Quick MOT question?

No it won't -they will know it has failed the test . Not the same Stuart

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But that's the point - some of us have flexible enough minds to understand that not all failures are safety critical.

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "dave F" saying something like:

Still talking bollocks, I see.

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Silly Old Cow/Scruffy Old Bitch?

I'm not entirely sure why you regard this as a daft rule, or have I completely misunderstood?

If you could MOT your car any time before it's due, what would stop you from MOT'ing your car for one year, then run it through another MOT a couple of months later (when it's still more-or-less guaranteed to pass) for the following year? How could you say that the MOT for the second year was still relevent to the condition of the car when the test itself was carried out 10 months previuosly?

Have I missed the point?

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Guy King saying something like:

ShiteOldCar/ShiteOldBike. Otoh, a swap service for OldBitches might more interesting.

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certificate,

(for arguments sake I will use 2 months in the following, any amount from over 1, to 12 is appropriate) Yes, the bit that is daft is that if you have 2 months of old certificate left. you can only get a twelve month ticket, if you have one month left you can get a thirteen month ticket.

I am not suggesting that if you have 2 months remaining you should be able to get a 14 month ticket, but I do think you should be able to get a thirteen month ticket. (this used to be possible a few years ago)

mrcheerful

Then it is unroadworthy.

Exactly the same as I would do if a car that had passed its MOT test crashed into me.

Another example would be a car sales garage who sell their cars with a full mot regardless of what's left on the old certificate. If it had anything more than 1 month of old mot then the new mot will run for no more than 12 months. However, if it had 1 month of old mot left then the new certificate will run for 13 months.

SimonJ ( snipped-for-privacy@mine.net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

But failing the MOT has not affected that.

????

Just because it has an MOT doesn't mean its legal to drive if its in a dangerous condition.

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

Exactly.

My point exactly.

I'm afraid its not as easy as that! The insurance company for the other party will claim their policy is void (uninsured - that's the nature of insurance) and you know what that means?! you are stuffed with the repair bill yourself.