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Does anyone knownwhat you need to bring with you when you go for your MOT? document wise that is so no smart comments about don't forget the car lol
 
I took mine in last week, needed a few things doing. I took him the car and the keys to it. Job done.
 
You dont need anything :confused: An MOT tester does not need the V5, and he definitely does not need the old MOT cert.
If you want the new MOT certificate dated from the end of the old one, rather then the test date, you need to take it in. Eg you can have a new MOT certificate for 13 months (valid for 12).
 
If you want the new MOT certificate dated from the end of the old one, rather then the test date, you need to take it in. Eg you can have a new MOT certificate for 13 months (valid for 12).

No you dont :confused: I may be completely imagining this as i always take the docs with me anyway, but i think it pulls the old expiry from the system automatically? I dont recall them needing to see the old cert at the last 13 month MOT i had.
 
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No you dont :confused: I may be completely imagining this as i always take the docs with me anyway, but i think it pulls the old expiry from the system automatically? I dont recall them needing to see the old cert at the last 13 month MOT i had.
Well it always used to be the case. Might have changed with the improvement of the online database.
 
Oh yeah, before the computerisation you of course needed to prove the existing MOT. I think its automatic now though with them all being online anyway.
 
You must bring your V5 form with you and your current MOT certificate. This is what it states on the back of the letter they send you out, although I would say you would be fine with just the V5 form.
 
My mate who is a mechanic and takes many cars in for an MOT told me to bring my previous certificate to get the extra days transferred across.

Might not be the case in every place, or even where he took it, but it's worth taking it, just in case
 
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