vehicle transportation - central belt

[niggtv]

Hi,

I need to get a car moved from Clackmannan to Edinburgh - it starts and runs but has no MOT....thought about driving it to a pre-booked MOT but it's 35 miles, so it might be pushing it!

If anyone can help or suggest someone, please could you post (or PM contact details). Collection ideally this weekend, but if not then one evening next week.

Cheers

Edited by niggtv on Saturday 21st May 09:43

[Spitfire2]

Falkirk Car Carriers

[sherman]

You can legally drive your car to any MOT station as long as its booked in. You could go get your car MOT'd in Stornaway or London if you wanted.

[JM]

sherman said:

You can legally drive your car to any MOT station as long as its booked in. You could go get your car MOT'd in Stornaway or London if you wanted.

+1,

As long as the car is 'roadworthy' then no reason you can't drive it (directly) to a pre-booked MoT test.

[klimakool]

As long as it's taxed and booked in for an mot you can drive it where you like

[niggtv]

klimakool said:

As long as it's taxed and booked in for an mot you can drive it where you like

Doesn't have to be taxed!

[niggtv]

JM said:

sherman said:

You can legally drive your car to any MOT station as long as its booked in. You could go get your car MOT'd in Stornaway or London if you wanted.

+1,

As long as the car is 'roadworthy' then no reason you can't drive it (directly) to a pre-booked MoT test.

Problem is that it still has to be roadworthy....so if the car for example has tyres below the minimum you can still get points on your licence if stopped. I think this car would be an MOT fail. Have no got transportation sorted.

[Angelus]

Spitfire2 said:

Falkirk Car Carriers

+1 They brought my 928 up from Horesham.

[OlberJ]

shiply.com is the best bet for this.

Get folk going the other way with a car and do it cheap rather than bring back an empty trailer.

[klimakool]

niggtv said:

Doesn't have to be taxed!

It does. Valid tax disc or trade plates, failure to display valid tax is a £60 fine, driving a vehicle with no road tax and not displayed can carry larger penalties

[klimakool]

niggtv said:

Doesn't have to be taxed!

It does. Valid tax disc or trade plates, failure to display valid tax is a £60 fine, driving a vehicle with no road tax and not displayed can carry larger penalties

[OlberJ]

I thought you were fine with no tax for driving to the garage as you cant get tax without an MOT.

[niggtv]

klimakool said:

niggtv said:

Doesn't have to be taxed!

It does. Valid tax disc or trade plates, failure to display valid tax is a £60 fine, driving a vehicle with no road tax and not displayed can carry larger penalties

Nope. As said above, you can't get tax until the car is MOT'd, so they have to permit you to drive it with no tax. From the DVLA site:

Driving an untaxed vehicle to an MOT test
You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of that vehicle.


Anyway, got it moved today on a transporter - no problems. Thanks to all for the suggestions.

[klimakool]

niggtv said:

klimakool said:

niggtv said:

Doesn't have to be taxed!

It does. Valid tax disc or trade plates, failure to display valid tax is a £60 fine, driving a vehicle with no road tax and not displayed can carry larger penalties

Nope. As said above, you can't get tax until the car is MOT'd, so they have to permit you to drive it with no tax. From the DVLA site:

Driving an untaxed vehicle to an MOT test
You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of that vehicle.


Anyway, got it moved today on a transporter - no problems. Thanks to all for the suggestions.

if this was the case i wouldnt be forced to pay for trade plates every year. every car touching a public road has to have tax, letting tax lapse due to no mot is st but the law is the law

[OlberJ]

So if a car is SORN while you're working on it, has no MOT, are you saying you HAVE to get it trailered to the MOT station and then back home before you go to the DVLA office and tax it?

Shirley not.

[Olivera]

klimakool said:

if this was the case i wouldnt be forced to pay for trade plates every year. every car touching a public road has to have tax, letting tax lapse due to no mot is st but the law is the law

You are wrong:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicl...

Driving an untaxed vehicle to an MOT test
You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of that vehicle.

This is also for vehicles being driven to and from a pre-arranged test at a Vehicle Inspection Check (VIC) test station, an approved weight testing station and reduced pollution test.

Edited by Olivera on Monday 23 May 12:38

[bigblock]

klimakool said:

if this was the case i wouldnt be forced to pay for trade plates every year. every car touching a public road has to have tax, letting tax lapse due to no mot is st but the law is the law

The correct answer is....

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicl...

The Road Traffic Act said:

Driving an UNTAXED vehicle to an MOT test.
You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of that vehicle.