Remember you can get the MOT done up to 1 month before it is due and it will be post-dated so you don't lose any time on the ticket.
I like to get it done as soon as possible (got my camper done last Thursday, but wasn't actually due until Mid-May) as gives you time to sort things out and shop around if there are any issues and avoid having to accept higher prices to fix as time has run out.
Just a thought worth considering?
Remember you can get the MOT done up to 1 month before it is due and it will be post-dated so you don't lose any time on the ticket.
I like to get it done as soon as possible (got my camper done last Thursday, but wasn't actually due until Mid-May) as gives you time to sort things out and shop around if there are any issues and avoid having to accept higher prices to fix as time has run out.
Just a thought worth considering?
You can still take it away though, if you want to take it somewhere else for repairs or another MOT if you disagree with that result.I agree, well worth doing in this period. However remember that under the new MOT rules if it fails on a serious fault you are not allowed to drive it away, even though there is unexpired time on the old certificate. The faults are automatically logged on the Government system and I suspect NPR cameras could pick this up.
Yes but I think you must now take it away on a trailer.You can still take it away though, if you want to take it somewhere else for repairs or another MOT if you disagree with that result.
(MOT testers are not some kind of automotive expert and can get it wrong. As I've posted before, I had a car fail on brakes totally incorrectly. I took it to another garage that passed it with NO work carried out in the mean time).
Ditto Wildbus. This exact situation occurred with my Wife's 11,000 mile Smart only Yesterday. Took it to my 'trusty' fixer who found nothing wrong and got it passed. The Merc dealer wanted an hours labour to 'investigate' £79.99 + VAT. Goodbye Merc dealer . . . . .You can still take it away though, if you want to take it somewhere else for repairs or another MOT if you disagree with that result.
(MOT testers are not some kind of automotive expert and can get it wrong. As I've posted before, I had a car fail on brakes totally incorrectly. I took it to another garage that passed it with NO work carried out in the mean time).
Yes, but if it has been logged as a dangerous fault you are breaking the law if you drive it on the public roads.Ditto Wildbus. This exact situation occurred with my Wife's 11,000 mile Smart only Yesterday. Took it to my 'trusty' fixer who found nothing wrong and got it passed. The Merc dealer wanted an hours labour to 'investigate' £79.99 + VAT. Goodbye Merc dealer . . . . .