1st MOT due date
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Right car is coming upto being 3 years old.
Just want to check my thinking on when I need to get my cars 1st MOT (I am not near the paperwork for a week), Its a 58 plate so I am assuming that it is due its 1st MOT in September is that reasoning correct (need to see paperwork for date of registration for exact date)
Just want to check my thinking on when I need to get my cars 1st MOT (I am not near the paperwork for a week), Its a 58 plate so I am assuming that it is due its 1st MOT in September is that reasoning correct (need to see paperwork for date of registration for exact date)
The car is due it's MOT exactly 3 years after first registration - so you will need to check your documentation to be exact.
Remember that you can take your car in 1 month before this date and the full 12 month MOT will be appended.
So if the MOT was due September 1st 2011, take it in August 1st 2011 and the MOT will run out on September 1st 2012.
Remember that you can take your car in 1 month before this date and the full 12 month MOT will be appended.
So if the MOT was due September 1st 2011, take it in August 1st 2011 and the MOT will run out on September 1st 2012.
Stoofa said:
The car is due it's MOT exactly 3 years after first registration - so you will need to check your documentation to be exact.
Remember that you can take your car in 1 month before this date and the full 12 month MOT will be appended.
So if the MOT was due September 1st 2011, take it in August 1st 2011 and the MOT will run out on September 1st 2012.
That's interesting, I've never heard that before. Remember that you can take your car in 1 month before this date and the full 12 month MOT will be appended.
So if the MOT was due September 1st 2011, take it in August 1st 2011 and the MOT will run out on September 1st 2012.
Does the MOT testing station put an advanced date on the certificate then for when it starts?
14-7 said:
That's interesting, I've never heard that before.
Does the MOT testing station put an advanced date on the certificate then for when it starts?
No, it starts on the date of the test and runs for (up to) 13 months instead of 12. You used to have to take the previous certificate along to get the extension but (afaik) the computerised system should do it automatically now.Does the MOT testing station put an advanced date on the certificate then for when it starts?
Variomatic said:
14-7 said:
That's interesting, I've never heard that before.
Does the MOT testing station put an advanced date on the certificate then for when it starts?
No, it starts on the date of the test and runs for (up to) 13 months instead of 12. You used to have to take the previous certificate along to get the extension but (afaik) the computerised system should do it automatically now.Does the MOT testing station put an advanced date on the certificate then for when it starts?
You also do not have to wait until an MOT is due to have one carried out , you can re-MOT a car at anytime .
This is quite handy if you are selling a car with a few months MOT left on it - it can be a good selling point for an advertised car to come with a full 12 months MOT - some sellers will agree to put a car through an MOT at the point of sale , rather than MOT-ing it only for a few weeks to elapse before the car is sold .
This is quite handy if you are selling a car with a few months MOT left on it - it can be a good selling point for an advertised car to come with a full 12 months MOT - some sellers will agree to put a car through an MOT at the point of sale , rather than MOT-ing it only for a few weeks to elapse before the car is sold .
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