Caber
i have got a donor car oop' norf' (bout 150 miles away from me, it doesnt have an mot or tax,
the law says you can drive to a pre-booked MOT test even if your car does not have an MOT, so could i drive the donor car to the nearest garage to get
it failed again, then drive it the 150 miles home (i am talking purley theoreticaly because im not happy driving an mot failed car down the
motorway)
i think this is either illigal or pushing the law to the absolute limit
Matt
not taxed, not legal
plus even MOTing the car up north once it fails its still not roadworthy so undrivable
You are better off getting the mot booked at your nearest garage and driving it there. If stopped after a fail, you would be knowingly driving an
unroadworthy car, if driving TO the mot, you would be blissfully unaware of any problems.
The law does say that the car must be roadworthy even though you would be driving to a pre arranged mot.
plus you'd need to insure it.
and if they MOT centre said it was dangerous then it would be illegal to drive on the road again!
Get it into the street make sure it is "broken down" call AA and get it relayed home
Caber
why not book it i a place local to home and then cancel it when you get home and never even go near the mot garage.
still need insureance for all that
If its got no tax the AA wont touch it 
Yep - you will need insurance. I don't think tax would be necessary as long it is SORNed, because in theory you could have a SORNed car that needs to be MOTd before you can retax it?
Can I ask why you have bought a Nuclear shelter on wheels 150 miles from home with no means of retrieving it.
Steve.
Beam it up Scotty
Yep - you'd need to be insured and you'll find that hard without tax and mot!
Pat...
A trailer is your best bet - 100% legal then 
You can insure a car without MOT or Tax, as you need to be insured on a car to take it to the MOT which in turn you need to tax it.
Think about a car that has been SORNd for a long time and the MOT, Tax and insurance has run out, they do it so you can get it to the MOT centre
without trailering it.
Still it would be dodgy driving a MOT failure 150 miles, also if its clearly in bad condition the police will stop you, they may even be able to
impound it, not sure.
[Edited on 6/1/2007 by greggors84]
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Originally posted by RazMan
A trailer is your best bet - 100% legal then
quote:
Originally posted by stevec
Can I ask why you have bought a Nuclear shelter on wheels 150 miles from home with no means of retrieving it.
Steve.
remember there is no such thing as free in life, maybe it would be better to pay for a donor that is more local to you, then there would be no fines/points, trailer hire and all the associated hassle, not trying to wee on your chips, but sometimes the cheaper option doesn't end up the cheapest/best in the longrun.
Try to wait until something local turns up, It will knock a big unessasary hole in your budget getting it home.
Keep trawling the local papers and post office windows.
Steve.
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Originally posted by auzziejim
not taxed, not legal......
depends on your insureance company but insurers cover any car you own and this lets you tax it but needs to mot'd still
It can be driven if insured and pre-booked for an MOT as stated. Driving 150 miles to an appointment might be stretching it a bit though.
I am just about to get my Scirocco (see left) back on the road and the MOT has run out last April.
I have to insure it, MOT it and then tax it.
Has to be in that order.
I did think I could drive it 3rd party on my other insurance but I understand the vehicle has to have insurance of it's own.
I may insure it short term for 14 days at around £28 just to get it MOT'd.
Hiring a trailer might be the best bet if you have a car that will tow it.
some insureance companies say any car belonging or to the holder and any other car, just depends on your insurer
[Edited on 6/1/07 by goodall]