Early MOT Test

Interesting. Bit of a catch 22

Moron said:

Ok.....get this.........a motorist was stopped by Greater Manchester Police on the way to a prebooked MOT test.......his MOT had expired but like everyone else includeing me he knew it was legal to take his car to a prebooked MOT .
He gets pulled for no MOT .......he then gets informed without a valid MOT his car insurance was void and his car was then siezed for no insurance
Now before anyone breaks a leg trying to prove this cant have happened , I got this straight from the DVSA.........So anyone thinking of attending a prebooked MOT take a minute or two to make sure you're insured to drive to a testing station without a current certificate.......plod is watching

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I did always wonder about this, thought it could be the case but would have hoped common sense would prevail. Like not getting a job because you have no experience but need the job to get experience...and coppers wonder why people don't like them...

Moron said:

I dont need to read them , I am an MOT tester,

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Regardless of what you do for a job, the rules are laid out in the Gov website.

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test

There is no tester in the land that would “stop” me taking my vehicle away for repair. It’s my vehicle and my right to choose who repairs it, where it is repaired, and when it is repaired.

There is a difference between taking a vehicle away...and driving it away.

mick 1986 said:

Regardless of what you do for a job, the rules are laid out in the Gov website.

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test

There is no tester in the land that would “stop” me taking my vehicle away for repair. It’s my vehicle and my right to choose who repairs it, where it is repaired, and when it is repaired.

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No one can stop you from taking your vehicle
The point I was making regarding the rules etc is..........As an MOT tester I get my "rules" direct from the DVSA which are up to date , not from the internet GOV website ( which to be fair I haven't looked at) , I'm just passing on whats been explained to me by the DVSA.........you of course are entitled to ignore them

Here in Portugal no mot...low loader pre booked or not...pass drive away...fail drive away 4wks to repair but may have restrictions on carrying passengers...fail again 2wks to repair...also once passed its back dated to month it was first reg...testing station do not do any repair work...

Moron said:

No one can stop you from taking your vehicle
The point I was making regarding the rules etc is..........As an MOT tester I get my "rules" direct from the DVSA which are up to date , not from the internet GOV website ( which to be fair I haven't looked at) , I'm just passing on whats been explained to me by the DVSA.........you of course are entitled to ignore them

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I couldn’t find any details from the DVSA, so quoted what I could find. If the “rules” aren’t readily available for public viewing, how can we follow/adhere to them?

I’m not trying to be a dick here, I’m curious to know whos singing from which song sheet? Shouldn’t we all be on the same page?

mick 1986 said:

I couldn’t find any details from the DVSA, so quoted what I could find. If the “rules” aren’t readily available for public viewing, how can we follow/adhere to them?

I’m not trying to be a dick here, I’m curious to know whos singing from which song sheet? Shouldn’t we all be on the same page?

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Well .....I've just read enough of the GOV website to see why you and other people are confused.........and now so am I , so all I can do as a tester is follow what I've been told etc....... ( ****ed if I know emote) LOL

mick 1986 said:

I couldn’t find any details from the DVSA, so quoted what I could find. If the “rules” aren’t readily available for public viewing, how can we follow/adhere to them?

I’m not trying to be a dick here, I’m curious to know whos singing from which song sheet? Shouldn’t we all be on the same page?

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There has always been some confusion regarding what happens to a "refusal to test" vehicle from what I can see, especially so since the "new" rules regarding the classifications of "dangerous, major and minor fails".
My interpretation of the rules is that you can take your vehicle away for repair elsewhere, that is entirely up to you. Provided the existing MoT certificate is still valid and no "dangerous" faults were listed, in which case the vehicle may be driven away. If however either one of those conditions does not apply then the vehicle may be removed for repair elswhere by using a trailer or flatbed. Towing would not be allowed since in that case both vehicles are required to have valid MoT certificates.
I believe that there might be a "grey area" regarding driving a vehicle to and from a pre-arranged MoT test, as in if the vehicle fails and the owner then arranges a new MoT can the vehicle then be driven to "a place of repair" prior to returning the vehicle to the testing station?
The obvious way to avoid these problems would be to have the vehicle tested at the same place as would repair the vehicle should it become necessary, but that requires that a certain level of trust exists between the owner and the garage.