MOT legal enquiry

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Larry

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #1

Does anyone know what is the legal situation if my MOT were to run out while
I were in hospital or otherwise unable to drive as the result of an
operation. Tax would still be valid as this is not concurrent with my MOT,
but this situation might occur in August.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

 

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Dave R

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #2

It doesn't matter I don't think there is problem. As long as you don't
want to drive it on the road the only thing you need to inform them of
is if the tax tuns out, and even then you can put it on a SORN. You
could always just get it MOT'ed early?

Dave

 

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Tom Woods

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #3

On Sun, 14 May 2006 21:19:17 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Does anyone know what is the legal situation if my MOT were to run out while
>I were in hospital or otherwise unable to drive as the result of an
>operation. Tax would still be valid as this is not concurrent with my MOT,
>but this situation might occur in August.

The legal situation is basically that once the MOT runs out you
shouldnt drive it on the road as I dont think that the insurance will
be valid and I dont think it impresses the authorities either.

when you dont have an MOT, you are allowed to drive it to a pre booked
MOT test and i believe to a garage to have necessary work done.

 

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Dougal

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #4

Tom Woods wrote:

> On Sun, 14 May 2006 21:19:17 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Does anyone know what is the legal situation if my MOT were to run out while
>>I were in hospital or otherwise unable to drive as the result of an
>>operation. Tax would still be valid as this is not concurrent with my MOT,
>>but this situation might occur in August.
>
>
> The legal situation is basically that once the MOT runs out you
> shouldnt drive it on the road as I dont think that the insurance will
> be valid and I dont think it impresses the authorities either.
>
> when you dont have an MOT, you are allowed to drive it to a pre booked
> MOT test and i believe to a garage to have necessary work done.

You can't park it on the road either.

 

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Matthew Maddock

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #5

Larry wrote:
> Does anyone know what is the legal situation if my MOT were to run out while
> I were in hospital or otherwise unable to drive as the result of an
> operation. Tax would still be valid as this is not concurrent with my MOT,
> but this situation might occur in August.

Will be ok providing it is not kept on the roadside, and as previous
poster has said, you are legally allowed to drive it to an MOT test
station when you can - providing you have made an appointment with them.

You do realise that you can get an MOT up to a month before the existing
one runs out and have it post dated to the last certificate. At least
you could - I assume it is the same under the new MOT scheme as I
haven't heard to the contrary. There is, of course, nothing stopping
you having it MOT'd right now to give you a new cert for 12 months.

Matt

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #6

Tom Woods wrote:

|| On Sun, 14 May 2006 21:19:17 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
|| wrote:
||
||| Does anyone know what is the legal situation if my MOT were to run
||| out while I were in hospital or otherwise unable to drive as the
||| result of an operation. Tax would still be valid as this is not
||| concurrent with my MOT, but this situation might occur in August.
||
|| The legal situation is basically that once the MOT runs out you
|| shouldnt drive it on the road as I dont think that the insurance will
|| be valid and I dont think it impresses the authorities either.
||
|| when you dont have an MOT, you are allowed to drive it to a pre
|| booked MOT test and i believe to a garage to have necessary work
|| done.

Definitely don't drive it , and to be safe park it off the road. No need
for an MoT then.

--
Rich
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Larry

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #7

Keeping it on the road would most likely be the problem then as that is
unavoidable, because if I kept it on the grass the Council would object.

If the MOT does run out before I can drive again the first place I will
drive it will be to get it sorted.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

"Matthew Maddock" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Larry wrote:
>
> Will be ok providing it is not kept on the roadside, and as previous
> poster has said, you are legally allowed to drive it to an MOT test
> station when you can - providing you have made an appointment with them.
>
> You do realise that you can get an MOT up to a month before the existing
> one runs out and have it post dated to the last certificate. At least
> you could - I assume it is the same under the new MOT scheme as I
> haven't heard to the contrary. There is, of course, nothing stopping
> you having it MOT'd right now to give you a new cert for 12 months.
>
> Matt

 

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hugh

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #8

In message <[email protected]>, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> writes
>On Sun, 14 May 2006 21:19:17 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know what is the legal situation if my MOT were to run out while
>>I were in hospital or otherwise unable to drive as the result of an
>>operation. Tax would still be valid as this is not concurrent with my MOT,
>>but this situation might occur in August.
>
>The legal situation is basically that once the MOT runs out you
>shouldnt drive it on the road as I dont think that the insurance will
>be valid and I dont think it impresses the authorities either.
>
>when you dont have an MOT, you are allowed to drive it to a pre booked
>MOT test and i believe to a garage to have necessary work done.
I believe you are correct, the "pre-booked" bit being very important
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting

 

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Lee_D

Guest

• May 14, 2006

• #9

Larry <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Keeping it on the road would most likely be the problem then as that
> is unavoidable, because if I kept it on the grass the Council would
> object.
>
> If the MOT does run out before I can drive again the first place I
> will drive it will be to get it sorted.

Larry,

Leave it a month or so then MOT it early. That way next year at least you're
more likely to have good weather if it does need work. So you lose a few
months MOT, hey ho... no stress though.

Lee D

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Tom Woods

Guest

• May 15, 2006

• #10

On Sun, 14 May 2006 21:37:33 +0100, Dougal
<DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote:

>You can't park it on the road either.

I thought you only needed road tax to park it on the road?

 

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icky

Guest

• May 15, 2006

• #11

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Larry <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
>> Keeping it on the road would most likely be the problem then as that
>> is unavoidable, because if I kept it on the grass the Council would
>> object.
>>
>> If the MOT does run out before I can drive again the first place I
>> will drive it will be to get it sorted.
>
> Larry,
>
> Leave it a month or so then MOT it early. That way next year at least
> you're more likely to have good weather if it does need work. So you lose
> a few months MOT, hey ho... no stress though.
>
> Lee D
>
> --
> www.lrproject.com
> Reaching the parts other Landrover restorers can't reach - JLo makes new
> home in the USA.
> Percy IIa - two Engines to the mile, awaits a new chassis.
> Morph - He's "living the dream".
>
> a.f.l. & 101ers Unofficial October 2006
> <http://www.lrproject.com/afl__101_owners_unofficial.htm> I dont know if
> you still can but when Iwas testing you could get up to a month carried
> over on your mot resulting in having up to 13 month mot

Icky
>