well all done and dusted, got pulled on the way home for no ins/tax/mot, managed to persuade the coppers i had insurance through my dads buisness (which i do) so i got a producer for that and escaped points and a £200 fine thank god, payed fees at the side of the road to a local recovery of which i get half back if i produce tax within 14 days, which i think tbf i have got off very very lightly, as for being covered driving to and from a garage for work you are not covered only to and from mot stations, all in this should end up costing me about £160 with no points, seeing as i got the belts done for a bargain price its pretty much a kick in the teeth.
cant believe where i got stopped, i pulled out of renault turned right ten yards down the road you come to a roundabout and there the copper was with his ampr.. instant OH s**t moment! but one thing to come out of it is the car now has to be on the road in 14 days or it gets seized so i will be driving the clio earlyer than i thought.
lesson learnt
Was the car pre-booked for repairs?
If so then as per what Ben Lee has said, it IS legal not to have mot or tax I beleive based on how the expemptions work.
Check with VOSA to be sure though. dont take someone on a forums word on something so important.
Police towed one of my cars away wrongly, I paid the 400 odd quid bill for transport and storage and promptly got a cheque back off them when I proved they were in the wrong.
Dont go making the mistake of thinking coppers know much about the law, the law is a complicated subject that takes a good education (a levels, law degree, years of practice as a lawyer etc) to understand and most coppers are pretty lacking in this respect, they only get a few weeks training on the law, they arent meant to actually understand it very well, just sort of vaguely get enough of a grasp of it.
So i wouldnt take it lieing down if you were going to a pre-booked appointment and can prove it!
) other than that probly once during the day.
