MOT & Tax

[LustyLew]

HIya,

just a quick question.

My tax is due at the end of the month. The bike is also 3 years old on the 28th so due it's first MOT.

If I buy my tax tomorrow, would I need an MOT certificate, or can I get away without needing one? Or is there some rule that I must have an MOT that valid for more than one month?

Cheers

Lewis
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Think you should be OK (although there were things said about changing this a few years back I don't think anything happened about it).

I have taxed a bike on the day the MOT ran out before now.

All the best

Keith
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[fuzz]

Yep, you should be fine. I have taxed a bike with only 3 or 4 days left on the MOT before. They can't refuse really, because it is still valid before the 28th.
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[Finglonga]

It should tell you on your tax form whether you need a MOT. Below(or above) 'A valid certificate of insurance'. If it says you need it on the form they will not give you TAX.
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[Louise]

On the subject of MOT's mine is due in Oct. But, I know the back break will need doing. Its not totally worn down but I can feel its not as sharpe as it should be.
Now, can I take the bike in next week to have a 'mot' look over and tell me what needs to be done to the whole bike? But knowing the problems I might have, its still valid till oct so I can have plenty of time to sort it out.
Is this allowed?

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[LustyLew]

[bob-a-job]

Does it matter, if your bike doesn't pass it's MOT then it's ILLEGAL to ride it!!!

[Louise]

Did you take time to read my question? Im guessin not.
MOT is valid to OCTOBER. I wanted to take it in to see if it had any major probs i could fix before its due date.

[LustyLew]

Yes, I did READ your post. I'm just pointing out the law.
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[LustyLew]

Wondering how I know?

Was broken down at the side of the road one evening and plod decided to take a look over my bike (as they tend to round here). Clocked my chain and sprocket (which I was planning on changing the next day anyway) said that they wouldn't pass an MOT. 20 minutes later I had a FPN and 3 points on my licence with a CU20 code. (See this thread for a list.)
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[fuzz]

[Louise]

Nope dosnt bother me looseing a few days, or a couple of weeks. I just wanted it tested.
I will just have a service soon and see what crops up.

[Jack_Cheese]

If you get it MOTd before the current MOT expires, i think they may have the power to revoke your current MOT, but i'm not entirely sure.

They will certainly make you sign a disclaimer stating that you understand that the bike is unsafe for use on the road and they will accept no responsibility for any accident that arises from the condition of the motorcycle. That puts you on very shakey legal ground if anything goes wrong, MOT or not.
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[Gradog]

You can ask for a check over at any time, without consequence, the stealer should advise you of the work needed, and generally will be very pursuasive to do the work.
If you have noticed it, then it needs doing! Don't fuck about and get it sorted.
If you ask for an MOT he will be required to fail it if he finds anything. Free re-tests are a thing of the past.
Yes you can get a new one up to a month in advance and it will be added, but by the same token if he fails it you are buggered.
It is all computerised now, and they are required to log the MOT before starting it, and then log their findings.
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[rossidude46]

from what i understand, the MOT has to be valid on the day the Tax starts. so if the bike needs an MOT from the 28th, you would need to have MOT'd it to get the tax for the 1st of the next month. Which i guess you would have done by now I have taxed a bike with an MOT that expired, but was still valid, on the 1st of the month.

[Jack_Cheese]

[LustyLew]

Right, the bike got through it's MOT fine. Tax expires today, so I've just bought it online. Seeing how late it is, would I be advised to leve the bike at home tomorrow, just in case some jobsworth traffic warden decides to throw a clamp on my bike when parked up in London?

Or are they bright enough to have an online database that tells them I've purchased it online? I'm highly doubting that!
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[Trip]

Can you not still get away with

"Its in the post officer"

Try that...
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[rossidude46]

i had the same problem when i applied online. you can still get done for not displaying a valid tax disc and in some boroughs might get bike removed by the council.

the annoying thing was it's not clear on their website and it states it can take 5 working days for tax disc to arrive.

since it's all getting computerised these days with MOT/TAX/Insurance able to be checked by a police officer in seconds why do we still need to display the disc