My car has been in a car audio workshop getting a load of equipment fitted into the boot. Originally this job was supposed to only take 2 weeks but for various reasons (mainly delays from installer) it's run on to 4 weeks and I still haven't got it back. I've been told that I might be able to pick it up tomorrow evening.
The problem I've got is that my car has just recently turned 3 years old, and was due its first MOT (and service) on the 25th March. If I had gotten the car back when originally promised I would've been able to service & MOT it before the deadline, but obviously because of the delay I haven't been able to.
The other added complication is that one of my headlight bulbs is blown and my rear wiper needs replacing (rubber perished) so I need to get the service done first. I am sortof wary of an unspoken rule about it being ok to drive a car without MOT as long as its "to or from the testing centre"... is this correct?
I'd ideally like to pick the car up tomorrow so I can schedule an MOT for tomorrow (Monday). If I don't pick it up tomorrow then I won't have any way of collecting it until the following weekend due to work. However if I pick it up too late tomorrow and have to drive home with only one working headlight I run a greater than usual risk of getting pulled...
So what options do I have? What are the "rules" (if any) on driving a car without an MOT?
The problem I've got is that my car has just recently turned 3 years old, and was due its first MOT (and service) on the 25th March. If I had gotten the car back when originally promised I would've been able to service & MOT it before the deadline, but obviously because of the delay I haven't been able to.
The other added complication is that one of my headlight bulbs is blown and my rear wiper needs replacing (rubber perished) so I need to get the service done first. I am sortof wary of an unspoken rule about it being ok to drive a car without MOT as long as its "to or from the testing centre"... is this correct?
I'd ideally like to pick the car up tomorrow so I can schedule an MOT for tomorrow (Monday). If I don't pick it up tomorrow then I won't have any way of collecting it until the following weekend due to work. However if I pick it up too late tomorrow and have to drive home with only one working headlight I run a greater than usual risk of getting pulled...
So what options do I have? What are the "rules" (if any) on driving a car without an MOT?
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