MOTs, appointments and the actual boring law
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Purely out of idle curiosity rather than any personal need whatsoever...
We all know of the provision that says you don't need a valid MOT or tax if you are driving to a pre-arranged MOT appointment. Indeed the government says so: https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test
My question is where is the actual law for this?
The closest thing I can see is S.47 of the Road Traffic Act, here which says:
We all know of the provision that says you don't need a valid MOT or tax if you are driving to a pre-arranged MOT appointment. Indeed the government says so: https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test
My question is where is the actual law for this?
The closest thing I can see is S.47 of the Road Traffic Act, here which says:
RTA said:
(1) A person who uses on a road at any time, or causes or permits to be so used, a motor vehicle to which this section applies, and as respects which no test certificate has been issued within the appropriate period before that time, is guilty of an offence.
which would make it illegal, and the only thing that might exempt one from that is:RTA said:
(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations exempt from subsection (1) above the use of vehicles for such purposes as may be prescribed.
(7)The Secretary of State may by regulations exempt from subsection (1) above the use of vehicles in any such area as may be prescribed.
Is that what does it? Where are said regulations?(7)The Secretary of State may by regulations exempt from subsection (1) above the use of vehicles in any such area as may be prescribed.
agtlaw said:
Regulation 6(2) of the The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981
Dwight VanDriver said:
The Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981
Statutory Instrument 1981/1694
Sectionb 6 (Exmeptions (2)(a)... to be precise
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Ta Statutory Instrument 1981/1694
Sectionb 6 (Exmeptions (2)(a)... to be precise
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Red Devil said:
Arrgghh, not again. 
This subject needs a sticky given how often it comes up!
No it doesn't. The 'can I do this' question comes up loads, but rarely what law. Easier to search for once you know what it is.This subject needs a sticky given how often it comes up!
trashbat said:
No it doesn't. The 'can I do this' question comes up loads, but rarely what law. Easier to search for once you know what it is.
I disagree. It is the legislation itself which defines whether or not 'I can do this', so having that as the sticky is a rather obvious solution. Otherwise it's just opinions (which may be correct: or not). Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff