MOT run out

[rinefitz]

My husband needs to tax his car at the end of the month and when checking his documents realised his current MOT ran out in Nov 07??!! He has booked MOT for Thurs and will not drive til then but will he get in trouble that his MOT is months out of date. Thanks

[Pong]

No. The same happened to me. Providing he only drives it TO the MOT, then he will be ok.

Phew !

[spaced]

He WILL be in trouble if he has an accident on the way to the MOT

[tubeway]

No he wont - he is allowed to drive a vehicle without an MOT to a prebooked MOT appointment that is a reasonable distance away from where the vehicle was stored

[Bob906]

You all have misread the question he is already in trouble for driving without MOT since Nov 07, no MOT means no insurance so he has been very lucky

[teag1rl]

does no MOT strictly mean no insurance?
I have asked this Q before, and the answers led me to believe that no MOT would not automatically mean no insurance but insurers might refuse to pay out on a claim.

[tubeway]

I have not misread the question - I was answering spaced's comment

[doglady]

I don't think it does mean no insurance. You could be insured on a car but not drive it, and then it wouldn't need an MOT. You need an MOT to tax a car because they assume that if you are taxing it you will be using it. You don't need tax to get an MOT (in theory, if you kept the car at the MOT garage) because it just means it is roadworthy, not definately going to be used on the road.

I know what I mean anyway!!

[spaced]

and where is the proof backing up yor answer tubeway? I have never heard of a law allowing you to drive your vehicle to an MOT?

Im a fleet manager and know that if a vehicle has an expired MOT the lease company have to come and collect it on trade plates or a low loader in order to take it to be MOTd

[tubeway]

Hi spaced

There is proof here

http://www.askthe.police.uk/Content/Q360.htm

and here (third post)

http://community.channel4.com/eve/forums/a/tpc /f/1766037851/m/7630035406

and here

http://www.avforums.com/forums/archive/index.p hp/t-492364.html

If a car is on trade plates it is not exempt from MOT and can only be driven to a prearranged test - you want proof

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/vtl301x1%20trade% 20licence%20guidance.pdf

I think an apology is in order spaced