Was going through paperwork and saw that my MOT had run out a week ago ...really annoyed with myself...
Booked one straight away ......Passed... no advisories for the 2nd year running ...OMG..
Mot ...omg
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, May 18 2017 06:06 PM
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Posted 18 May 2017 - 06:36 PM
Omg
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Posted 18 May 2017 - 06:40 PM
My A4 Avant MOT ran out in March. I must get round to doing it.
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Posted 18 May 2017 - 06:57 PM
My MOT would show dodgey knees, eyesight watchouts, hair loss, memory malfunction, liver problems.
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Posted 18 May 2017 - 07:40 PM
My Bentleys MOT is still valid for another 4 months
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Posted 18 May 2017 - 08:57 PM
In holland you are warned 1 month before mot date, and fined automatically 1 moth after expire.
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Posted 18 May 2017 - 09:22 PM
In Switzerland they send you an appointment.
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Posted 19 May 2017 - 08:00 AM
had an accident in my old shitreon, then realised the MOT expired 6 months previous..... insurers didnt even notice.
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Posted 19 May 2017 - 08:06 AM
Its no big deal and the CPS wont prosecute you for it...
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Posted 19 May 2017 - 08:32 AM
I setup reoccuring dates in Google calendar and get warnings 1 week & x days before all these important sorts of dates.
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Posted 19 May 2017 - 09:35 AM
What's an MOT?
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Posted 19 May 2017 - 09:30 PM
In holland you are warned 1 month before mot date, and fined automatically 1 moth after expire.
Good job I don't live there! I regularly miss mine. I think my record is 6 months - makes you wonder if there is any point in bothering with TAX, insurance or MOT. There aren't enough cops around nowadays to catch anyone. 
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Posted 19 May 2017 - 09:32 PM
If you had a crash you would be gutted you didn't have mot or tax!
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Posted 20 May 2017 - 12:11 PM
As long as your MOT record shows 'continuity' even if you were to get pulled up to a month or more out of date you would only get a warning and be required to produce a new one ASAP. In the event of an RTC though, an insurance company might try and use it as an excuse not to pay.
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Posted 21 May 2017 - 07:31 AM
No mot is a trivial motoring offence and ( certainly used to) carry a trivial fine like £10 and no points, driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition is a totally different matter. Mot is only really valid on the day if the test, I cine home remove the cat, change wheels etc...
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Posted 21 May 2017 - 07:47 PM
No MOT gives them an excuse to go rifling for faults. There's been some media coverage recently about cars driving away from an MOT after a fail even when there's MOT still left on the old certificate. Slightly different as they'll be knowing driving an unroadworthy car, that's potentially£2500 fine with no defence.
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Posted 21 May 2017 - 08:47 PM
Agreed, it's always been illegal to drive away after a fail. But I've always done it and so have millions of others I suspect..No MOT gives them an excuse to go rifling for faults. There's been some media coverage recently about cars driving away from an MOT after a fail even when there's MOT still left on the old certificate. Slightly different as they'll be knowing driving an unroadworthy car, that's potentially£2500 fine with no defence.
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Posted 21 May 2017 - 08:52 PM
Depends what the fault is. Broken reversing light - so what. No brakes - incredibly irresponsible.
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Posted 21 May 2017 - 09:17 PM
Reverse light/s aren't part of the MOT. The MOT is a test for minimum roadworthyness. The difference you have nowadays is the information is easily and publicly available. A police officer or insurance company can find your fail information within seconds. That wasn't the case a couple of years back.Depends what the fault is. Broken reversing light - so what. No brakes - incredibly irresponsible.
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Posted 21 May 2017 - 09:20 PM
You're missing my point.
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