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Right, I have no MOT(alegedly) and frankly cant afford it, yet i managed to get my TAX disc online just a few days ago from 01 03. How i can get a tax disc through yet alegedly have no MOT is a mystery.
But say i manage to actualy find my MOT cirtificate and it says my MOT has ran out whats the worse case senario?
Ive had a look on the net but theres all sorts ranging from a 50quid fine to a jail sentance.(eek)

I'd buy some Vaseline.

thanks for your help

Would this be something to do with toilet activity DMR?

I'm trying to cut down on my lavatory-related incidents.

I'm not sure that repressing your feelings is the way forward.

oi sensible replies or fuck off (in the nicest possible way)

Friendly copper = Fine and possible points.

Arsehole copper = Car impounded and £105 release fee + daily storage fee.

So do coppers know if i have no mot? or would i have to be doing something ilegal for them to stop me and then on the offchance they might ask for my MOT?

its 150 now

Surely a car with no Mot is unroadworthy making the Insurance invalid?

Well, my understanding is that the garage reports it all on computer, so a quick enquiry to DVLA should produce the answer, you are stopped and your car possibly impounded.  How that equates to you being able to buy a new licence on-line I do not understand.

All you have to do is drive past an ANPR camera and it'll pick you up for having no MOT.

Also, having no MOT means your insurance is invalid.

You can check if you have an MOT here: http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/

Saw one on Dorcan Way the other day, but there was no means of stopping any offenders.

I think Rons right,definitly dont risk it because you will get caught Police are big on catching this type of offence and its really easy for them to catch you.We impound them at my work and they catch lots every day.

I thought if stopped by the coppers you'd be issued with a 7 day producer, i.e. you have 7 days to get yourself to a cop shop with relevant insurance and MOT.  Didn't think they would take your car away, arsehole copper or not.  Just my understanding.  Problem is insurance is invalid with MOT so if you hit anyone you'd be in serious shhhite.  Not worth the risk Chubbster.

Police use different tactics. Sometimes they just record everything and if it triggers the computer they send you a fine or summons in the post.

Sometimes they have little sting operations where they'll have an ANPR camera and a few cop cars lying in wait about half a mile away. The camera gets triggered and they radio ahead to the car for them to pull you over.

Don't do producers anymore, switched to fixed penalty tickets.

cheers for the help guys, best get searching for that cirtificate.

Fair enough Sam, wasn't aware of that.

Agree Yeovil, it's much easier for police to catch motorists than solve who robbed little old ladies on their doorsteps, as reported in todays Adver.

Not strictly 100% true, but you'd be a dick to knowingly drive around without MOT anyway.

Interesting to know spot fines are issued now instead of producers. Suppose it makes sense now records are computerised.

Other than driving to the garage (for a pre booked MOT) surely it is true Batch?  Isn't it?  Chubbers not on about driving it just to a garage so his insurance would be invalid wouldn't it?  Must say I'm not a car insurance expert by any means, again just what I was led to believe.

Yeah because the computer is ALWAYS right....

When I inadvertently missed my MOT date and looked into it a couple of years ago, and it was dependant on policy. Some stipulated invalidation through having no MOT, but some just mentioned road worthiness. On closer examination it seemed some policies would still pay out to 3rd parties if you were without MOT and may pay out to yourself if you write the car off, but possibly at a far lesser amount in particular if a defect contributed to the accident.

I was pretty surprised but I guess having an MOT just says your car was roadworthy on one day of the year.

GFM would know if this is still the case, a lot changes in the space of a year or two.

Being an insurance expert! :) I can safely say that not having a vaild MOT will certainly mean your insurance is invalid and if the police catch you without one they will do you for no MOT and no insurnace. Generally speaking if you have no MOT your insusers will refuse to deal with any claims and will invildty your policy due to gross non disclosure as when you take out the polciy you normally have to declare the vehicle is MOTed. There is some intresting case laws on the subject and there are some get outs but that is all abit boring and techincally.

However the insusers of the vehicle will still have a Road Traffic Act intrest and as such will have to deal with an unsatified judgemnt obatined although normally they will just deal with the claim. Also as you have broken the terms of your policy the insusers have the right to recover the money they have paid out from the policy holder.

Also what Batch says about the MOT just judging your car one day of the year is ture and one of the stupid things I have to deal as people always say well my car must have be roadworthy I had a mot when clearly there vehicle is a heap that should be scarped as they have fucked it up in the year after the mot!

Ford do MOT's on all vehicle makes for 39 quid.  For the sake of 39 quid, its not worth the risk

Pah, shows what the so called experts "that work in the industry" told me is bunkum then!

Mr Clutch in Stratton is £29 :)

Yeah, but it's not the cost of the test, it's the cost of the fixes you need to get it thru the test. Erm, although it's still not worth the risk of driving uninsured without MOT etc. Drive legal or not at all

You can check your MOT status online... http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/ (http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/)

Whats your vehicle reg chubbs?

Get it legal or take the fucking bus you irresponsible twat.

Anyone that drives a car that isn't roadworthy and / or isn't insured wants a fucking kicking. You write my car off are you going to have the cash to replace it out of your own pocket?

I would rather eat my hand than use Mr Clutch ever again!!!!!!!

Why's that?

m+b chapel street.not the cheapest mot but will only do work that is needed.the only garage i trust 100%.
if you aint got an mot dont drive the car.

Lets just say they cocked up! :D

Well my car's booked in there for it's MOT next week. Fred said he had his done in there and they were pretty good and only gave him an advisory notice when more stricter places would've failed him.

the car either passes or fails.there shouldn't be any middle ground.they may advise something but it should have no bearing on an mot pass-fail

Strange this thread should appear, i discovered my MOT ran out 2 weeks ago and had similar questions. I can't be arsed to make the time to sort it out at the moment because i'm a twat. It'll pass, but it's just the whole sorting it out and dropping it off palarva.

HiQ, 25 quid if getting the cheapest deal is your bag.

Not often I agree with old lumpy, but on this occasion I do.....

First of all, check your MOT status on the website quoted by other posters.  If you do not have one, book one immediately.  You say you can't afford an MOT - you can't afford to drive a car without one.  Without sounding like a Govt information broadcast, it could save your life.  And mine, if I'm driving anywhere near you.

The motherfucker passed.!!!!!!
with the exeption of a bulb

Tell me about it, I got hit for £800 of repairs to pass the MOT last time round. I couldn't really risk not getting them done either seeing as it was the brakes that were shot to pieces.

Some years ago I managed to go about 9 months without an MOT or tax disc and never got caught, which was obviously a really, really stupid thing to do. Eventually I got a warning letter and fine notice, I got the MOT and a back dated tax disc from the Post Office and that was the end of it.