MOT test
The basic rules
If your vehicle is more than three years old you will have to get it tested every year to show that it meets the minimum road safety and environmental standards.
There are different rules if you use the vehicle as a taxi.
An MOT certificate confirms that at the time of the test your vehicle met, as far as can be reasonably determined without dismantling, the minimum acceptable environmental and road safety standards required by law.
An MOT certificate does not mean that the vehicle is roadworthy for the life of the certificate and is not a substitute for regular maintenance.
Test fees set by the Department for Transport for cars are £54.85 They are not subject to VAT.
The certificate
Records of MOT test results are held on a secure central database connected to all MOT testing stations.
The MOT certificate is your receipt and shows the information that is held on the MOT database. The certificate is no longer proof of an MOT and you should not rely on it as such i.e. when buying a used car.
Any recommended advisory work will be shown on a separare advisory notice given to you at the time of the test.
Exemptions
You don’t need a valid MOT certificate if the vehicle is being taken by prior appointment to or from a test.
Penalty
•using a vehicle without a test certificate being in force carries a maximum fine of £1,000
•if the vehicle is adapted to carry more than eight passengers the maximum fine increases to £2,500
•failing to produce a test certificate to a police officer also carries a fine of up to £1,000
•Your car can now be impounded & possibly destroyed as a result of no MOT!!!!!
Although I do not carry out MOT’s myself, i can arrange to have these done for you. I will collect your car, Take it to the MOT testing station & have the test carried out. If the car fails then I will discuss with you the best course of action. If the car passes which hopefully it will, I will then return the vehicle to you. There is a small collection / delivery fee for this service.
My charges (including the cost of the MOT test) for this service is £65.00
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