no mot???

[ralf555]

i was stopped last night by a police man. he said i was driving a bit fast. i sed "oh i didnt realise". nufin more was said about the speed. he then asked alot of questions and was talking on his radio. he came back at me with "you have no mot!"---- i was like " yeah i have, till april". he said he wud give me a producer because he didnt think i had one. i got home, seached for my mot, and it is actuly out of date- and he was rite. out of date by ten days!!! i have insurance - but i realise this is sum wot comprimised. i have tax. curently talking to friends (mot testers) trying to buy a back dated mot- but they are ******* their pants. what can the feds do me for?? and what is going to happen. ive been driving two years with no trouble. thanks ralf

[kempie]

MOTs cannot be backdated and computerisation of the system allows the authorities to instantly check whether an MOT pass exists for a vehicle where one is required, as you have found to your cost. Get your car MOTed legitimately (bear in mind that legally you may only drive your un-MOTed car to a pre-arranged MOT test) and take the pass "certificate" to the police station with the rest of your documents.

Driving with no MOT can be dealt with by Fixed Penalty of �60 or you could receive a summons to attend court where a similar level of fine could be imposed but with costs and victim surcharge which would increase the amount payable by around �50.

[Ethel]

Who are the feds?

It is very wrong of you to ask your friends to give you a back dated MOT - as already explained, it is impossible to do, and you are not much of a friend expecting them to break the law and risk their MOT status to bail you out.

The penalties have been very well explained by Kempie.

[daniela31]

Am I right in saying that if your MOT has expired then your insurance is also invalid?

someone will put me right probably. Can't think where I heard it from.

[sara3]

oh, spotted big time!

[R1Geezer]

daniella, the insurance is not invalidated or every no mot offence would become a no insurance offence too. The insurer would certainly use the no mot situation as a way of reducing or removing any potential payout in the event of an accident.

[daniela31]

well that would be about right re: the insurers....any way to get them from paying out ehh?

[ralf555]

kempie + ethel - good advice. yeah i spoke to my friends today and they said they could not do it but they used to be able to do it. anyways it was a last option for me and i normaly do things legal. i got myself a new legal mot today with todays date on it thismorning. i produced my licence and new mot with the old mot thisafternoon. they said i will NOT recieve points as it is obviously a genuine mistake that i forgot to renew the mot but i am very likely to get a fine. thanks for your answers. (feds are cops)

[kempie]

Points were never an option. Mistake or not - lack of MOT is not an endorseable offence.

[Ethel]

Feds are American cops, not UK ones, but no matter.

[ugly_bob]

Oh, and just as an aside, It is possible to get dodgy MOTs again nowadays. Don't really see the point though - costs more than a legit one!!