Mot date

[undertaker]

I too used to book in and use the 30 days to put anything right before mot expiry date whilst still driving the vehicle. That was when you could produce a paper mot which was still valid and crucially there was no online record of the recent failure. I fully accept the point about the degree of failure determining whether a failed vehicle can still be used. I'm perhaps being ultra cautious here but I'm concerned that if I were to be involved in an accident what position my insurance company would take. Argue that it wasn't roadworthy? I believe they class you as uninsured if there is say an illegal tyre. For that reason I book mine in for test when I least need it just in case of unexpected failure.

 

[wildebus]

I too used to book in and use the 30 days to put anything right before mot expiry date whilst still driving the vehicle. That was when you could produce a paper mot which was still valid and crucially there was no online record of the recent failure. I fully accept the point about the degree of failure determining whether a failed vehicle can still be used. I'm perhaps being ultra cautious here but I'm concerned that if I were to be involved in an accident what position my insurance company would take. Argue that it wasn't roadworthy? I believe they class you as uninsured if there is say an illegal tyre. For that reason I book mine in for test when I least need it just in case of unexpected failure.

I would agree. If I have had an unexpected MOT failure, I would likely take the vehicle away, but primarily doing so in order to sort out the fault rather than using it as normal.
My car failed the MOT around a year ago on the brake discs (consequence of being virtually unused for a year) and I drove it away as I did not want to pay the garage for either their labour or cost of their parts.
Ponyed up just under £50 for brand new discs and pads via eBay, fitted in a gentle couple of hours and passed retest and the following MOT last month.

As can be seen on the dates, the Expiry date is alway the 30th March irrespective of having a MOT Fail occuring.


I unfortunately had the pleasure of discussing the merits of "unroadworthiness" vs "MOT standard" in the Small Claims Court many decades ago regarding a vehicle I had bought which turned out to have a fault, and the differences are still stuck in my head after all this time!

 

[Nesting Zombie]

When it comes close to MOT time for our Livin vehicles, Campers, Motorhomes or Whatever it can make most of us act like Expecting Parents for a few hours can’t it.
I try & get my Vehicles in a month or so before it’s due, Just had Boxy done last month & all good .
So Good luck to ANYONE at MOT time of year,,,,I feel your contractions

 

[jagmanx]

MoT test = Pass.
In at 8:30 Service and mot £225 all done by10:30
Grrrrreat!

 

[jann]

I always take it in early. This gives plenty of time to rectify any faults. If it was dangerous, it's surely better to take it off the road.,losing a few days MOT is better than driving a dangerous vehicle

 

[Deleted member 86180]

Another option - thinking outside the box here, move to the Isle of Man and re-register your van, if it’s over three years old it will need a quick inspection for a small fee. Ok it might be an expensive alternative but you won’t need to MOT the vehicle again - wherever you drive it

 

[jagmanx]

We are usually still in Thailand at mot time.
The vehicle is in storage.
I arrange for a garage local to the storage to collect it from and return to storage and..
Mot and any repairs and Service from the 1 month before the mot expiry date.

Other work on the vehicle (fabricate and fix new cab rooflite) prevented this.
So when we return to UK the vehicle is all ready to use