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Title: Driving a car without an MOT.....
Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 08:13: ....I seem to remember hearing/reading somewhere that you could drive a car without an MOT/Tax, providing you were on your way to an MOT testing station, with a pre-booked appointment, without getting your collar felt. Anyone else heard of this? Or, if I do it, am I gonna get fisted by the boys in blue?

The car will be insured (although effectively its made redundant by the fact that to comply with insurance your car should be taxed and MOT'd)
Title: Re: Driving a car without an MOT.....
Post by: Len on 03 September 2004, 08:18: This is true.

If your car has been off road and not taxed etc. and ya wanna put it back on road then u have to get an MOT before u can tax it.

So yes u can drive it to a garage for repair and for an MOT.
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 08:26: Excellent smithers ;D
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Post by: kniterider on 03 September 2004, 10:30: what car you got with out an mot???

Gaz 8)
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Post by: Golfgal on 03 September 2004, 10:37: Yes and if your over 16 you can drive a tractor to a testing station without a licence.....

another wonderful contribution by golfgal :D
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 10:41: Quote from: kniterider on 03 September 2004, 10:30
what car you got with out an mot???

Gaz 8)

I've inhereted a car that has been over in Spain for the last couple of years, so it isn't MOT's or Taxed. Its getting shipped back to UK in the next couple of weeks, gotta get it from Wickford in Essex back to mine.
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Post by: Len on 03 September 2004, 10:46: Hmmm ... thats a bit different.

So not so sure now.

Ya dont know anybody with trade plates do ya?
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 10:51: Its still UK registered, was never officially exported, so I don't know how they'll know. I think I should be ok, may phone cops/VDLA and ask them
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Post by: Golfgal on 03 September 2004, 10:57: You'll only get busted if u get pulled (so to speak) ;)

Then again your driving....
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 10:58: Errr, pot, kettle and black young lady.
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 11:00: Besides, the feds are goona have to get something a bit more lively than a Vauxhall Omega if they wanna catch me ;)
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Post by: Len on 03 September 2004, 11:05: Oh thats not so bad then.

"On me way to the testing Station Officer!"

So this one is a bit quick or are we talking about the Magnum mobile again?
If so it might attract a bit of attention! ahem!
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 11:07: Magnum-mobile ;D
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Post by: Golfgal on 03 September 2004, 11:08: :D

yeah but I can get worm my way out of providing documents :D
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 11:13: Me too - A wiggle of the eyebrows, a flash of my Hawian shirt, and if that don't work, I'll get Higgins on the case ;D
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Post by: Golfgal on 03 September 2004, 11:21: :D such a slag ::) :-*
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 11:22: ahh, you know me so well ;D
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Post by: Golfgal on 03 September 2004, 11:29: Hey yesterday I saw an undercover police car

twas a mk5 golf!!
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Post by: Speedydub on 03 September 2004, 13:41: Wickford??

Careful Sheps, this is a local place, for local people!! :D
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 13:48: You know it? Is it a bit inbred or something??!! ???

Got to pick the car up from a haulage company thats bringing it back for me.
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Post by: Speedydub on 03 September 2004, 13:50: Dude I live there :D

actually its ok, except the influx of pikies over recent years :-\
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 13:56: Oh cool!! (sorry for the inbred remark!!)

I should be coming down there one day week after next.

What is police prescence like down there?
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Post by: Speedydub on 03 September 2004, 14:02: hmmm......actualy, i often see a cop car about, tho drive carful and they prob wont pull you ;)
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Post by: S11EPS on 03 September 2004, 14:05: Hmmm, me, new car and drive careful?

This is going to be hard........
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Post by: Speedydub on 03 September 2004, 14:10: :D
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Post by: Mixologist on 03 September 2004, 22:51: What caryou getting shipped back?