Hey I got 2 MOTs!

"Paul" wrote in news:452188ce$0$24474$ snipped-for-privacy@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net:

Good for you. May as well throw the old one away then :-)

Doesn't matter. You're quiet entitled to get a new MOT as often as you like, as was always the case. This allows for situations like when you're selling a car and want to put a full year's test on it to make it more attractive to buyers.

Stu

it would have been flagged up when the guy went to issue the new certificate as the computer would have told him it cant forward date it that far a head from the old certificate.

And where does it leave you if it fails the new test but the old certificate hasn't yet expired? From the selling point of view, clearly you can't (legally) sell the car other than for spares/repair, because it ain't roadworthy (not capable of passing an MoT). But if you're not selling, what then? You still have a valid MoT certificate but again the vehicle ain't roadworthy (not capable of passing an MoT). So is the position that you can't be done for not having a valid MoT but can be done for not having a roadworthy vehicle?

"Paul" wrote in news:452188ce$0$24474$ snipped-for-privacy@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net:

If you ever get pulled, show the BiB both to show them how doubly legal your car is :-)

Not really. I've often taken a car for an MOT just before selling it, even though the old one still has many months to run. Good that you got an extra 4 months MOT for free. Bin the old one.

bucket

dont bin the old mot good for the resale value as the mot will have a different mileage on it

A car does not have to be roadworthy to be sold so how is that not legal then ?

you can only have one mot e-certificate at a time, so the last one he was issued with would be the definitive one.

Best thing I have read in this group for weeks, well done. Great point.

I think you'll find that it does have to be roadworthy unless sold as=20 scrap.

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Apart from the fact it's completely wrong.

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It leaves you with an MOTd car, but one that you know may well not be legal for use on the road due to poor condition.

Conor ( snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Of course it isn't.

If it was, nobody would ever be able to buy or sell a restoration project.

I think that only applies to traders. I'm not completely sure of the legislation.

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I don't even think it's quite that cut'n'dried. Unless, of course, you're suggesting that Christies, Bonhams and the rest of the big name auction houses make a habit of flouting SOGA every time they sell a restoration project? Not to mention all those classic car specialists...

Restos and scrap being a slight bit different from selling a car as fit=20 to drive.

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It doesn't only apply to traders. I once fell foul of it on a private=20 sale.

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Ah, _now_ you qualify it...

Sorry mate..I make the mistake of assuming people apply the same=20 thinking as I do.

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