AMGeed
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Heard this from the horses mouth this afternoon (my MOT tester) regarding the often asked question about MOT expiry and can you still drive it.
It has been asked before whether taking your car for an MOT before the expiry date and it fails, can you still drive it until the date of of existing MOT expires?
The answer is no. From Feb 2017, once the vehicle has been presented to a garage for an MOT, if the test results in a failure and you take the car away, you can only drive it home. If you take it out again other than to a pre arranged MOT test or repair you can be prosecuted for having no MOT depite your old one still being current. Until February of this year you could still drive it.
It is still the case that should the vehicle pass, provided you bring the old MOT with you, the date you need your next MOT will be 12 months from expiry of the old certificate.
As an aside, took my E55 back for a retest after having an advisory for headlamp aim too low and a worn inner edge on the o/s/f tyre. Although it was 12 calendar days after the failure, the retest was done for free and obviously passed. Had the MOT station stuck to the letter of the law,(up to 10 days,) I believe the car should have had a complete inspection and an additional fee. He just checked the failures and gave me the pass certificate with no fee. A win for me today.
It has been asked before whether taking your car for an MOT before the expiry date and it fails, can you still drive it until the date of of existing MOT expires?
The answer is no. From Feb 2017, once the vehicle has been presented to a garage for an MOT, if the test results in a failure and you take the car away, you can only drive it home. If you take it out again other than to a pre arranged MOT test or repair you can be prosecuted for having no MOT depite your old one still being current. Until February of this year you could still drive it.
It is still the case that should the vehicle pass, provided you bring the old MOT with you, the date you need your next MOT will be 12 months from expiry of the old certificate.
As an aside, took my E55 back for a retest after having an advisory for headlamp aim too low and a worn inner edge on the o/s/f tyre. Although it was 12 calendar days after the failure, the retest was done for free and obviously passed. Had the MOT station stuck to the letter of the law,(up to 10 days,) I believe the car should have had a complete inspection and an additional fee. He just checked the failures and gave me the pass certificate with no fee. A win for me today.