Cookie Munster
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I would just leave it booked, they will cancel the test and refund from there. If they don't refund, you know your test is already paid for when the conditions return to some sort of normallity.
M.O.T 6 month exemptions.
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When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.
This has me thinking if a cars mot ran out start of march and mot is booked for april an extension wont be given?
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When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.www.gov.uk
This has me thinking if a cars mot ran out start of march and mot is booked for april an extension wont be given?
That only applies to England Scotland and Wales. NI have different guidance.
MOT on my wife's Beetle was due in Feb, I got 4 months extension at that point which takes her to 17th June. Tests are suspended till 22nd June.
Do I book one for as close to that as possible and see what happens? Never got refund for initial test yet either, sent email chasing it up - no reply and no payment as yet!
Do I book one for as close to that as possible and see what happens? Never got refund for initial test yet either, sent email chasing it up - no reply and no payment as yet!
NI_Volvo_Nut
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Coronavirus: MoT centres and SSE Arena will be test facilities
A Belfast centre will begin operations next week, while the SSE Arena is also being re-purposed.
www.bbc.co.uk
Be more than 6 months before this is over at my guess....
i have a car that MOT ran out 5th March... booked a test early March for 11th APr... so looking at the guidelines - my MOT should auto renew for 6 months... but it hasn't.
i'm guessing not much point in trying to phone - but also - do i need to try to change the date online for 6 months time ? or does that amount just give me my 6 months now ?
the car is currently SORN so maybe it doesnt trigger to being live unless its taxed ? i was planning to tax it from today... then thought why bother as i wont be driving it for a while....
yours confused...
i'm guessing not much point in trying to phone - but also - do i need to try to change the date online for 6 months time ? or does that amount just give me my 6 months now ?
the car is currently SORN so maybe it doesnt trigger to being live unless its taxed ? i was planning to tax it from today... then thought why bother as i wont be driving it for a while....
yours confused...
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Will be a while before there's any mots being done as I see they've found another use for the Mot centres that are sitting doing nothing... Well the ones with no ramps anyway....
Coronavirus: MoT centres and SSE Arena will be test facilities
A Belfast centre will begin operations next week, while the SSE Arena is also being re-purposed.
www.bbc.co.uk
I'm still waiting to see what their plan is for cars that have no current/recent MOT to extend. My new little Mini has had no MOT since 2018. I've applied for a date in May but obviously this isn't going to go ahead so I'm curious to see what happens next.
Nicky Glanza
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when did you book it Bryan?
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Booked a bike one today for early May so will see what happens. From @Cookie Munster post above it seems he got 12mths extension on it which would be handy!
Only a few days ago so nothing through about it yet. I also booked another car in a similar situation last week and haven't heard anything about it either.
Nicky Glanza
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I booked my glanza this morning and she was out from 2016 it’s out of the box condition but hasn’t been on the road , I can’t see me getting exempt but I have booked it anyways to hopefully get a new date when they open again
Jaystar77
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I am in the same boat Nicky, had prepped a GT hoping to get a summer in it.
Booked last week for mid April and nothing has changed online so far.
Booked last week for mid April and nothing has changed online so far.
Nicky Glanza
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That’s a shame jay but suppose There is probably a time frame you have to be in say 6 months from date of expiry
Which gt you putting back on the road?
Jaystar77
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Sorta figured it wouldn't get any exemption as the MOT has been lapsed for over a year. Will just have to wait I guess.
Little black quadlamp, watch for it on the roads summer '21 at this rate
Probably cleanliness and generally safer. This is bigger than a few quid to re-dig holes
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How’d you get on then? Or what’s happening?
Mate of mine has just rebuild his Disco 3 and it’s MOT expires in August and he needs it on the road soon.
Cookie Munster
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Just for information on my circumstances,
MOT expired on the 14th Feb, applied for the test on the 23rd March.
Earliest date available at the Boucher depot that fitted in with my work schedule was the 29th April, so took that. Went online again using the change test date option 5 days later and got one for the 1st April at Mullusk.
They extended my MOT on the 30th March for a full year, got my refund this morning.
Just for information and to give a time scale for mine, but I always just take the first date that fit my schedule at Boucher, give it a few days then keep an eye out for an earlier slot at any centre close to Belfast. Don't know why but this method has always got me a test date within the next couple of days instead of the usual months wait.
MOT expired on the 14th Feb, applied for the test on the 23rd March.
Earliest date available at the Boucher depot that fitted in with my work schedule was the 29th April, so took that. Went online again using the change test date option 5 days later and got one for the 1st April at Mullusk.
They extended my MOT on the 30th March for a full year, got my refund this morning.
Just for information and to give a time scale for mine, but I always just take the first date that fit my schedule at Boucher, give it a few days then keep an eye out for an earlier slot at any centre close to Belfast. Don't know why but this method has always got me a test date within the next couple of days instead of the usual months wait.
KeithRobinson
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MOT on 911 is up - booked for 7th April. Was a mainland car, so its the first MOT in NI - I've heard nothing and got no extension cert.
Same as my dads f type. It got another year from no where now if check it’s status online.