MOT 13 months question
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I have just had a car MOTed. The old MOT expired 23rd July 2016. The new MOT was done on 28th June 2016 and this expires 27th June 2017. (I've only just checked the dates as I'm filing the paperwork).
I was expecting the new MOT to expire 23rd July 2017. Has anything changed? Do we still get 13 month MOT (if you time it right)? How does the MOT tester see the info on the system in relation to current MOTs when testing a vehicle?
The car had a number plate change about 9 months ago (during the old MOT, the one which is about the expire).
The MOT tester at the garage isn't in until this afternoon and I will call him then, but I would like to know how things work before I give him a call. Thanks.
I was expecting the new MOT to expire 23rd July 2017. Has anything changed? Do we still get 13 month MOT (if you time it right)? How does the MOT tester see the info on the system in relation to current MOTs when testing a vehicle?
The car had a number plate change about 9 months ago (during the old MOT, the one which is about the expire).
The MOT tester at the garage isn't in until this afternoon and I will call him then, but I would like to know how things work before I give him a call. Thanks.
I've no idea now as I run MOT exempt vehicles, but under the old MOT system, you certainly had to draw the testers notice to the fact you still had a month or less MOT to run. After a hiccup some years ago, I carried on drawing it to attention, even when the new system started.
I would still draw it to attention though, costs nothing and can be jolly handy.
I would still draw it to attention though, costs nothing and can be jolly handy.
TooMany2cvs said:
I suspect that's the cause of the missing link.
This.If the car has had a plate change the date defaults to the day you are testing it, I haven't asked the DVSA about it as the couple of customers weren't bothered.
The system is stupid in that it shows you the expiration date, says that it must be within 30 days to preserve it and then dates it from the day of the test anyway. That is literally all the info you get (other than the normal stuff). If the customer doesn't tell you it has had a plate change you wouldn't know just from the MOT system.
Just to clarify, the tester won't be able to do anything directly about it. The system sets the date and the tester cannot make any changes to it. Once a certificate is issued the only thing we can change is the mileage within a certain number of days.
Edited by Jimmyarm on Friday 15th July 12:06
Thanks.
If the car has had a plate change the date defaults to the day you are testing it, I haven't asked the DVSA about it as the couple of customers weren't bothered.
The system is stupid in that it shows you the expiration date, says that it must be within 30 days to preserve it and then dates it from the day of the test anyway. That is literally all the info you get (other than the normal stuff). If the customer doesn't tell you it has had a plate change you wouldn't know just from the MOT system.
Just to clarify, the tester won't be able to do anything directly about it. The system sets the date and the tester cannot make any changes to it. Once a certificate is issued the only thing we can change is the mileage within a certain number of days.
What should I do then? Who should I call? It is an extra month, so worth a call or two, but I'm not going to dedicate my life to the cause....
Jimmyarm said:
TooMany2cvs said:
I suspect that's the cause of the missing link.
This.If the car has had a plate change the date defaults to the day you are testing it, I haven't asked the DVSA about it as the couple of customers weren't bothered.
The system is stupid in that it shows you the expiration date, says that it must be within 30 days to preserve it and then dates it from the day of the test anyway. That is literally all the info you get (other than the normal stuff). If the customer doesn't tell you it has had a plate change you wouldn't know just from the MOT system.
Just to clarify, the tester won't be able to do anything directly about it. The system sets the date and the tester cannot make any changes to it. Once a certificate is issued the only thing we can change is the mileage within a certain number of days.
Edited by Jimmyarm on Friday 15th July 12:06
Almost certainly down to the registration number change. For some reason the system picks up on some but not others. A call to your friendly DVSA office should sort it but you run the risk of having to spend a large chunk of your precious time on hold! The number is the one listed above.
marcus1875 said:
I took the TVR for a 13month MOT in May, the tester said that these had been discontinued and only 12month mot were now allowed. He is a reputable trustworthy type, so didn't doubt him. Perhaps he had made a mistake?
If you had a current Certificate at the time, ask him when the change came into effect and the number of the DVSA Special Notice which informed him about it.I know the gov.uk site can often be flaky but it reflects no such amendment.
Unless, as others have mentioned, the vehicle has had a change of VRM I reckon the tester has been smoking some waccy baccy.
It's got nothing to do with plate transfers or any other made up reason. The sub 30 day add on is done automatically by the DVSAs new comp2 system. Recently there has been a few occasions where the extra days haven't been carried over due to software issues. System updates have been done on numerous occasions recently whilst they iron out any more bugs etc.
marcus1875 said:
Hi Richard,
I took the TVR for a 13month MOT in May, the tester said that these had been discontinued and only 12month mot were now allowed. He is a reputable trustworthy type, so didn't doubt him. Perhaps he had made a mistake?
Marcus
I'm an MOT tester, he made a mistake.I took the TVR for a 13month MOT in May, the tester said that these had been discontinued and only 12month mot were now allowed. He is a reputable trustworthy type, so didn't doubt him. Perhaps he had made a mistake?
Marcus
wolf1 said:
It's got nothing to do with plate transfers or any other made up reason. The sub 30 day add on is done automatically by the DVSAs new comp2 system. Recently there has been a few occasions where the extra days haven't been carried over due to software issues. System updates have been done on numerous occasions recently whilst they iron out any more bugs etc.
Thats odd as the only time I've not had the date auto extend is when there has been a plate change since the last MOT test.same thing happened to me a while back, emailed mot.modernisation@vosa.gsi.gov.uk and they fixed it - not sure if this email address will still work though.
they said:
"I believe that the problem is inked to a cherished transfer of the registration, it would appear the tester has created a new vehicle record for your vehicle during the test conducted on the 31st December 2015 as a result the MOT testing service could not pick up the test expiry date from the previous year. "
they said:
"I believe that the problem is inked to a cherished transfer of the registration, it would appear the tester has created a new vehicle record for your vehicle during the test conducted on the 31st December 2015 as a result the MOT testing service could not pick up the test expiry date from the previous year. "
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