MOT question

Justintime · 23 Mar 2020 at 22:24

I've got my old 320D 2006 on my mums driveway, basically the flywheel and clutch are gone and i'm thinking to just get shot of it as i use my other car (2018 X5) all the time and the 320D is just a baby pram and other baby bits storage at the moment. Has 119k on it and its worth nothing plus with the extended ulez or whatever it'll be useless next year.
It has tax until september and is insured, can i just keep it on the driveway without MOT or has it got to be declared SORN? Still debating what to do but MOT expires 4th April.

Thanks!

Dis86 · 23 Mar 2020 at 23:01

Also believe it only needs an mot to go on a public road.

MissChief · 24 Mar 2020 at 00:11

Declare it SORN if you don't want to drive it and it's on private ground.

Lopéz · 24 Mar 2020 at 07:52

If the car has no MOT you can park it off road with no repercussions.

I can't see why you would need to SORN it, just leave it on the drive.

Cyber-Mav · 24 Mar 2020 at 07:58

Only time to sorn is when you dont want to tax it

Gaygle · 24 Mar 2020 at 10:12

Cyber-Mav said:
Only time to sorn is when you dont want to tax it

And when the vehicle doesn't have insurance it must be SORN'd.

ALD · 24 Mar 2020 at 21:32

Gaygle said:
And when the vehicle doesn't have insurance it must be SORN'd.

Or you want the tax refunded.

Iamzod · 24 Mar 2020 at 23:22

I'm going to have fun tomorrow during the "Lockdown", my car needs an MOT which I let expire a month ago as I wasn't using it. Only problem is I've booked an MOT 3 miles from my house but have to drive to a fuel station 8 miles in the opposite direction as for some reason 95 octane fuel puts the EML on every single time & none of the local stations sell anything other than the basic 95 stuff. I don't think there is enough fuel in it for them to leave it running like they always seem to do without it either running out there or before I can get fuel after.

Just hope I don't drive past a plod car with ANPR.

MissChief · 25 Mar 2020 at 00:58

Iamzod said:
I'm going to have fun tomorrow during the "Lockdown", my car needs an MOT which I let expire a month ago as I wasn't using it. Only problem is I've booked an MOT 3 miles from my house but have to drive to a fuel station 8 miles in the opposite direction as for some reason 95 octane fuel puts the EML on every single time & none of the local stations sell anything other than the basic 95 stuff. I don't think there is enough fuel in it for them to leave it running like they always seem to do without it either running out there or before I can get fuel after.

Just hope I don't drive past a plod car with ANPR.

Take it for an Italian Tune Up. Rag the nuts off it, 4,000RPM or higher but only when it's warmed up of course. Then get it MOT'd. It's a long standing trick for poor emissions for cars that are driven relatively sedately.

Iamzod · 25 Mar 2020 at 08:50

MissChief said:
Take it for an Italian Tune Up. Rag the nuts off it, 4,000RPM or higher but only when it's warmed up of course. Then get it MOT'd. It's a long standing trick for poor emissions for cars that are driven relatively sedately.

It gets an Italian tune up everytime it's driven, I've just stopped using 95 octane fuel & the EML has now stayed off for 18 months. If I stick 95 in it i'm pretty certain it'll pop up before I even get to the test centre as it's got fumes in the tank so won't even be diluted.

HoneyBadger · 25 Mar 2020 at 09:58

See here, extension by 6 months:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronav...CehP10yseokpRt2TK8X0hwWqjoBcy1zYfL7foGOe6xLm8

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 25 Mar 2020 at 12:19

HoneyBadger said:
See here, extension by 6 months:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronav...CehP10yseokpRt2TK8X0hwWqjoBcy1zYfL7foGOe6xLm8

Not for the Op though

The government has granted car owners a six-month exemption from MOT testing.

However, it won't come in until Monday 30 March which means vehicles due an MOT before then must still take it.

tom_e · 25 Mar 2020 at 12:40

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Not for the Op though

The government has granted car owners a six-month exemption from MOT testing.

However, it won't come in until Monday 30 March which means vehicles due an MOT before then must still take it.

MOT expires on 4th April as per the OP therefore he's covered.

jsmoke · 25 Mar 2020 at 12:45

If it was me I'd be tempted to replace clutch myself give you something to do in current situation.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 25 Mar 2020 at 12:57

tom_e said:
MOT expires on 4th April as per the OP therefore he's covered.

Your right doh thought I was in the other thread about the guy with no fuel, should stop multitasking!