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The Artilleryman

The Artilleryman

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I'm confused, MOT expires 25th April, took it in on Wednesday and it failed on handbrake travel (Peugeot boxer coachbuilt), yet when I look up MOT status, it shows MOT till 25th. So is it legal to drive ?

It was sent offsite for MOT due to size.

What a pain to adjust, instructions are easy enough till you get to the final cable adjustment "handbrake to notch 6 and a torque setting of 15nM on the adjusting rod nut" brakes binding, slackened off 2 flats and no binding.
Just got to wait till Tuesday for retest.
 
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From the .gov website..

"

Driving a vehicle that’s failed​

You can take your vehicle away if:

  • your current MOT is still valid
  • no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT
Otherwise, you’ll need to get it repaired before you can drive.

If you can take your vehicle away, it must still meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times. "

As for driving it around for weeks later till the finst MOT expires and knowing it had an issue is maybe going to be down to officer who stops you or attends any accident scene.. Always been a bit of a grey area thats confused me..
 
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Perfectly legal to drive unless it fails on any serious faults in which case the failure sheet would state serious fault di not drive until repaired.

Handbrake requiring adjustment isn't a serious fault so it's fine to drive.

That's why you can present a vehicle for test up to 30 days prior to expiry.

It gives you time to repair any minor issues during that time.
Serious faults require immediate repair.
 
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Handbrake travel is classed as major, yet it passed handbrake efficiency OK (worried it would have failed on efficiency as well).
 
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TerryL said:
Not now it's failed! Assuming the testing garage did the computer input.
Be okay to drive to the pre-booked test on Tuesday of course.
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Handbrake travel is not a serious fault therfore its perfectly legal to drive it.

Mot can't be done without it being registered online as the test can't commence till its booked on the vosa system.
 
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Northernraider said:
Perfectly legal to drive unless it fails on any serious faults in which case the failure sheet would state serious fault di not drive until repaired.

Handbrake requiring adjustment isn't a serious fault so it's fine to drive.

That's why you can present a vehicle for test up to 30 days prior to expiry.

It gives you time to repair any minor issues during that time.
Serious faults require immediate repair.
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It failed the MOT so can only be driven for retest.
 
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The Artilleryman said:
Handbrake travel is classed as major, yet it passed handbrake efficiency OK (worried it would have failed on efficiency as well).
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I don't see how it's classed as major, the handbrake still works and it's a parking brake. If its efficient then it does it's job .

If it was deemed dangerous the mot status would now read failed

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dunnah01 said:
👍 Every day is a school day 👍 Didn't know Majors could still let you drive until MOT expiry.
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To be honest travel on handbrake should not be a major ... especially when it passed efficency.

It's only a parking brake

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I went for a MOT on my pickup and it failed because of cracks on the inside of a tyre. Illegal to drive as it had failed.
A MOT is a test at on point inbtime. A bulb blows you should change it as it would fail a MOT so therefore it is not legally roadworthy.
 
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Northernraider said:
Mot status states more expiry 25th April

It's motd and legal

As tonka has posted above from the government webpage
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The last paragraph, I believe, is by ,tonka , the rest is Gov. website.

It is my understanding, had it not been MOTed it would still be legal to drive but, as soon as the vehicle enters the MOT bay it is logged on the computer and the timer starts.

IF no 'serious' faults, it can be driven away to 'a place of repair' but nowhere else except back to the MOT station for it's retest.
IF a dangerous fault is found, it must not be driven!
 
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Verteuil Man said:
I went for a MOT on my pickup and it failed because of cracks on the inside of a tyre. Illegal to drive as it had failed.
A MOT is a test at on point inbtime. A bulb blows you should change it as it would fail a MOT so therefore it is not legally roadworthy.
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If the dvla mot status states its still mot'd and not failed then it is legal .. that's the bottom line.


If it is deemed dangerous the status will immediately read failed .


I speak from numerous experience


I always present a vehicle at least 2/3 weeks prior to expiry.

I've had some deemed as failures from that date but many not as its minor defects or defects not deemed dangerous.

We have police vehicles running round this country with bulbs out ...you will never be fined or ordered off the road for having a bulb out in the UK.
 
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L' Hobo said:
The last paragraph, I believe, is by ,tonka , the rest is Gov. website.

It is my understanding, had it not been MOTed it would still be legal to drive but, as soon as the vehicle enters the MOT bay it is logged on the computer and the timer starts.

IF no 'serious' faults, it can be driven away to 'a place of repair' but nowhere else except back to the MOT station for it's retest.
IF a dangerous fault is found, it must not be driven!
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Not correct.


As I've said numerous times on this thread now .

IF it still shows the exsisting mot expiry date then it is perfectly legal to drive it.

IF it states failed then its not .

The mot test is performed live .... the test is logged on to vosa before test begins , the status would be updated as you left the station.

If the test was conducted on Wednesday and this is now Sunday.

I'd dvla does not state failed then it's fine to drive it.

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dunnah01 said:
👍 Every day is a school day 👍 Didn't know Majors could still let you drive until MOT expiry.
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As you can take it for MOT a month before expiry, and retain the original date, surely even with an item failing you can still drive. After all, if rather than going four weeks before, it went a week before, it would have been driven for three weeks with the same problem, that had not yet been identified. If you can only drive for a retest, how would you get it driven to get the repair?
 
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Whippet93 said:
As you can take it for MOT a month before expiry, and retain the original date, surely even with an item failing you can still drive. After all, if rather than going four weeks before, it went a week before, it would have been driven for three weeks with the same problem, that had not yet been identified. If you can only drive for a retest, how would you get it driven to get the repair?
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If you fail on a dangerous then you shouldn't drive it, although MIT station can only give you the rules. Nowadays it seems a major is ok to drive until MOT runs out. Old skool was fail and your ferooked.
 
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Whippet93 said:
As you can take it for MOT a month before expiry, and retain the original date, surely even with an item failing you can still drive. After all, if rather than going four weeks before, it went a week before, it would have been driven for three weeks with the same problem, that had not yet been identified. If you can only drive for a retest, how would you get it driven to get the repair?
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See my post #18.

This is not my opinion but the opinion of a vehicle tester at Guildford Government testing station in Slyford industrial estate Surrey.
I asked this specific question while having one of my Coaches tested early which I used to do so they did not have any downtime, thus losing me money.

Others may think differently but, had I not followed his advice and one of my Coaches had been caught on the road with a defect in this situation, it would have gone on my Operators Record and Transport Managers CPC record and then, probably, prosecuted?

If one wants to stay in business, that something no one wants but everyone can decide for themselves.
Just remember, ignorance of the law is no defence against it.
 
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Northernraider said:
If the dvla mot status states its still mot'd and not failed then it is legal .. that's the bottom line.


If it is deemed dangerous the status will immediately read failed .


I speak from numerous experience


I always present a vehicle at least 2/3 weeks prior to expiry.

I've had some deemed as failures from that date but many not as its minor defects or defects not deemed dangerous.

We have police vehicles running round this country with bulbs out ...you will never be fined or ordered off the road for having a bulb out in the UK.
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But they can send you to an mot station to prove its been replaced/repaired

You then need to take form to police station.

I don't know if this is done on line now

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L' Hobo said:
See my post #18.

This is not my opinion but the opinion of a vehicle tester at Guildford Government testing station in Slyford industrial estate Surrey.
I asked this specific question while having one of my Coaches tested early which I used to do so they did not have any downtime, thus losing me money.

Others may think differently but, had I not followed his advice and one of my Coaches had been caught on the road with a defect in this situation, it would have gone on my Operators Record and Transport Managers CPC record and then, probably, prosecuted?

If one wants to stay in business, that something no one wants but everyone can decide for themselves.
Just remember, ignorance of the law is no defence against it.
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Psv and hgv have very different rules
 
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L' Hobo said:
in what way, do you mean they have to abide by the letter of the law and not the mood of the examiner.
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No , they carry goods and passengers , different liabilities, different level of testing etc .

Same reason taxi's have a different mot than standard plg etc
 
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Taking this a step further, when I get home in a few weeks my bike is currently sorn, and needs an mot, I intend getting the mot done then probably wait a day or two to tax it, is this ok? Or must I tax it before leaving the mot centre (can't tax before as no mott!)
 
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Wh05apk said:
Taking this a step further, when I get home in a few weeks my bike is currently sorn, and needs an mot, I intend getting the mot done then probably wait a day or two to tax it, is this ok? Or must I tax it before leaving the mot centre (can't tax before as no mott!)
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You will pay tax from 1st of month anyway
 
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