Driving SORN car to pre-booked MOT but I cancelled

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Sat 14 Oct 2023 15:40
Driving SORN car to pre-booked MOT but I cancelled - Fope

Hey all,

I have an electric car which is SORN with no MOT, and to tax it (which is £0) I need an MOT, hence I booked one and upon driving towards the garage, my range dropped significantly and I turned back home to recharge the car.

I'm aware that I am allowed to drive a SORN car to an MOT appointment. However, I have concerns about potential issues with ANPR cameras fines by post. I'm curious about the likelihood of successfully appealing any such fine. To clarify, while I did have a prebooked MOT appointment, I drove part of the way to the garage but ultimately did not reach the destination and instead returned home. What are my chances of a successful appeal in this situation?

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Mon 16 Oct 2023 21:22
Driving SORN car to pre-booked MOT but I cancelled - Brit_in_Germany

If it is checked, the information they will have is the car shown to be on the road and no pass or fail, therefore no test.

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Tue 17 Oct 2023 19:03
Driving SORN car to pre-booked MOT but I cancelled - Palcouk

An appeal - no chance

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Wed 18 Oct 2023 12:31
Driving SORN car to pre-booked MOT but I cancelled - Gibbo_Wirral

An appeal - no chance

Agree. You're going to need some pretty decent evidence to explain why you didn't find a closer MOT station to home, and why you didn't factor in the range drop - was the car fully charged before setting off?

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Wed 18 Oct 2023 13:17
Driving SORN car to pre-booked MOT but I cancelled - Bromptonaut

An appeal - no chance

Agree. You're going to need some pretty decent evidence to explain why you didn't find a closer MOT station to home, and why you didn't factor in the range drop - was the car fully charged before setting off?

I don't think you're really likely to be caught, ANPR or no ANPR, but if you are I think you're banged to rights!!

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Thu 19 Oct 2023 12:18
Driving SORN car to pre-booked MOT but I cancelled - Gibbo_Wirral

I wonder how many ANPR cameras actually work.

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