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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2526   
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The Governments MOT lockdown extension is to end and normal MOT regime will resume 1st August.
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30th Jun 2020 7:32am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I don't think it's ending early
 It's just ending. Darren
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30th Jun 2020 7:44am |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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I took mine at its usual time. It saves a lot of hassle when the government stops the extension, garages might be swamped with people trying to get a MoT on their cars. Also, I wonder what would happen if you had a accident whilst you had a extension on your Mot, I bet the insurance companies would try every way possible to wriggle out of paying up. Just a thought.🤔
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30th Jun 2020 8:15am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17383 
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It will make no difference to the insurance - your insurance requires that you have a valid MOT certificate (unless MOT exempt) , which you do, and that your car is in a roadworthy. If your car is roadworthy you are ok, if you car is unroadworthy then it doesn't matter if you have a valid MOT certificate or not, you'll be uninsured.
So no difference. It is not as though your MOT has expired. |
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30th Jun 2020 8:20am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Ah, my mistake. I didn't spot that. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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30th Jun 2020 8:38am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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It actually worked in my favour (which things don’t usually do) with having someone run into me just a few days before lockdown then the whole insurance process being slowed down due to no one being at work, my mot was due on April 17th and with the headlight panel being wonky it wouldn’t have passed. So instead of having to sorn it I’ve been able to wait for everything getting organised and it’s having its mot in a couple of weeks
 Ray
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30th Jun 2020 8:49am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3499 
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My MOT was due on April 26th. Booked it in the week the garage opened for 27th May. All done and as with mk1collector, it worked well for me as it gets my MOT and service a bit further away from my other vehicle to help with cash-flow
I felt the same way as williamthedog, I didn't want to leave it as I could see the garages getting swamped, especially if anything suddenly changed. Off topic a little, did the Northern Ireland MOT problem get sorted? They were having issues with their lifts in the MOT centres, if I recall. I never heard any more, so assume it all got fixed, unless Covid put pay to it? |
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30th Jun 2020 10:12am |
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| Litch Member Since: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 762
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Personally I didn't take "advantage" of the extension, my local MOT stations (I use different stations for different vehicles) were still open so I just booked my vehicles in as normal and took them in as & when required. I am classed as an essential worker (but working from home) however this never even came up as they just took the bookings without any questions (this was at end of April for June bookings). ONE LIFE, GET IT!
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30th Jun 2020 4:14pm |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2526
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In response to Rashers query about Northern Ireland, MOT stations are due to resume testing from 20th July but only for a few specific categories, namely, taxis and buses due a first test, vehicles not registered in NI but due a test and any vehicle whose test has been expired for over 12 months. All other vehicle testing remains suspended. Not all test centres will re-open as some are been used for testing related to Covid-19. Defender 90XS SW
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30th Jun 2020 8:26pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2154 
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I think the logic at the time was that we may go full blown lockdown and hence many peeps including MOT guys would be unable to work and this would keep things 'legal'.....
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30th Jun 2020 8:26pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3499
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Thanks Discomog
I don't suppose Covid has helped the authorities get the NI MOT Test Stations up and running. |
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30th Jun 2020 9:04pm |
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