MOT history not showing but able to tax vehicle
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Hi All,
Recently I bought a car from Carstore start of December which states that all cars come with at least 6 months MOT.
Generally, I didn't think anything about this as i've never heard of a dealer selling a car without an MOT.
Anyway, it's on a Northern Irish plate which caused its own difficulties and had to be taxed at the post office rather than online. The tax was paid for and shows as valid on .Gov, but MOT still shows expired in July 2023..
I've discovered NI seems to be 4 years for first MOT rather than 3 years as my car would have needed done in July in the UK but still has about 6 months in NI. The Post office let me tax it, never mentioned MOT, my finance company HPI checked it (didn't say yes or no to MOT tbf) and Carstore never said anything regarding MOT either.
Am I right in thinking there's just something amiss from DVLAs system with it being a Northern Irish plate? if their system is right, with it being registered in NI, I assume I still have to get it MOT'd now that I, as the registered keeper, reside in the UK?
Recently I bought a car from Carstore start of December which states that all cars come with at least 6 months MOT.
Generally, I didn't think anything about this as i've never heard of a dealer selling a car without an MOT.
Anyway, it's on a Northern Irish plate which caused its own difficulties and had to be taxed at the post office rather than online. The tax was paid for and shows as valid on .Gov, but MOT still shows expired in July 2023..
I've discovered NI seems to be 4 years for first MOT rather than 3 years as my car would have needed done in July in the UK but still has about 6 months in NI. The Post office let me tax it, never mentioned MOT, my finance company HPI checked it (didn't say yes or no to MOT tbf) and Carstore never said anything regarding MOT either.
Am I right in thinking there's just something amiss from DVLAs system with it being a Northern Irish plate? if their system is right, with it being registered in NI, I assume I still have to get it MOT'd now that I, as the registered keeper, reside in the UK?
Edited by Jas15 on Sunday 24th December 16:21
bennno said:
Its a grey area as NI is the UK - but for the sake of £45 id just get it mot'd.
Yeah i'm planning to phone up garages ASAP when they're open again, as you say, for £45 it's a no brainer, i'm just not sure how I was able to tax it, and no one at all said to me there was no valid MOT, which is what makes me think there's an issue.one DVLA website says "No MOT details available" and another DVLA website says "MOT expired" so quite conflicting
Jas15 said:
bennno said:
Its a grey area as NI is the UK - but for the sake of £45 id just get it mot'd.
Yeah i'm planning to phone up garages ASAP when they're open again, as you say, for £45 it's a no brainer, i'm just not sure how I was able to tax it, and no one at all said to me there was no valid MOT, which is what makes me think there's an issue.one DVLA website says "No MOT details available" and another DVLA website says "MOT expired" so quite conflicting
bennno said:
all the tyre places have online booking tools - northern ireland is effectively just another region of the UK
Unfortunately, the garages around me use online booking, but a person has to actually accept it which there's no one around at the moment, i'm not in NI, i'm mainlandYouve already answered your own question really.
As youve discovered Northern Ireland cars dont need there first MOT until four years old so there it still has 6months MOT, but although NI is part of the UK they are not covered by DVLA they have there own system.
Now brought to mainland UK Dvla show MOT required from July 2023 as that was when it was 3 years old, afraid you need to get it MOTd now.
As youve discovered Northern Ireland cars dont need there first MOT until four years old so there it still has 6months MOT, but although NI is part of the UK they are not covered by DVLA they have there own system.
Now brought to mainland UK Dvla show MOT required from July 2023 as that was when it was 3 years old, afraid you need to get it MOTd now.
imagineifyeswill said:
Youve already answered your own question really.
As youve discovered Northern Ireland cars dont need there first MOT until four years old so there it still has 6months MOT, but although NI is part of the UK they are not covered by DVLA they have there own system.
Now brought to mainland UK Dvla show MOT required from July 2023 as that was when it was 3 years old, afraid you need to get it MOTd now.
Yeah, i suspect this is the answer tbh, it's really pissed me off because they're a large dealership and commented on the tax issue being "this happens with a lot of cars from NI" so it wasn't a new issue to them.As youve discovered Northern Ireland cars dont need there first MOT until four years old so there it still has 6months MOT, but although NI is part of the UK they are not covered by DVLA they have there own system.
Now brought to mainland UK Dvla show MOT required from July 2023 as that was when it was 3 years old, afraid you need to get it MOTd now.
Guess it's now find an MOT asap then give the dealer grief over the situation
MoTs carried out in N. Ireland since 2017 are now accessible via the DVLA search:
Check the MOT history of a vehicle
You may check the past results of a vehicle’s MOT tests online.
You can only get results for tests done since December 2017 for vehicles tested in Northern Ireland.
https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history
Check the MOT history of a vehicle
You may check the past results of a vehicle’s MOT tests online.
You can only get results for tests done since December 2017 for vehicles tested in Northern Ireland.
https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history
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