MOT Question

stoofa · 7 Mar 2017 at 16:52

Guys - probably my mess up.
I was under the impression that I could get a vehicle through it's MOT a month before it is due and then that is appended to the expiry date.
So my MOT history is as follows:

Due April 18th 2014, had test done March 25th 2014
Due April 18th 2015, had test done March 24th 2015
Due April 18th 2016, had test done March 18th 2016

Now my MOT is listed as expiring on March 17th 2017
So I took my car in for an MOT one calendar month early last year but it has set the expiry 12 months later, not 13. Is it in fact "30 days" rather than "a month"?

Ta

tom_e · 7 Mar 2017 at 16:53

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/when-to-get-an-mot

A month minus a day.

So it should have been the 19th March last year to keep the anniversary.

Armageus · 7 Mar 2017 at 16:54

It is printed on the MOT paperwork "The earliest date you can present the car to preserve it's anniversary is xxxxxx"

BradShort · 7 Mar 2017 at 16:55

What does it say on here > https://totalcarcheck.co.uk/

pepp77 · 7 Mar 2017 at 17:02

Yep you did the 2016 one a day too early to preserve the anniverary.

stoofa · 7 Mar 2017 at 17:03

Ref "It's on the paperwork" - do we still get paperwork for MOT's? I cannot remember the last time I saw a physical MOT.
Oh there is absolutely no doubt the current expiry is 17th March.
It's just the Date of Expiry last year was April 18th 2016 and I had mine done March 18th 2016 - I could have sworn it was "calendar month" but obviously not

Armageus · 7 Mar 2017 at 17:18

Yes you still get a printed test pass or fail listing any advisories etc (just not an actual certificate)

stoofa · 7 Mar 2017 at 18:56

OK, thanks all. Seems I made a couple of mistakes:
1. Not checking on the date indicated on the paperwork as to when I could get the MOT completed to preserve the anniversary date
2. Having not checked, assumed it was "one calendar month" and had it MOT at that time

Result - I've lost a month of MOT, d'oh