Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Am i allowed to drive it back to my house for repairs?(current mot expired)
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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No
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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Thought so.Fuck.
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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yes if you "plan" to do the required repair work at home
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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push it
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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I belive you can drive the car anywhere providing you can prove its having MOT work iirc.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Car is an hour away, I know you can drive too mot station, its driving back
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
I belive you can drive the car anywhere providing you can prove its having MOT work iirc.
that is basically what I was saying...
if the required work can be completed by a competant DIY mechanic then drive it home, that is where the MOT work "will" be done.
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john_c20xe
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Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
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if it hasn't got a valid mot your insurance is not valid so you cannot drive it home no, you will have to trailer it, otherwise you could just drive a car round with no mot and just say sorry officer im on the way to fix it, doesn't work like that
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
Location: Essex
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^That is why you have to be able to PROVE your on your way to do the work.
Insurance is void if you drive to the MOT place when the car has run out of MOT.
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Kevxx
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Registered: 14th May 08
Location: Forfar, Angus
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fuck it mate, sneak it home. Like said in here if you say your taking home for said repairs, and it only failed today, i doubt you'll see trouble.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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That meas I drove to mot place wtih no insurance shit.
[Edited on 02-03-2010 by Generation]
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oceansoul
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Sunbury, Surrey
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quote:
Originally posted by Kevxx
fuck it mate, sneak it home. Like said in here if you say your taking home for said repairs, and it only failed today, i doubt you'll see trouble.
Unless the cop is a twat about it and you get charged for driving with no insurance (as will be invalid with no mot), and get 6 points. 
Or you could have a smash...then you'd be screwed.
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Kevxx
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Registered: 14th May 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
That meas I drove to mot place wtih no insurance shit.
[Edited on 02-03-2010 by Generation]
no you didn't
if your MOT has just run out, and you have booked another, which you driving too. Its legal.
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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Yes but your car must be MOT'ed to have valid Insurance.
Its all a iffy subject.
[Edited on 02-03-2010 by AW06]
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dexter
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Registered: 18th Nov 09
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not all insurance companys void the insurance if you have no mot. u can drive the car to and from the testin station as longa as its straight there and back.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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I'm not risking anything unles i know its 100% allowed. My license means too much to me
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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On another note. If you MOT your car before the MOT expires (Say within a month of the expiry date) Is the car technically still MOT'd for the month or is there no MOT on it as the car failed its next MOT?
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
Location: Essex
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^ If it fails then the remaining MOT is void.
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Do you need to do change anything to make it legal for MOT? Just that the garage in front of Tom does MOT's if not...
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Haha Garage in front of Toms that is doing it already haha. Its legal, just not sure if will pass ot not and im totlly skinted
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
^ If it fails then the remaining MOT is void.
Wrong.
If it expires on the 1st April and you take it on the 3rd March and it fails, you can still drive it till the 1st April
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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I always thought that you could drive it home from the test station as well.
You can only go straight there and straight back, but you are allowed dispensation to present and return the car.
I may be wrong and I will check that at some point, but that has always been my understanding.
You can also have the car tested while there is currently valid MOT on it.
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lostboy
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Registered: 29th Jan 09
Location: Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I always thought that you could drive it home from the test station as well.
You can only go straight there and straight back, but you are allowed dispensation to present and return the car.
I may be wrong and I will check that at some point, but that has always been my understanding.
You can also have the car tested while there is currently valid MOT on it.
That is my understanding of it too.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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Yeah a MOT is valid for 12months only VOSA can provoke a MOT
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