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Offline austin86

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« on: 28 March 2010, 14:57 »
hey all

my car needs an mot i have herd as long as you have pre-booked your car  you can drive it to the garage,,, is this true??  :undecided: plus the car has no tax.
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Offline snifferdog

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Re: mot
« Reply #1 on: 28 March 2010, 15:02 »
I believe you can legally drive to a pre booked mot providing you have tax and insurance!!
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Offline austin86

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Re: mot
« Reply #2 on: 28 March 2010, 15:11 »
wont to sure about the insurance because its invalid with out mot,,, av herd that many things i dont realy wont to risk it in case i get a jobs worth police man,,,,, its only 5 min drive away if that,,
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Offline snifferdog

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Re: mot
« Reply #3 on: 28 March 2010, 15:38 »
You might be better off towing it then?! Or just go for it and hope? :lipsrsealed:
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Offline tonysmallwood

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Re: mot
« Reply #4 on: 28 March 2010, 15:48 »
u are coverd to drive it to a pre booked mot as long as its taxed and insured and u can also drive it home or to a place of repair if it fails
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Offline Wayne

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Re: mot
« Reply #5 on: 28 March 2010, 16:17 »
If you have no tax then trailer it.
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Offline dom

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Re: mot
« Reply #6 on: 28 March 2010, 16:34 »
Quote from: Wayne on 28 March 2010, 16:17
If you have no tax then trailer it.

+1

I drove a car, that I had just bought, home without tax once (because it was a Sunday so couldn't just nip down to the post office to get it), and sods law had it that I got pulled. I was apologetic and exaplined that I had just bought the car, showed him the reciept etc, plus the car was MOT'd and insured. Luckily the copper was understanding and let me go again  :cool:

Is the car on a SORN? If not and the car is untaxed and on the road i'm pretty sure they'll be less understanding, I wouldn't risk it!
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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: mot
« Reply #7 on: 28 March 2010, 18:29 »
I thought you could drive to a pre-booked MOT without tax, as long as you pay up for insurance.
You won't be covered for anything but going to and from MOT station, and any pre-booked repairs.
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Offline VR6-Joe

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Re: mot
« Reply #8 on: 28 March 2010, 18:33 »
Plus not being funny, but you need a valid MOT certificate to buy a tax disc

So I'd also agree that as long as you have insurance then you should be ok.
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Offline hyland770

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Re: mot
« Reply #9 on: 28 March 2010, 19:15 »
i know this is gonna sound lame, but....i was watching police camera action once and they said that you can drive it to the mot station without a problem.  I drove my old series 3 landy to the mot station without and mot but i did have tax and insurance. 
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