to 12 months with all these ANPRs about.
But yeah....perhaps they just forgot to get it done for 6 months?? Would it be backdated though or doesn't it work like that
Jockman said:
AMDBSNick said:
When I went to p/x my hairdressers SLK for my Training Bra I found out the SLK needed an MOT 12 months previous. Why don't DVLA send out a reminder. Just a thought matey
They do...it must have gone astray.It is possible though Nick - bit crazy to get away without an MOT on the car for 6 to 12 months with all these ANPRs about.
But yeah....perhaps they just forgot to get it done for 6 months?? Would it be backdated though or doesn't it work like that
It's not unusual to find a customer forgets to get the car tested and comes in many months - yes even 12 months sometimes - late when they find they cannot get the RFL. So this way the test is quite often out of sync with the tax
Tony V12V said:
DVLA don't send MoT reminders out...Your local garage is your friend....we always send MoT reminders out. You can get a text reminder alert now from VOSA for £1.50
It's not unusual to find a customer forgets to get the car tested and comes in many months - yes even 12 months sometimes - late when they find they cannot get the RFL. So this way the test is quite often out of sync with the tax
Thanks Tony (and Nick the nark). It seems likely that the previous owner just forgot for a few months....nothing more mysterious than that.It's not unusual to find a customer forgets to get the car tested and comes in many months - yes even 12 months sometimes - late when they find they cannot get the RFL. So this way the test is quite often out of sync with the tax
Thanks also for confirmation that an MOT cannot be backdated. You are correct about the reminders - I'm thinking of RFL. I always thought they sent a reminder of the first MOT but that may just be my contract hire company on the company BMWs
Jockman said:
Just bought Karen a used X5. I owner, full service history etc, first registered September 2007.
Full MOT to March next year...
Why the difference ???
Does this mean the previous owner Mot'd it 6 months early ?? Or has it had a 6 months Sorn ??
Confirmation that no major work needed on the car since first registration.
Dealer unsure so where would I find out??
Edit: The RFL is running coterminous with the registration date. It is the Mot date I'm querying.
I haven't met Karen or you yet but why haven't you bought her a Range Rover. Full MOT to March next year...
Why the difference ???
Does this mean the previous owner Mot'd it 6 months early ?? Or has it had a 6 months Sorn ??
Confirmation that no major work needed on the car since first registration.
Dealer unsure so where would I find out??
Edit: The RFL is running coterminous with the registration date. It is the Mot date I'm querying.
Edited by Jockman on Thursday 20th June 19:46
Mean Git?
Tony V12V said:
MoT history is easy to check out too.....VOSA.gov.uk all you need is the VRN , CURRENT MoT cert number OR 16 digit document ref number off the V5C or new owner slip that you should have.........
next
lol
Oh you are a gem matey....top tip for anyone buying a car next
lol
I am awaiting the new owner slip - it is far slower when there is a cherished plate involved. Interestingly the Dealer said I could still come and collect it and leave her 3 series p/x there but I would have to pay a refundable surety of £500 to make sure that I brought the 3 series V5 as soon as I receive it (in its original plate denotation) as they could do nothing with her p/x car until they had it.
I stated as an efficient guy that many of you know I would do that promptly anyway, and 17 BMWs from them in 12 years should be a decent character reference. He said it's company policy. I said get stuffed.
When the V5 arrives I will go and collect the X5 but if the First Aid kit is even out of date I will be rejecting it
Tony V12V said:
woolders said:
I haven't met Karen or you yet but why haven't you bought her a Range Rover.
Mean Git?
Yep !!!! Despite mine and Nicks best efforts he still brought an X5 Mean Git?
Oh and I didn't want to reinforce my small man syndrome, something Nick and Tony are happy to do
Jockman said:
I asked 3 good mates for advice Woolders.....the 3rd nameless person is a supplier onto the RR lines and there were just too many horror stories for me to be comfortable with
Oh and I didn't want to reinforce my small man syndrome, something Nick and Tony are happy to do
You could be sitting in another part of the D & D whilst your suitability to have lunch with the Fanboys is discussed.Oh and I didn't want to reinforce my small man syndrome, something Nick and Tony are happy to do
OK, you are in.
PS how short are you?
Not all police forces in the UK subscribe the MOT database via ANPR.
Each system, Insurance, Tax and MOT etc needs to be paid for by EACH police force individually, they decide which ones they invest in.
For example, Lancashire Constabulary DO NOT pay to access the MOT database via ANPR, so any car running without MOT in Lancashire will proceed undetected unless stopped for other reasons.
Each system, Insurance, Tax and MOT etc needs to be paid for by EACH police force individually, they decide which ones they invest in.
For example, Lancashire Constabulary DO NOT pay to access the MOT database via ANPR, so any car running without MOT in Lancashire will proceed undetected unless stopped for other reasons.
Tony V12V said:
DVLA don't send MoT reminders out...Your local garage is your friend....we always send MoT reminders out. You can get a text reminder alert now from VOSA for £1.50
It's not unusual to find a customer forgets to get the car tested and comes in many months - yes even 12 months sometimes - late when they find they cannot get the RFL. So this way the test is quite often out of sync with the tax
It's not unusual to find a customer forgets to get the car tested and comes in many months - yes even 12 months sometimes - late when they find they cannot get the RFL. So this way the test is quite often out of sync with the tax
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