Sorn & MOT

[joe90]

Looking for some advice here, if anyone can help.

I have been restoring my Series 3 for a while now, and it has been kept in a garage/workshop on a private estate. The MOT Expired in November, and i decided to hold back in having the MOT done until all the work was complete. (Mainly, chasis weld up, new footwells, respray, brake over haul, engine over haul, gear box over haul, axle overhaul).

The tax expires on the vehicle at the end of next month (March) and the vehicle wont be ready for an MOT before the tax expires.

So in short if i declaire the vehicle SORN (Which i will have to do not having a valid MOT) how do i go about getting an MOT when it is ready..... I.e can i pre-book a test and drive it there or do i have to trailer it to the test. Then apply for a tax disc once i have a Valid MOT.

The vehicle is still insured.

Hope that all made sense......

Thanks

Joe

[Mark_Solesbury]

Found this on the internet

You can still travel to and from an MOT station for the purposes of a pre-arranged MOT test without displaying a current tax disc i.e. if you had previously made a SORN declaration and now want to put the car back on the road

[joe90]

Mark

that is just what i was after - what site was that from, can you post the link?

I know ive got another 5 or 6 weeks yet, to complete the work but I'm on exercise next weekend and SWMBO has organised a few weekends away with friends, so i almost loose a month!

Many thanks

[Guardian.]

you can drive it  to your mot station on sworn, but do make sure you have pre booked it as that is a stupulation, and really should be the closest mot station to you, and drive directly there and back, no detours!

[Mark_Solesbury]

Found this too

IF I HAVE NO TAX OR MOT CAN DRIVE MY CAR?

Any vehicle can be driven to and from a testing station for the purposes of having its MOT by appointment without tax and a MOT but must be INSURED, if there are any faults that are notified to you either on an advisory note or a VT30 failure certificate, then if you remove the vehicle from the garage to have the faults rectified and have accident then if the fault was a contributory factor then you could have a problem with your insurance :ie faulty tyres would be a good example

From here - http://www.ukmot.com/faq.asp

[joe90]

May be easier to trailer it!

Good job the MOT station also rectify any faults I get!

Thanks for that lads

[Mighty_zuke]

One of my mates was stopped with no tax or MOT ont he way to a test center. He replied to a letter he sent saying he was on his way to the MOT center for a pre booked test and ended up with a court case. He pleaded guilty and the judge basically told the copper he was a numpty! So if you do have trouble with it, you are perfectly within your rights!

[hobbit]

As said above, make sure its pre-booked with the vehicle make, model and registration to be sure, along with your name and contact number, then if stopped they can call the mot station and confirm these details are written down in the book

Another thing is insurance, this can be a bit more of a problem, have a look in past posts about this topic, you can insure a vehicle without tax or test

[Range Rover Blues]

My insurance for my classic fords says specifically that I can take them for test, even if they are insured as "layed up".  You have to have the thing pre-booked at the test centre and take it to/from within a reasonable period ie the same day, or last thing the night beofore for an early test.  I heard of someone getting doen for collecting the car the day after, I think it was on a Capri forum :-k

If you don't have tax, keep the MOT sheet in case a summons arrives fro driving an untaxed vehicle.  Just because they have access to the data doesn't mean they check it (the police not only know your car failed the MOT but know what it failed for now :shock: big brother is watching you).