MOT Question

[dannyw35]

Hi,

The MOT has expired on the other half's bike.

Just wanted to check what I can and cannot do.

I know I can ride to a pre-booked MOT appointment but should it fail, does the bike have to stay there to be fixed?

As in, can I or can't I then ride to another garage to be fixed for the retest?

Thanks
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[Slim1664]

You are allowed to ride it back home again as long as you could prove it had been booked in and it failed.

I suppose you would be ok if you rang the garage first and it was booked in again rather than riding there on the off chance they will fix it.
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[dannyw35]

[kingsknight]

I dont understand why people worry so much about mot's its only a £60 fine tops if you do get pulled!

I do think you would be truly fucked if you crash though!
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[angryjonny]

[Ste]

You can go to and from a pre-booked place of repair and a pre-booked MOT test station. You've got to go the most direct route and can't make any detours, I believe there's also something to do with the repair place or test station needing to be within a reasonable distance,

You could still be done if the police found something about your bike that meant it wasn't road worthy.

[panrider_uk]

You can ride it back but there's a retest fee if you take it away. No retest fee if its sorted onsite.

Mark
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[kingsknight]

I thought if riding without MOT would invalidate your insurance?
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[angryjonny]

[Dazbo666]

[dannyw35]

[kingsknight]

I feel informed! thanks chap!
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[CptBlack]

[smegballs]

My local MOTers are pretty good on retests, they're cool with it being taken away the brought back within 10 days for free.

What is booked legally?

My 'booking' is normally ring up.....

Me: Got any MOTs today
MOT: Yeah we're not busy today, come up after lunch
Me: Ok then cheers...

and thats about as booked as it gets.

[Ste]

That's not booked.

Pre booked is arranging to go for an MOT at a specific time, they take your details and write them in a diary or such like.

If you get stopped by the police when you're on you're way to the garage and they catch on to your lack of MOT then I would expect them to phone the garage to confirm what you're saying.

Pre booking a specific time shouldn't be a problem, the test stations know that you're only legally allowed to ride there if you've pre booked an MOT.

[CptBlack]

Valid if the MOT has run out completely, but surely there's no problem if you in the last few weeks of th previous MOT.

Different if it's a re-test of course

[panrider_uk]

[Dazbo666]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Think the dating of MOTs to cover the extra bit from the previous MOT is now done automatically. Not really anything the MOT tester can do except take a massive risk of logging in a few weeks later to say he is doing the MOT.

All the best

Keith
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