Early MoT - wrong expiry date?

You are correct that the cert should be dated a year from the due date i.e.

I would phone them but I doubt you'll be able to change it

I asked about this and the MOT guy said the new computerised system wouldn't let him, then explained to me at great length how inflexible it is.

I think I'd talk to VOSA if you're getting no joy with this guy. I'm sure there is a route for "reconciliations".

I have had a post-dated MoT from a computerized place recently so I am sure that isn't true.

ISTR that you must give them the old certificate before they start the test but even that may not be true.

Peter

you did take the old certificate along with you and show it to the tester before he started the test?

Yes I did give him the old certificate before the test and he said that he'd post-dated my new certificate. I'm sure that the garage have just made a genuine mistake, either through an oversight or lack of training. They are usually very good and trustworthy; that is why I drive 30 miles to get my test done there, rather than getting it done nearer to home. I'm just wondering, bearing in mind the new computerised system, if the garage can amend or re-issue the certificate, or whether it's has to be taken up with the VOSA. I don't want to have to drive all the way back to the test station if it can be sorted out by post. Now it's been established that the date is definitely wrong (I initially thought that the rules may have been changed), I shall give them a ring. I know that it's only a few days that I've lost but it's good to have the extra flexibility of my MoT expiring a couple of weeks after the road-tax is due.

From what I gather, changing the date on the certificate once it has been issued is a bit more complicated than post-dating a fresh MOT which can still be done as far as I know.

It might be the case. I'm pretty sure it doesn't happen automatically. It certainly never used to.

Well that was a big fat lie. He cocked it up and lied to you to cover it up.

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It can be done - I had to have one changed a while back because they put the wrong date on it. Time consuming and not easy but possible.

My thoughts exactly

Why?

If it had a computerised MOT last year, then there is an error in the computer system that needs to be addressed if it had taken the previous Issue Date to be the next Expiry Date.

It seems more likely, though that either the tester this year copied the expiry date from the wrong box off last year's hand-written VT20, or the tester last year put the dates in the wrong boxes.

Take the current & previous certificates back to the test station and ask them to issue a 'Replacement Certificate'. If this is inconvienient, post the documents to the test station instead.

Hi All, I've only just seen your Q on here and would like to help you out with your query. The over guy is incorrect. We can only provide a certificate for 12 months from the test date and are not allowed by law to post date certificates. Some test centres do but are braking the law by doing so. The police are allowed to have you retest your car at anytime if they believe your vehicle is unsafe for road use. Hope this helps you.

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Are you saying you can no longer turn up a fortnight before your old MOT expires and have the new one run from the date of expiry of the old one? 'Cos I'm sure the paperwork says you can still do that.

Incorrect.

I got mine post dated by 3 weeks in May using the new VOSA computer system by a Reg Vardy main dealer. Subsequently, I got a computerised Tax Disc mailed to me. All with no problem at all.

New MOTs can be post dated to the expiry of your current MOT (by up to a month) but only if you show your current MOT.

An mot is valid 12 months from date of issue, but if there if less than

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You should see the hassle i had to go to when the police wouldnt accept my MOT at a "producer" because the MOT garage had writted a letter in a way that could be mistaken. Spent a day trying to get new certificates printed, having to take all my documents from place to place. Royal pain in the arse.