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BenB - 14/6/08 at 01:42 PM

If my road tax runs out in two weeks time but my MOT runs out in a month can I still tax it or do I need a certain amount of MOT left to get a new 12 month tax disc??!?!?!

Whatcha reckon???

JoelP - 14/6/08 at 01:53 PM

think any amount of mot will do! Try to retax online and see!

chrsgrain - 14/6/08 at 02:10 PM

As long as you have MOT and insurance on day of taxing. you're fine...

Chris

DIY Si - 14/6/08 at 03:56 PM

It could run out the next day and you'll still be able to get tax. As long as you do still have one, that's all that matters.

BenB - 14/6/08 at 04:50 PM

Excellent! That's the MOT sorted for a year then

BB

BenB - 14/6/08 at 05:33 PM

Job's a good un!!

So if you MOT your car a couple of days after the tax runs out (keeping it on private land in between time- the DVLA don't send out a fine immediately) you can just MOT it every two years.....

Doesn't seem to make sense... but it works....

DIY Si - 14/6/08 at 06:32 PM

Until you get stopped and asked for an MOT cert......

clairetoo - 14/6/08 at 08:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
Until you get stopped and asked for an MOT cert......

The stazi don't even need to stop you and ask any more - now its all `on-line` those ANPR camera's will catch you

paulf - 14/6/08 at 08:58 PM

Whats the fine for forgetting to MOT your car nowadays? .It used to be a trivial amount as far as i remember with no points, so may be cheaper than an MOT now that mot is £50 plus especially when the car is only used for 6 months of the year, not that i would condone doing such a thing, and with the present government you probably get locked up for life for it now.
Paul.

BenB - 14/6/08 at 09:05 PM

eh? can you be fined for not having an up-to-date MOT? I thought as long as your MOT was up-to-date enough to get your a road tax you were okay???

Michael - 14/6/08 at 09:14 PM

All MOT data is held in Swansea on a big computer, so Police can tell from their Automatic number plate recognision camera's that you dont have MOT if you drive past them (well on public highway)

The certificate you get now is a Receipt so you can produce if requested.

adithorp - 14/6/08 at 09:45 PM

...and if you have an accident then your insurance is void.

adrian

BenB - 15/6/08 at 08:28 AM

Fair enough!!! Looks like I'll be sticking with PlanA (ie doing the MOT as normal) then.....

DIY Si - 15/6/08 at 09:47 AM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
...and if you have an accident then your insurance is void.

adrian


I've found that not to be true. A mate had a crash and wrote his car off a few weeks back. His MOT ran out the next day and asked the insurance people if it mattered. They said if it had run out, they just deduct 10% or so from the cars value.

adithorp - 15/6/08 at 03:00 PM

Then he was lucky. I know of a few over the years that the insurers have just washed thier hands of.

adrian

martyn_16v - 15/6/08 at 07:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DIY Si
I've found that not to be true. A mate had a crash and wrote his car off a few weeks back. His MOT ran out the next day


So it was still valid while he was driving/crashing it. If it had run out the day before he'd crashed, he'd be merked.

Insurers won't give a toss if the MOT runs out after it's become scrap, other than to use it as an excuse to pay you less.

DIY Si - 15/6/08 at 10:30 PM

He asked what would have happened if he crashed the next day, and that was their response. They'd still pay out, but at a lesser value. I had too always assumed insurance would be void, but they said otherwise.

trogdor - 16/6/08 at 08:30 AM

I have got the impression that if you have an accident with no mot you would still be covered third party. The insurers could wash themselves of your car but not any third party claims.

I could be wrong tho.....