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Driving with no tax and test
- Thread starter boom
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Nope
No needs trailing , 5 -10 miles you can get away with , 80 is rather excessive
Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 said:
Schedule 2 - Exempt vehicles
22. - (1) A vehicle is an exempt vehicle [from VED] when it is being used solely for the purpose of;
(a) submitting it (by previous arrangement for a specified time on a specified date) for a compulsory test, a vehicle identity check, a vehicle weight test or a reduced pollution test, or
(b) bringing it away from any such test or check.
Schedule 2 - Exempt vehicles
22. - (1) A vehicle is an exempt vehicle [from VED] when it is being used solely for the purpose of;
(a) submitting it (by previous arrangement for a specified time on a specified date) for a compulsory test, a vehicle identity check, a vehicle weight test or a reduced pollution test, or
(b) bringing it away from any such test or check.
7R
Book MOT at your local place and drive it home.
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
yup as long as your driving it to an mot test centre near your home
7R
No.
Fiesta ST2 MP215
Yes, thats what they are for, OP it's insured as well i take it?
BMW M4; S1000 RR
If a car is SORN'd, are you legally expected to trailor the car to an MOT station or does the 'driving to a test centre' rule apply to tax as well?
TBH you'll probably be alright, just be mindful that you could get pulled and fined.
TBH you'll probably be alright, just be mindful that you could get pulled and fined.
I like to see him try and convince the old bill that the only test centre he could get booked in to was 80 mile away.
Poopensharten
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
I'm surprised you've not been reported by someone on here yet tbh.
7R
No that is not what they are for.
DEFINITIVE ANSWER AS THERE IS A LOT OF CONFLICT IN THIS THREAD:
So long as the car is insured you are perfectly legal to drive it from where you buy it from, on a direct route to a pre-booked MOT at a station anywhere in the country that you like, and then so long as it passes or fails rather than gets actually prohibited, you are entitled to drive it a direct route home afterwards.
So yes the trick of book an MOT and then you can drive it home via the MOT station is entirely legal.
So long as the car is insured you are perfectly legal to drive it from where you buy it from, on a direct route to a pre-booked MOT at a station anywhere in the country that you like, and then so long as it passes or fails rather than gets actually prohibited, you are entitled to drive it a direct route home afterwards.
So yes the trick of book an MOT and then you can drive it home via the MOT station is entirely legal.
He doesnt have to prove any such thing.
It is 100% entirely his choice what MOT station he uses, location is irrelevant.
You very well may be right Chip, but i'd still like to see him convince the old bill that it's perfectly legal,
i'll bet you a Happy Meal they'll have a problem with it and start handing out the fines.
i'll bet you a Happy Meal they'll have a problem with it and start handing out the fines.
If a police officer did have a problem with it, its only because the police officer who is doing so doesnt know the law.
So thats the police officer's problem not yours. Much like it would be if a police officer misunderstood any other law, like if he tried arresting you for drink driving when you are walking home because he didnt realise you were meant to be in a car to get done for that.
Sweet, i'm off to John O Groats to buy a car, it's ok because i've got my mot booked at Lands End later that day.
(Not having a go mate, I just find it mental that loophole exists) lol
(Not having a go mate, I just find it mental that loophole exists) lol
That is 100% accurate yes. You can drive an untaxed and unMOTed car from john o groats to lands end if its booked in for an MOT test at lands end.
It MUST be insured though of course.
As mentioned on here before, I contacted the DVLA to clear this up when someone wrote into a car magazine that I was writing the question and answer section for.
I asked them to clarify if there were any distant limits at all, and also if there were any restrictions on road type, ie motorway use etc.
They confirmed to me that there were neither of those restrictions in place.
I will never forget that fact as long as I live, or until they change the law.
Learnt something new there, cheers Chip. :approve:
Learnt something new there, cheers Chip. :approve:
Lol, no worries mate.
TBH it does make perfect sense, as if the rule was "nearest MOT station" it would cause all sorts of issues, as would it be nearest as crow flies or nearest as you drive, and if its as you drive then what if there is a diversion in place so the nearest changes compared to an hour ago, and either way if its nearest, what if your nearest place charge 200 quid and are booked for a month so you cant get booked in anyway?
Would be SO difficult to police if it was nearest only, and massively unfair.
Then if they said "within 50 miles" what happens if you live in the middle of nowhere in scotland and there isnt a station within 50 miles at all?
So it makes sense to just say any MOT centre is fair game, and leave it at that.
TBH it does make perfect sense, as if the rule was "nearest MOT station" it would cause all sorts of issues, as would it be nearest as crow flies or nearest as you drive, and if its as you drive then what if there is a diversion in place so the nearest changes compared to an hour ago, and either way if its nearest, what if your nearest place charge 200 quid and are booked for a month so you cant get booked in anyway?
Would be SO difficult to police if it was nearest only, and massively unfair.
Then if they said "within 50 miles" what happens if you live in the middle of nowhere in scotland and there isnt a station within 50 miles at all?
So it makes sense to just say any MOT centre is fair game, and leave it at that.
Makes sense but it's madness too, it means I could buy an absolute unroadworthy shed of a car,
then drive it at 70mph the length of the country without getting a single ticket.
then drive it at 70mph the length of the country without getting a single ticket.
brisa4984
ClioSport Club Member
This.
Same would apply the day before the MOT ran out though, having a current MOT doesnt mean a car isnt a shed 11 months later when its still legal.
Most policies have a clause about "roadworthy" but thats got nothing to do with if it has an MOT or Tax or not, its about if its safe to be on the road. (can have an MOT and still be unsafe)
And they would have to prove in a court of law you had good reason to believe it wasnt roadworthy too I suspect, some minor MOT fail wouldnt be enough or no one would ever be able to drive any car home that fails an MOT, hence in my original statement in this thread I explicitly mentioned you can drive home if it passes or fails, but not if its prohibited (ie deemed not roadworthy by the tester)
You'd need it insured with all mods declared (easy if on a trade policy) and you would still be at risk of getting stopped by the police for non road legal tyres, or other non compliance issues with regards to construction and use.
But if it was something like a clio race car, nothing stopping you at all from booking an MOT on the way to the circuit to get the car there so long as you can convince them that you are goign to have your car repaired at the circuit, and then another MOT to get it back home again of course.
Suzuki Ignis Sport
This is a massive loophole. What if we booked an MOT, then later cancelled that MOT? So let's say, booked MOT for 2pm. Cop pulls you over at 12:30. You then drive home and cancel that MOT, is that legal?
You are only allowed to drive it to and from the MOT station, so if you are driving at 12:30 towards the MOT station you would appear legal at that point, but then how would you get the car the rest of the way home?
The MOT isnt the b-all and end-all of road safety, so being allowed on the road without one briefly really isnt a big deal, I'd wager there are far more unsafe cars with an MOT than cars used via this "loophole"
No law is perfect, but I cant see why people are so bothered about the minor flaws in this one.
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
It's very odd, but true.
Suzuki Ignis Sport
Drive it the rest of the way home. What I'm saying is, people could just book cars in at random MOT places near their house, then drive it home and if stopped.. just say they we're driving it to the MOT place. Once they've got it home, cancel the MOT test.
They could but what happens if you are the wrong side of the MOT centre when stopped etc?
Yes its possible to get away with it, but there are FAR more serious things you can also get away with, if you want to live in a perfect world this seems a bizarre place to start aiming for one!
