RE: MOTs given automatic six-month extension
Discussion
V8fan said:
For those at the back:
"Legislation will be introduced on 30 March 2020 and will come into immediate effect for 12 months, following a short consultation with key organisations. Drivers will still need to get their vehicle tested until the new regulations come into place, if they need to use it."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-owners-...
If the DVSA are incorporating their own revised rules, the gov.uk website doesn't reflect this.
That was a news story rather than a policy note and refers to future law coming in following a future consultation."Legislation will be introduced on 30 March 2020 and will come into immediate effect for 12 months, following a short consultation with key organisations. Drivers will still need to get their vehicle tested until the new regulations come into place, if they need to use it."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-owners-...
If the DVSA are incorporating their own revised rules, the gov.uk website doesn't reflect this.
Edited by V8fan on Friday 10th April 14:33
12 months hasn't been mentioned since the initial proposal.
Thesprucegoose said:
Appreciate the link - I had, what I thought was, a good look on their website but couldn't find anything. 
The MOT on my Caterham has just been extended to October, about a week before it was due, so it seems that the system of rolling extensions is working.
Re the above. My understanding is that if your renew in May then your MOT will run until May the following year, but if you wait then it will be extended to November, assuming that the extensions haven’t been withdrawn.
Re the above. My understanding is that if your renew in May then your MOT will run until May the following year, but if you wait then it will be extended to November, assuming that the extensions haven’t been withdrawn.
Edited by Mort7 on Wednesday 15th April 10:27
Yes, I had my MOT done the day this was announced, it being due on the 6th of April and wanting to do it a little ahead of time as usual.
It passed and was given a new expiry of 6th April 2021, which has not changed since passing the point at which the old expiry would have been extended.
It passed and was given a new expiry of 6th April 2021, which has not changed since passing the point at which the old expiry would have been extended.
I've just tried to get my lease company to book my car in for an MOT.
Bear in mind it's on long life servicing and hasn't been tested or serviced in 12 months and I've done over 30k miles in that time they just told me that legislation means I don't need to get it done.
I've tried to argue that I want it checked over and ready to go the day the restrictions are lifted and pointed out that their usual MOT station is still working, so there's no reason not to do it, but it hasn't worked.
Very frustrating as I'll be in a mad rush with lots of other people once the restrictions are lifted, right when I need to be out on the road visiting potential new customers.
Bear in mind it's on long life servicing and hasn't been tested or serviced in 12 months and I've done over 30k miles in that time they just told me that legislation means I don't need to get it done.
I've tried to argue that I want it checked over and ready to go the day the restrictions are lifted and pointed out that their usual MOT station is still working, so there's no reason not to do it, but it hasn't worked.
Very frustrating as I'll be in a mad rush with lots of other people once the restrictions are lifted, right when I need to be out on the road visiting potential new customers.
Sheepshanks said:
TurnedEmo said:
Very frustrating as I'll be in a mad rush with lots of other people once the restrictions are lifted, right when I need to be out on the road visiting potential new customers.
Not frustrating enough that you’ll pay £50 to get it done though.TurnedEmo said:
Sheepshanks said:
TurnedEmo said:
Very frustrating as I'll be in a mad rush with lots of other people once the restrictions are lifted, right when I need to be out on the road visiting potential new customers.
Not frustrating enough that you’ll pay £50 to get it done though.Hi everyone,
My Volvo 850R in Edinburgh was due its MOT on 24th March 2020, with an expiry date the following day. However, because of lockdown in 23rd March, I have been stuck in London for the last few weeks and the foreseeable future, and the garage was obviously closed as a result of the lockdown.
In a few days after, I read that all MOTs that expire during the lockdown will be automatically extended by 6 months.
I assumed this had been done for me, but just checked now that only MOTs that expire on or after 29th March have been extended.. to me this makes 0 sense at all? Now I found my car is 400 miles away on the street with no MOT. The gov.uk website says I have to declare it as SORN which seems like a complete pain and waste of everyone’s time. As I am in London, I don’t have any idea what the V5C number is and have no idea what to do.
I’m aware I am definitely not the only one in this situation, but don’t I have a reasonable case to argue having it extended? What should I do?
Cheers
My Volvo 850R in Edinburgh was due its MOT on 24th March 2020, with an expiry date the following day. However, because of lockdown in 23rd March, I have been stuck in London for the last few weeks and the foreseeable future, and the garage was obviously closed as a result of the lockdown.
In a few days after, I read that all MOTs that expire during the lockdown will be automatically extended by 6 months.
I assumed this had been done for me, but just checked now that only MOTs that expire on or after 29th March have been extended.. to me this makes 0 sense at all? Now I found my car is 400 miles away on the street with no MOT. The gov.uk website says I have to declare it as SORN which seems like a complete pain and waste of everyone’s time. As I am in London, I don’t have any idea what the V5C number is and have no idea what to do.
I’m aware I am definitely not the only one in this situation, but don’t I have a reasonable case to argue having it extended? What should I do?
Cheers
I bought a low-mileage Rover 75 2.0 V6 just before the lockdown as an MOT failure for £150. It failed its MOT on emissions on 17th March, but the existing MOT ran until 1st April. Surprisingly, the expiry date has since been extended to 1st October, despite the most recent MOT being a failure.
Should get some cheap motoring out of it as a result!
Should get some cheap motoring out of it as a result!
MrGTI6 said:
I bought a low-mileage Rover 75 2.0 V6 just before the lockdown as an MOT failure for £150. It failed its MOT on emissions on 17th March, but the existing MOT ran until 1st April. Surprisingly, the expiry date has since been extended to 1st October, despite the most recent MOT being a failure.
Should get some cheap motoring out of it as a result!
I'd say you're on thin ice there. Unless you're a key worker for example, if you were to get any kind of check by the police they might still have grounds to take action as you are driving an unroadworthy vehicle (which is on record). The new law still requires the vehicle to be roadworthy.Should get some cheap motoring out of it as a result!
ro250 said:
I'd say you're on thin ice there. Unless you're a key worker for example, if you were to get any kind of check by the police they might still have grounds to take action as you are driving an unroadworthy vehicle (which is on record). The new law still requires the vehicle to be roadworthy.
His MOT expired on 1st April which means it's automatically extended for 6 months. An early failure has no effect on this.Whether or not the OP was a 'key worker' makes no difference to the requirement for a vehicle to be roadworthy.
And the chances of action being taken because of slightly higher emissions is likely to as close to zero as makes no difference.
SS2. said:
ro250 said:
I'd say you're on thin ice there. Unless you're a key worker for example, if you were to get any kind of check by the police they might still have grounds to take action as you are driving an unroadworthy vehicle (which is on record). The new law still requires the vehicle to be roadworthy.
His MOT expired on 1st April which means it's automatically extended for 6 months. An early failure has no effect on this.Whether or not the OP was a 'key worker' makes no difference to the requirement for a vehicle to be roadworthy.
And the chances of action being taken because of slightly higher emissions is likely to as close to zero as makes no difference.
But technically, it failed the MOT so we know it's not roadworthy.
The bigger concern is someone in a similar situation who has failed on something like tyres and doesn't get them changed for 6 months whilst still driving.
Sheepshanks said:
TurnedEmo said:
Very frustrating as I'll be in a mad rush with lots of other people once the restrictions are lifted, right when I need to be out on the road visiting potential new customers.
Not frustrating enough that you’ll pay £50 to get it done though.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff