Does the DVLA keep records of MOT?

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My friend's first MOT is due March but their insurance is due November. They plan to get it MOT'd in November. Of course, this is not quite legal but he thinks he will never get caught out because his insurance and road tax are valid up until that point also :rolleyes:
 
they dont

but they will do once he gets his new one. all MOTs issued now have a barcode and are all entered into a computer database

so in theory he could get away without having it done without anybody knowing

doesnt stop him being stuffed if hes given a producer though...
 
He will only get caught out if he has a crash or gets a producer from the police.

If he needs to make a claim on his insurance not having a valid MOT could make it tricky
 
adscan said:
insurance..mot and tax will show up if police do a check on your car.
i would not risk it. what if you had an accident?
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only on cars that have been issued with new style computerized MOT

old style MOTs that werent entered into the database wont show up. Only Tax and insurance
 
If you don't have a MOT your car technically isn't insured, no matter what that piece of paper says right?
 
Mike306dt said:
If you don't have a MOT your car technically isn't insured, no matter what that piece of paper says right?
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i never got asked for my MOT in the two accidents i had. neither of which were my fault mind, but they never checked anything.

License or MOT

nor did they when i made a mistake of my own in my old polo when it was my fault.
 
Whats the point of him not getting an MOT when its due? They only cost £40 and no doubt his car will pass if its only 3 years old.
 
I'd rather know that my car has passed an MOT recently also. Surely he'd like the peace of mind that someone has had a look over it and at that point in time its roadworthy?
 
MrLOL said:
i never got asked for my MOT in the two accidents i had. neither of which were my fault mind, but they never checked anything.

License or MOT

nor did they when i made a mistake of my own in my old polo when it was my fault.
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that doesn't mean you wont get asked...

if you become involved in a personal injury accident you will be required by law to provide details of licence..insurance and MOT.

like others have already said, for the sake of £40 it is a lot to lose. especially if you injure someone.
 
I'd rather have the MOT offset from the insurance anyway so when it does start failing MOTs it doesn't feel quite so painful.
 
surely they will have a record that the car is 3 years old and will require its first MOT..they send you a letter telling you that...and because all new MOT's will be recorded now they will know this car has not been issued with an MOT certificate?

it might have worked on an old car but because this is its first one it will flag up as not being issued
 
Jez said:
Whats the point of him not getting an MOT when its due? They only cost £40 and no doubt his car will pass if its only 3 years old.
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Exactly, whats the point?

Looks like your mate is yet another person associated with this board who quite clearly isn't responsible enough to own and run a car.
 
needmorespeed said:
having it all on the same month could get very expensive i think it's better to have them spread out
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Hmmm.. I wished. My car, registered 14th April 2003. Insured 31st March 2005, taxed 31st March 2005. 31st March is going to be VERY expensive for me this year...!!

£180 tax, £250 insurance and £40 tax, not a lot left from £500.... Going to be living cheap in March this year... Again..!!!

But no, it's 3 years old the only thing he might have wrong is tyres or out of alignment front lights.. I mean really.. It's just not worth the risk. I'll be getting my MOT March this year for a car register in April 2003.
 
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Jez said:
Whats the point of him not getting an MOT when its due? They only cost £40 and no doubt his car will pass if its only 3 years old.
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mine failed at 3 years.. but then I drive a Fiat.

Those saying you didn't get a producer for your claims, perhaps that's because your claims have been fairly low. I bet if you get a million pound PI claim your insurers will look a lot harder for a way out.
 
I actually got mine MOTd when it was 2.5 years old so I didn't forget, and I didn't get into the situation where I was rushing to get my MOT done so I could get tax.. Sure i'll still manage to forget though :)
 
Iirc, the DVLA either do now, or, will very very soon be keeping MOT details as they do with Tax information, I was told this back in august as my MOT tester was bemoaning the new computer equipment the DVLA was forcing his business to get for this reason.

About time too.
 
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