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because, stoopid 😳
existing MoT runs to end of August but my phone told me it was due, so I had it done
now what ? Can I run with the new one and just renew next May ?
Yes. New one cancels the old one. If it had failed the old one wouldn't still be valid.
Yep, you can have an MOT done whenever you want but it will change your 'anniversary' date (unless it's close to the original date). So your MOT is now due in May.
fair enough - ta. Not so bad then
If only they gave you a piece of paper with the dates on it.
Paper? How very 20th Century of you.
I know your pain. I've always got it done at the same time of year, but it took longer last year waiting for a part and I forgot the due date changed, so I've lost over a month! Bah...
If it had failed the old one wouldn't still be valid.
I don't believe that is true.
I don't believe that is true.
It used to not be true.
How ever there was a thing on BBC last week/couple weeks ago where people are being flagged on anpr as having a non motd car having failed an early mot as the mot systems linked up now.
An MOT is a certificate of roadworthiness. If it fails, it's not roadworthy.
Might have been able to get away with it in the days of paper certificate but not anymore.
Sounds like an ANPR glitch :-/
The fail *doesn't* invalidate the current MOT - It is still valid until it's expiry date.
Also:
https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test
Driving a vehicle that’s failed
You can take your vehicle away if your MOT certificate is still valid.If your MOT has run out you can take your vehicle to:
have the failed defects fixed
a pre-arranged MOT test appointment
In both cases, your vehicle still needs to meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times or you can be fined.
You can get done for 'roadworthiness' at any time - Maybe the recorded fail makes you more likely to get pulled, but the police still have to find something un-roadworthy - unless it's bald tyres or something blatantly obvious (dangerous bodywork, vanity plates, etc.), I think it's highly unlikely that they'd do that-YMMV. In any case, you would still have a valid MOT.
jam bo - MemberIf it had failed the old one wouldn't still be valid.
This is bolleaux.
An MOT is a certificate that is valid for 12 (or 13 for the smart arses) months.
Failing an MOT does not invalidate an earlier certificate.
ok, so your previous MOT certificate is technically still valid.
Your car has been declared not roadworthy.
if you crash in a car that has been officially declared as not roadworthy how do you think that will stack up in court or with your insurer?
Your car has been declared not roadworthy
I think there is a considerable gap between 'mot fail' and 'not roadworthy'.
A number plate bulb out is not going to invalidate your insurance. It might not even be dark!
I've never been to a garage that wouldn't fix a minor fail like a bulb on site and retest for free immediately.
Or the wiper is split.
Or your number plate is delaminating.
Both fails, neither of which are going to make a car 'unroadworthy'
Or the tyres are bald, brake pads worn through and suspension broke.
Thing with mot is all it states is that the car was roadworthy at that time on that day.
You could pass mot, drive away, Change headlights, put bald tyres on etc and still have a valid mot but an unroadworthy car.....
Of course you'd be an idiot to do so!
jam bo - Member
I've never been to a garage that wouldn't fix a minor fail like a bulb on site and retest for free immediately.POSTED 2 HOURS AGO # REPORT-POST
I'd avoid Halfrauds in the future then, as this is how they claw back the difference in cost when you get a "half price" MOT done by them. (Amongst other tricks)
P.S. A MOT done over a month before the due date will give you 12 months only, but done in the month before the anniversary will give you the 12 plus the difference.
This is another reason to know your local garage. My partner's mini was due an MOT (or so she thought) so I dropped it off with the garage.
On checking the MOT records they phoned me and told me it wasn't due for another 3 months and asked if we wanted it doing or just to collect it back. Had the oil and filters changed and picked it up that afternoon.
Surely all garages check the current MOT details of the vehicle prior to testing?
Surely all garages check the current MOT details of the vehicle prior to testing?
They probably do but what's to say the customer isn't having it done early so as to sell a car with a full ticket?
Surely all garages check the current MOT details of the vehicle prior to testing?
Surely all owners check their MOT before booking it in?
Drac, you are of course correct that the responsibility should be on the vehicle owner. It was just a pleasant surprise to have a garage tell us not to spend money unnecessarily.
momo, you are also correct, that is a feasible reason for an early MoT. Probably the only reason for an early MoT.
It's not a and thing really, I wish I'd spent the money on an early MOT before getting other work done on last car, fast forward a handful of months and the emergency work to get it back on the road was looking a bit worthless. Almost a phantom MOT before major or even minor work, as cars get older?
Paper? How very 20th Century of you.
Well the 21st century seems to be beyond him.
kcal - Member
It's not a and thing really, I wish I'd spent the money on an early MOT before getting other work done on last car, fast forward a handful of months and the emergency work to get it back on the road was looking a bit worthless. Almost a phantom MOT before major or even minor work, as cars get older?
My local garage will do a "pre MOT" basically a MOT without the paperwork for £20