Need to clear up the old "when can you drive without an MOT?" question again...

Akagi · 24 Oct 2016 at 09:01

Kamerad said:
I thought it was someone else that asked you the question. What have you done Acme?

Yeah, slip of the tongue.

Frozennova said:
He's actually bought something a lot of us told him to buy a long time ago

I haven't bought anything, stirrer! :eek:

The Skoda is so amazing, how could one person need more car than that.

Quartz · 24 Oct 2016 at 09:09

Burnsy2023 said:
OK, so here are the exemptions as per Regulation 6 of the Motor Vehicle Test Regulations 1981:

Excellent! Nothing like the actual law itself.

Akagi · 24 Oct 2016 at 09:11

Quite. Maybe he can print it out in case he gets pulled.

brightside229 · 24 Oct 2016 at 09:14

last time my car was in for its MOT, at a Honda main dealer, my car failed on emissions, and i was told that the rules had changed and you can no longer drive a car if it has a VALID mot yet to run out as the failure of the new test over rules it. They said they cannot stop me but you are not allowed to by law... thankfully i got the car to pass by getting them to warm the cat up (high flow sports cat) and drove away the same day with a valid MOT

Akagi · 24 Oct 2016 at 09:55

Surely that would defeat the object of being able to do it early? Ive always had my cars MOT'd at the earliest date I can so that there's time to rectify any issues before the old MOT expires!

tom_e · 24 Oct 2016 at 10:02

brightside229 said:
last time my car was in for its MOT, at a Honda main dealer, my car failed on emissions, and i was told that the rules had changed and you can no longer drive a car if it has a VALID mot yet to run out as the failure of the new test over rules it. They said they cannot stop me but you are not allowed to by law... thankfully i got the car to pass by getting them to warm the cat up (high flow sports cat) and drove away the same day with a valid MOT

The guidelines on .gov say otherwise unless it's changed within the last couple of months.

Kaeo · 24 Oct 2016 at 13:17

Even if it's failed the MOT as long as it isn't in a dangerous condition, eg. brakes not working properly or something it's still roadworthy and therefore can be driven back home or to a place of repair. Garages spout some absolute nonsense at the best of times.

Akagi · 27 Oct 2016 at 18:33

For the love of Christ, people are arguing with me... :rolleyes:

To clarify... Does this still apply on a car which has NO MOT because it expired ages ago? Or is this only for cars with a previous valid MOT which then fail one?

I'm starting to wonder...

Boycey0211 · 27 Oct 2016 at 18:38

Acme said:
For the love of Christ, people are arguing with me...

To clarify... Does this still apply on a car which has NO MOT because it expired ages ago? Or is this only for cars with an MOT which then fail one?

I'm pretty sure I already know that the answer is "yes" but...

From gov.uk:

You can’t drive your vehicle on the road if the MOT has run out. You can be prosecuted if caught.

The only exceptions are to drive it:

to or from somewhere to be repaired
to a pre-arranged MOT test

So yes if the MOT is booked, and yes if you've specifically booked the place to do repair work. Nowhere can I find any stipulation on distance required between the two, but I wouldn't go taking the mick.

Come on man that was one easy google away!

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot

Akagi · 27 Oct 2016 at 18:41

D'ya know, I could not find that when I looked... Now I feel like a plum.

Taa.

Burnsy2023 · 27 Oct 2016 at 18:42

Acme said:
To clarify... Does this still apply on a car which has NO MOT because it expired ages ago?

Yes.

Akagi · 27 Oct 2016 at 18:48

Burnsy2023 said:
Yes.

Thankyou Burnsy. I realise that now, I just couldn't find that easy-to-find snippet of information.