Miss_S_83   10 #1 Posted February 7, 2010 Hi  My car is out of MOT and tax (declared off road since last year), I have just passed my test and need to get it to a garage for an MOT and probable repairs, then back to my grandma's drive where it currently lives, until I insure and tax it. How can I do this legally? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
truman   10 #2 Posted February 7, 2010 If you're going for an MOT I think it's OK to drive straight to the garage (so long as the test is pre-booked) but you must have insurance.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
depoix   11 #3 Posted February 7, 2010 as truman says .......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Miss_S_83 Â Â 10 #4 Posted February 7, 2010 oh bobbar no insurance either will cost a bomb to insure it even monthly after ive paid the deposit. arrgh! are you allowed to tow or would it have to be on a transporter otherwise? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
truman   10 #5 Posted February 7, 2010 oh bobbar no insurance either will cost a bomb to insure it even monthly after ive paid the deposit. arrgh! are you allowed to tow or would it have to be on a transporter otherwise?  I think it will have to be insured (somehow) to be towed...so you'll need a trailer.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Forumosaurus   10 #6 Posted February 7, 2010 There are plenty of garages that will come and fetch it, tow it like.  I don't have any numbers but the mother had to do this, it's no problem for them.  Good luck.  Or get the AA to take you, which they will but will be a joining fee ect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
davyboy   17 #7 Posted February 7, 2010 This from the DVLA website:   Driving an untaxed vehicle to an MOT test  You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of that vehicle.  This is also for vehicles being driven to and from a pre-arranged test at a Vehicle Inspection Check (VIC) test station, an approved weight testing station and reduced pollution test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Forumosaurus   10 #8 Posted February 7, 2010 This from the DVLA website:  Driving an untaxed vehicle to an MOT test  You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of that vehicle.  This is also for vehicles being driven to and from a pre-arranged test at a Vehicle Inspection Check (VIC) test station, an approved weight testing station and reduced pollution test.  It's the lack of tax and insurance that's the problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
The Miller   10 #9 Posted February 7, 2010 It's the lack of tax and insurance that's the problem  No just lack of insurance, read the post you quoted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
truman   10 #10 Posted February 7, 2010 It's the lack of tax and insurance that's the problem  Don't need tax to do this otherwise it'd be a catch22 situation... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
capstan   10 #11 Posted February 7, 2010 I've always wondered why it's ok to drive to a TEST centre,with no MOT in a car that could be a death trap.Surely no MOT should mean you can't drive it under any circumstances.If it needs to go somewhere it should be put on a Transporter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HeadingNorth   11 #12 Posted February 7, 2010 I've always wondered why it's ok to drive to a TEST centre,with no MOT in a car that could be a death trap.   It does still have to be insured. I think it's just a compromise; the cost of making everybody use a transporter to get the MoT centre would outweigh the benefits. Or at least, the perceived benefits; if any one person is killed by an MoT-less car being driven to a test centre, the family of that person will never be persuaded by such an argument. Raw numbers are fine for looking at things objectively, but they don't cut much weight with the directly involved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...