Pete L

Thanks for your input guys. I did mention that my  mechanic arranged the MoT and this is where I was nearly caught out. His tyre guy was late on delivery and after fitting he went to the tester but this was after 5 p.m. and the tester wasn't there. Being the bank holiday I thought I was going to be without a car 3 days but luckily my mechanic got hold of the tester to do the re-test tomorrow morning about 10 a.m. (Phew!!!)

@rayaans So the MoT has changed. Wouldn't the MoT failure invalidate my insurance? I have been driving for 50 years and am very confident, but as always, it only takes 1 idiot...

Do many of you have dash cams? 

I took my 16 year old LS 430 to get an MoT today even though it expires in mid September. It was arranged thru' my indy mechanic, and alas it failed....on a cut to a rear tyre. So I was going to drive it home after ordering 2 new tyres, but he said I couldn't because the law had changed this year. I replied about putting the spare on but he said it already failed and would need a re-test. Evidently if the car fails an MoT it is registered on the system as failed even tho' it officially runs out next month, so it would be illegal for me to drive it on public roads.

Anyway my mechanic is going to put 2 new tyres on later today and get it re-tested today. Thankfully it was not a Saturday otherwise I would have been without a car for the weekend and I need it for my disabled partner.

So, if any body lives in a rural area and uses and indy mechanic who arranges MoT's please bare this in mind.

Can I please ask what sort of history you get with imports?

On my 2002 430 the button is UNDER the dash. You could either feel for it, or get on your knees outside the vehicle and look underneath the dash. It will be on the driver's side (LHD or RHD).

Hope this helps.

Hi.

There are no records for this vehicle on the .Gov MOT check website which suggests that it has not been registered and therefore has no MOT or tax. However, you could ring a number and speak to someone.