MOT

[Guest Electric Yetis]

Can anyone confirm I am reading this right? Mrs MOT is due today (only just realised as she hasn't driven in 4 months).

 

Looking on the government website it seems that any MOT due up to and including 31st July can be extended for 6 months. Is this right? She can effectively delay having an MOT until the end of January. Could really do with saving the money right now so if it is it would be a welcome bonus.

[Soar Fox]

That is correct. Mine ran out in May but I won’t be getting it done until November.

[Wakeyfox]

Thought this was going to be a Leeds United thread. 

[joachim1965]

11 minutes ago, Rain King said:

Can anyone confirm I am reading this right? Mrs MOT is due today (only just realised as she hasn't driven in 4 months).

 

Looking on the government website it seems that any MOT due up to and including 31st July can be extended for 6 months. Is this right? She can effectively delay having an MOT until the end of January. Could really do with saving the money right now so if it is it would be a welcome bonus.

Yep, mine ran out April 13 , will get it done in October.

[Vestan Pance]

14 minutes ago, Rain King said:

Can anyone confirm I am reading this right? Mrs MOT is due today (only just realised as she hasn't driven in 4 months).

 

Looking on the government website it seems that any MOT due up to and including 31st July can be extended for 6 months. Is this right? She can effectively delay having an MOT until the end of January. Could really do with saving the money right now so if it is it would be a welcome bonus.

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status

 

You can check due date online. 

[The Syrup]

It will be automatically updated to the 6 month extension, just check on the mot checker on the gov website

[Mint23]

I’m an MOT tester and that’s correct. Any car that was due between April 1st and July 31st has a 6 month extension. 

[foxile5]

4 minutes ago, Mint23 said:

I’m an MOT tester and that’s correct. Any car that was due between April 1st and July 31st has a 6 month extension. 

I had mine done last week, ignorant of the ruling, and the garage told me **** all. 

 

Infuriating. 

[Guest Electric Yetis]

Thanks all. Saves spending some money on the shit can she drives for about 20 miles a year.

[kyleolly]

I had mine done last week glad I did my shock absorber was leaking and coil had fractured wouldn’t have been safe driving it for another 6 months

[Guest Fktf]

1 hour ago, foxile5 said:

I had mine done last week, ignorant of the ruling, and the garage told me **** all. 

 

Infuriating. 

Same. Had to beg my garage to fit me in too, so not like they were desperate for work.

[DB11]

6 hours ago, foxile5 said:

I had mine done last week, ignorant of the ruling, and the garage told me **** all. 

 

Infuriating. 

At least you know your car is safe though

[AyewJoking]

Due in april but extended to october. If i leave it that long, am i likely to get ripped off when it does go in?

 

For example, "oh you need new tyres/wipers etc since its been so long since last MOT".

 

 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

13 hours ago, Rain King said:

Thanks all. Saves spending some money on the shit can she drives for about 20 miles a year.

What you have to bear in mind is that you're not really saving money on an MOT, you're just deferring the cost for 6 months (and to a time around/just after Xmas when most people are brassic).

[Guest Electric Yetis]

1 minute ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

What you have to bear in mind is that you're not really saving money on an MOT, you're just deferring the cost for 6 months (and to a time around/just after Xmas when most people are brassic).

Well aware of that but could do with saving the money now. It's delayed until 30th January so will be after January payday.

[foxile5]

14 hours ago, DB11 said:

At least you know your car is safe though

I knew it was safe before. Not a worry in my mind over it. That's probably the most Infuriating part.