MOT: Vehicle test centre closes over fault in car lifts

[Blackie]

I did mine online, no harder than usual.

So in theory as a new owner of a vehicle it should be just as easy at the Post Office as it was before?

 

[purplea4T]

So in theory as a new owner of a vehicle it should be just as easy at the Post Office as it was before?

Yeah, the website is actually far easier!

 

[Boydie]

For a car that has been SORN'd for the last two years and the owner now wants to sell it, if they were to apply for MOT, will they just get a 6 month extension or will it get MOT'd since it hasnt had one in 2 years?

 

[RevT]

It’ll get the 6 months extension @Boydie.

 

[natogreen16v]

@Boydie @Trevor. I tried that and got nowhere with it. No refund, no cancellation, just as if it's booked and going ahead

 

[RevT]

One of mine has went through. I’ve booked another just yesterday so I’ll see what happens it,

 

[purplea4T]

@Boydie @Trevor. I tried that and got nowhere with it. No refund, no cancellation, just as if it's booked and going ahead

Has the date came and went?

 

[Boydie]

It’ll get the 6 months extension @Boydie.

that’s what I thought. Then what’s the likelihood of someone wanting to buy a car which hasn’t been MOT’d in 2 years lol even though it has an extension.

 

[weeloaney]

If it's been on continuous SORN etc and yours...you should be able to take the plate off anyway.

I took one off a car of mine that hadnt really been used for about 5 years a while back and put it on retention.

I was told by speedy reg that car couldn’t be out of mot for more than 3 years. Tho that was before the retention thing came here

 

[RevT]

that’s what I thought. Then what’s the likelihood of someone wanting to buy a car which hasn’t been MOT’d in 2 years lol even though it has an extension.

It just shows up as 6 months MOT.

 

[natogreen16v]

Has the date came and went?

Not yet. I'm assuming it'll just get refunded closer to the time but a lot of other people seem to be getting it right away.

 

[purplea4T]

Not yet. I'm assuming it'll just get refunded closer to the time but a lot of other people seem to be getting it right away.

I think you may have to wait for your date to come and go, then they have kept to their side of the deal, they can't test you so exemption kicks in.

 

[natogreen16v]

I think you may have to wait for your date to come and go, then they have kept to their side of the deal, they can't test you so exemption kicks in.

Ah fair enough. Tbh I only did it to have a car as a back up incase something happens the daily and i can't get parts.

 

[Blackie]

Yeah, the website is actually far easier!

Aye but you can’t do it online if your the new owner of a vehicle, unless it’s an English reg.

 

[Arfur]

Is anyone any clearer on this whole topic? Do you have to book a test to get an temp certificate sent out or is it issued automatically?
The website is offering dates at the beginning of may even though it clearly states that all testing has been suspended until 22nd June????

 

[RevT]

As mentioned many times before, you have to book a test before you get an exemption/extension. It’s hit and miss how long it takes for you to get it and hit and miss on whether or not you get a refund.

 

[McFall1984]

Absolute f*#_king joke
From what I can see I have done all that they ask
Booked a date while car was still mot’d for 10 days
Now mot ran out 17th April an I get this through the door

 

[Arfur]

As mentioned many times before, you have to book a test before you get an exemption/extension. It’s hit and miss how long it takes for you to get it and hit and miss on whether or not you get a refund.

Cheers @Trevor went ahead and booked it there so I guess we’ll see how it goes

 

[stevieturbo]

Absolute f*#_king joke
From what I can see I have done all that they ask
Booked a date while car was still mot’d for 10 days
Now mot ran out 17th April an I get this through the door
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you booked a date with only 10 days left ? What sort of miracle were you expecting to happen ?

 

[McFall1984]

you booked a date with only 10 days left ? What sort of miracle were you expecting to happen ?

Well it’s now 20 days and still no better off and still sitting with no mot
But yet I booked my Range Rover at the same time with an mot that was due to run out in may, it was updated the next day to September.

 

[Nicky Glanza]

My glanza mot was due 2016 and i
Had it booked for May 20th , I just cancelled it couple of days ago and have been refunded already but no sign of other two which got exemptions lol apart from @Trevor. i don’t anyone who has had an exemption for stuff out over 6 Months

 

[_James_]

I got speaking to a girl I know in the MOT Centre yesterday, at the moment they are manually adding on the exemptions but shortly it will be an automatic process and should standardise how quickly it happens.

I had around 25 trucks i needed her to do exemptions for and as good as her word, they were all showing online by the next morning. I have another rake for May to go through now!

 

[stevieturbo]

I was told by speedy reg that car couldn’t be out of mot for more than 3 years. Tho that was before the retention thing came here

I did this a year ago...so long before any of this nonsense

 

[RevT]

My glanza mot was due 2016 and i
Had it booked for May 20th , I just cancelled it couple of days ago and have been refunded already but no sign of other two which got exemptions lol apart from @Trevor. i don’t anyone who has had an exemption for stuff out over 6 Months

There is at least another 2-3 people who have got it across the various MOT relates threads on here in the past week. Why did you cancel it?

 

[andy9eleven]

I booked MoT for Sat past, and got exemption through today on a car that was last MoT'd 3 years ago. Refund came through today as well.

I also had an MoT on a daily driver way back in Feb that was cancelled by them due to lift issue, not Covid. No sign of a refund. Emailed on Monday asking about it. Landed in to my bank today too.