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Title: Missed MOT.......
Post by: damoegan on October 15, 2012, 08:29:37 pm
When I was getting my paperwork togeather the other day in preperation for selling I couldn't find my current MOT. Thought nothing of it and as I knew it was going into VW I just thought I'd get a duplicate from them when they had the car..

Told the lady who was booking me in today, she goes off with my paperwork, comes back and said "there has not been a MOT issued to your car for 18 months" (6 months overdue) :surprised: 

Needless to say its now getting done at VW :ashamed:

No wonder I couldn't find it  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: Moz on October 15, 2012, 08:44:53 pm
When I was getting my paperwork togeather the other day in preperation for selling I couldn't find my current MOT. Thought nothing of it and as I knew it was going into VW I just thought I'd get a duplicate from them when they had the car..

Told the lady who was booking me in today, she goes off with my paperwork, comes back and said "there has not been a MOT issued to your car for 18 months" (6 months overdue) :surprised: 

Needless to say its now getting done at VW :ashamed:

No wonder I couldn't find it  :signLOL:

Haha, good showing mate.

I did about 3 months unwillingly, so you beat me.

Crazy how fast they creap up hey? I've always got into the practive of MOT and Tax at the same time so it's an expensive, but consistent time of the year :D

Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: damoegan on October 15, 2012, 08:48:01 pm
In 16 years of driving I've never even waited till the last week, never mind missing it by 6 months  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: Andy on October 15, 2012, 08:50:01 pm
lets hope you don't get a letter through the door :scared:
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: damoegan on October 15, 2012, 08:51:22 pm
lets hope you don't get a letter through the door :scared:

 :ashamed:
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: Eddie-NL on October 15, 2012, 09:07:17 pm
lets hope you don't get a letter through the door :scared:

 :ashamed:

even Royal mail can't manage a 6 months overdue delivery :signLOL:
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: Nodz on October 15, 2012, 09:16:17 pm
Your lucky to get away with it especially with all the anpr cameras about now, my mate got tugged in his car the other day for his MOT being 3weeks out of date and got a £120 fine and nearly had the car taken off him (got recovery home)
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: vRSAlex on October 15, 2012, 10:16:37 pm
Do that every year and you will save a few quids.  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on October 16, 2012, 01:11:09 pm
I use the Shell app on my phone for all my motoring reminders now.
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: chrisr763 on October 16, 2012, 04:18:39 pm
Do that every year and you will save a few quids.  :signLOL:

 :signLOL: Brilliant!
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: damoegan on October 16, 2012, 05:42:39 pm
I use the Shell app on my phone for all my motoring reminders now.

#goes off to search for the Shell app#  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: MAT ED30 on October 16, 2012, 07:58:28 pm
A mate of mine who works in the car dealer went 10 months without an mot  :signLOL: they should tell you like they do with the tax
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: andrewparker on October 16, 2012, 08:22:02 pm
I'm quite lucky in that mine is due when my service is due - so I always know to book it in for both.

I assume had you had to make an insurance claim you'd have problems without a current MOT certificate?
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: damoegan on October 16, 2012, 08:40:53 pm
Yes Andrew, technicaly, I wasn't insured too  :ashamed:
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: andrewparker on October 16, 2012, 09:16:04 pm
Yes Andrew, technicaly, I wasn't insured too  :ashamed:

Eee, baaaaad lad!
Title: Re: Missed MOT.......
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on October 16, 2012, 11:00:15 pm
My MOT is due at the same time as the tax so I can't miss it...well unless I miss both.