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will driving without an mot ie ( failed test but driving around for parts and stuff to fix it) get points on ones licence?
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Yes, but only if you're caught. Your insurance might be invalid as well; you have a duty of care to drive a legal vehicle.
Hawkeye
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Stranger in a strange land
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I've just noticed that my, just arrived, insurance renewal has the requirement of an MOT. So even more points if you're caught.
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Hmmm, that's very interesting.
I wonder what their view would be then of your driving to a garage for a pre-booked MOT test, assuming that your present MOT has run out? This you should be perfectly entitled to do.
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If you are driving directly to or from an MOT station with a Pre-Booked by name and reg no then you are covered. If however your fail is one of a dangerous nature the Garage will not or at least strongly advise you to not drive the car. Regards Peter
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martin even if you dont have an mot the insurance would have to honour 3rd party claims therefore you could not be charged with no insurance ,the ins co could however claim any costs back from you
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it depends if the car is over 3 years old or still has an existing mot in force ,has the old one expired ?
as mentioned if it failed on a safety reason ,brakes for example then you should not drive it but if it was something minor like exhaust and your old mot is still in use then whats the problem
one more reason for getting its mot done early but if the car has no valid mot you can get points and if you knowingly drive it when told it is dangerous probably get a ban if anything happens
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Get it done a month early and the garage will issue a 13 month certificate.
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You are allowed to drive a car without an MOT either to a pre-booked MOT test, or to a garage in order to have MOT-related repairs carried out. Not many people know about this latter concession, but it is stated on the MOT failure slip.
But I don't think it covers just "driving around looking for parts".
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Having failed a test then driving around willy nilly afterwards is an offence for which the max fine is £1,000. No points. There is provision under another Act to disqualify. In addition depending what the fault was that caused the vehicle to fail there may well be other Con and Use offences, some of which may attract points i.e.tyres, dangerous vehicle etc. Stopped on the road by Plod in this condition could lead to a prohibition Notice being issued in relation to the use of the vehicle until such time as TC issued.
The provision that it is lawfull to drive a vehicle to a pre-arranged test does not negate proceedings if there are offences being committed in relation to its use.
dvd
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So, if you had the MOT done a month early and it failed, you would in the past be able to show your old certificate as proof of MOT and get away with it - assuming the failure wasn't something obvious like bald tyres. Now that it all computerised, presumaly plod can easily check that car has recently failed. Is there now much benefit in getting an MOT done early?
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Yes, because the old certificate isn't invalidated by the failure. Therefore there is no offence of using without a valid MoT although if it's not roadworthy the MoT failure points would be a red flag for the officer to inspect and the use might therefore be an offence anyway. If the car is fixed privately or at a non-MoT garage and is then road legal, it still has a current MoT as well and can legally be driven on the road as if it had passed until expiry of the old certificate, by which time a new certificate ought to have been awarded.
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Even if the car fails an mot but still has a current mot; then the current mot still applies.
However, you have a duty to ensure your car is roadworthy, so although it may be in poor condition (unroadworthy) it is still covered by the old mot.
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