Do I need an MOT certificate?

[XFDreamer]

What it says really.

I had my car serviced and MOT'd just before Christmas. The car passed without any problems. On my invoice it says something like DVLA website down, certificate to follow.

Well it hasn't followed!

Do I need to get one from the garage or is there somewhere I can go online to print it off myself?

[bearman68]

You would be best to check on the website yourself - you'll need the V5 though.

I suppose there is a possibility it didn't get booked in.

[SS2.]

XFDreamer said:

Do I need to get one from the garage or is there somewhere I can go online to print it off myself?

If you really need a copy (although, other than getting tax from a Post Office, I'm not sure why you would), you can get one from any MOT station - you'll need the V5C and a tenner, mind.

[Riley Blue]

You don't need a certificate, just check here to see that it passed: https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status

[Butter Face]

No, they're irrelevant bits of A4 paper. Help save a tree and not bother, it's all available online now.

[XFDreamer]

SS2. said:

XFDreamer said:

Do I need to get one from the garage or is there somewhere I can go online to print it off myself?

If you really need a copy (although, other than getting tax from a Post Office, I'm not sure why you would), you can get one from any MOT station - you'll need the V5C and a tenner, mind.

That's what I'm thinking. I always tax online and the car shows up as MOT'd until 4th of Jan 2016 on the DVLA website. The old bill will see it's legal on an ANPR check so do I need another bit of paper to shove in a drawer somewhere?

If I need one legally I'll chase them up but if not why bother?

[SS2.]

XFDreamer said:

The old bill will see it's legal on an ANPR check so do I need another bit of paper to shove in a drawer somewhere?

Nope, not at all.

[jagracer]

You could possibly at some point need to produce one but you can always use the vehicle check page on your phone if you get pulled https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk
You only need the reg and make for this

[Claudia Skies]

Butter Face said:

No, they're irrelevant bits of A4 paper. Help save a tree and not bother, it's all available online now.

Curiously DVLA still ask you to send in your "MOT certificate" when you change a car's registration number - and they send it back to you amended with the new number.

[ging84]

Claudia Skies said:

Curiously DVLA still ask you to send in your "MOT certificate" when you change a car's registration number - and they send it back to you amended with the new number.

Because they know you will need the piece of paper, to prove you still have an mot when they fk up updating the database

[PlayersNo6]

The paper cert would be useful if you're selling the vehicle in the near future.

[SS2.]

PlayersNo6 said:

The paper cert would be useful if you're selling the vehicle in the near future.

Or you could just take a printout of the [free] online MOT status checker.

[Claudia Skies]

Claudia Skies said:

Butter Face said:

No, they're irrelevant bits of A4 paper. Help save a tree and not bother, it's all available online now.

Curiously DVLA still ask you to send in your "MOT certificate" when you change a car's registration number - and they send it back to you amended with the new number.

Just to close the loop on this subject I have in recent days changed the number plate on a car more than 3 years old. I sent the MOT printout to DVLA together with the V5. I have now received back from DVLA,
1. New V5 showing the new registration number.
2. New MOT certificate printout showing the new registration number. Not the piece of paper I sent in but an actual brand new printout with no mention of the old registration number.

So don't let go of your paper yet!

[sjj84]

I did the same last week, except the new v5 and the new mot came back with different registration marks. A simple typo which I'm sure will be a hassle to have corrected.