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Morning everyone.
My current car's MOT has a memorable date which I'd like to keep. I seem to remember something on the actual certificate about 'preserving the anniversary date' or something. but I don't have it to hand.
So how does one keep the expiry date? Is it as simple as just taking it for testing on that day and hoping it passes?
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You can take it up to a month before and preserve the date.
No. You can take a vehicle for an MOT up to 1 month before the current expiry and the new MOT will run from that expiry date.
Ahh splendid. So does that happen automatically or do you have to request it?
Happens automatically.
i always present mine early in case it then needs any jobs done to pass. Confident, nope.
Automatically.
And as a11y - I always get mine done a couple of weeks before expiry.
And it's my least favourite day of the year - waiting for that 'it's passed' call, or the 'it needs £££££££s to get it thorugh!'. 😬😬
MOT on my daughters car is tomorrow.
MOT on mine is in two weeks.
Just had to had new starter motor on mine last week at £450 - so it's going to be an expensive month!!
It's automatic
Beaten to it twice in 9 seconds
Do it early usually, but if it fails, it's failed 'early' so still shouldn't be driven. Just gives you leeway if you can't get it to the garage.
Automatic as long as you don't take it more than 30 days early.
If you were to take it on the fail date to preserve the memorable MOT date, and it failed, you would lose that test date unless you could get it fixed and retested same day.
Do it early usually, but if it fails, it’s failed ‘early’ so still shouldn’t be driven. Just gives you leeway if you can’t get it to the garage.
Depends what it's failed on.
There's now 4 categories
Advisories (not a fail, e.g. the engine cover means they cant check for leaks)
Minor (not a fail, but should be fixed, e.g. door locks not working)
Major (Failed, but not dangerous)
Dangerous (Failed, and broadly speaking would also fail a roadside spot check so would land you with a big fine if driven).
The system is supposed to be that you shouldn't be driving it anyway if you think it's not roadworthy, but that's not how people use it.
Just had to had new starter motor on mine last week at £450
£450 for a starter motor? I'm sure we were talking about motor cars and not Lear jets. 😁
if it fails, it’s failed ‘early’ so still shouldn’t be driven.
Even if it fails, it still has a valid MOT cert from last year, no? Ie, you shouldn't drive it, but you can?
£450 for a starter motor? I’m sure we were talking about motor cars and not Lear jets. 😁
£250 for parts - Starter Motor and Knock Sensor.
A couple of hours labour.
+VAT
Very, very easy to rack up a £400+ car bill nowadays! 🙂
Even if it fails, it still has a valid MOT cert from last year, no? Ie, you shouldn’t drive it, but you can?
https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test
<h3 id="driving-a-vehicle-thats-failed">Driving a vehicle that’s failed</h3>
You can take your vehicle away if:
- your current MOT certificate is still valid
- no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT
Otherwise, you’ll need to get it repaired before you can drive.
If you can take your vehicle away, it must still meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times.
Very, very easy to rack up a £400+ car bill nowadays!
Indeed. A pair of discs and pads for rear of Ibiza last week = £250. 🙁
Very, very easy to rack up a £400+ car bill nowadays!
Yup. I'll be handed a £1500 bill for mine tomorrow when I go to pick it up 😲
Expecting somewhere between £300 and £400 for an Aygo clutch - £120 for the clutch kit (bearing has gone but advise is to change the lot), but it's a good 3 hours labour. That said, most jobs can be DIY'ed on it - £38 for front discs and pads, £120 for an alternator - easy DIY) but I'm not lying on my back in November to change a clutch !
Cost me £500 for a front suspension knuckle a few months ago on a Nissan - all be it a £20 year old car. Parts did come to over £300 plus a couple of hours labour. Was about £250 for rear discs, pads and one caliper fitted.
Don't mind too much as the local independent doesn't get much from us as the cars usually pass the MOT, but any big jobs, he can do them. I'll do the easy stuff.
Yeah - daughter's car has failed! I knew as soon as I drove it into work this morning something was wrong.
New wheel bearing and front spring. +MOT cost and service.
£460 of your English pounds sir! 🙂 😬
Such fun!
I was sort of joking about the cost of a new starter motor. I got away very lightly with the last job on our car. £88 for new pads fitted. I'd have done them myself but the cost of the piston winding in addition to the pads didn't really make it worth the while.