MOT Extensions

[Spriteracer]

Picking up the point on the situation in Wales - my 3.5 tonne LDV camper was due at beginning of May, and has had the date extended to November. The change happened very close to the due date though.

 

[mjennings23]

And while the extension won't cause problems with ANPR cameras, etc. a mate of mine in the motor trade has heard stories of insurers not being keen to accept claims involving cars on the 6 month extension so I'd recommend getting your car tested if you can.

It's always a stipulation of insurance, and even just using your car on the road, that the driver is responsible to ensure the car is roadworthy. I don't see how an insurer is going to use a legal extension as an excuse to avoid payout unless they can prove the car wasn't roadworthy, something they'd be entitled to try on a car that passed an MOT 2 days prior to an incident too.

 

[oldgitdave]

Interesting stuff this . Mine was due April 19th & I'd booked her in for late March but then cancelled it after reading about the extension. Anyway due to the lockdown rules I decided to SORN her on April 1st. I'm going to tax her on June 1st & my MOT is now due on October 19th, so it'll be interesting to see if the online tax system has caught up.

 

[pvr]

And while the extension won't cause problems with ANPR cameras, etc. a mate of mine in the motor trade has heard stories of insurers not being keen to accept claims involving cars on the 6 month extension so I'd recommend getting your car tested if you can.

It's always a stipulation of insurance, and even just using your car on the road, that the driver is responsible to ensure the car is roadworthy. I don't see how an insurer is going to use a legal extension as an excuse to avoid payout unless they can prove the car wasn't roadworthy, something they'd be entitled to try on a car that passed an MOT 2 days prior to an incident too.

Not sure why these untrue stories keep popping up, but it has nothing to do with insurance whether you have an MOT or not. Many cars are SORN-ed without an MOT and then driven to an MOT station for an MOT when un-SORNing. None of those cars would ever be covered, which is untrue. My Porsche has the MOT date moved to November now, so it will be SORN-ed then, so basically I will have had a "free" MOT season this year. That £54 can go towards the service then ...

 

[colb]

Had my daily driver tested last week at local garage who were open, passed and was dated that day so I lost out on about a week that my current certificate was dated.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Had my daily driver tested last week at local garage who were open, passed and was dated that day so I lost out on about a week that my current certificate was dated.

The same thing happened to me. Because of the 6 month extension the DVLA system doesn't think it is due a test, so it dates from the date of the test. If you e-mail "[email protected]" with the details they will change the date and send you a revised certificate.