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[cam2502]

Hi guys, im negotiating to buy a car from a guy, it has mot until march and iv asked him if he will put a years mot on car before i buy it.
 he says that mot renewal can only be done if there is under 1 month remaining of current mot so he couldnt mot it. is this true? i thought you could mot a car whenever you wanted?

[Andy H]

i thought you could mot a car whenever you wanted?

You can.

If you get a new MOT less than a month before the old one expires your new MOT is for 12 months from the date on the old MOT which is a bonus.

[RobG]

Hi guys, im negotiating to buy a car from a guy, it has mot until march and iv asked him if he will put a years mot on car before i buy it.
 he says that mot renewal can only be done if there is under 1 month remaining of current mot so he couldnt mot it. is this true? i thought you could mot a car whenever you wanted?

Total cr*p. You can MOT a vehicle whenever but it will only be valid from date of test with the only exception being if you MOT it within the last month of expiry of original you get up to 13 months as opposed to 12

[cam2502]

so im correct in saying he can get it mot'd,just means that the mot will start now? he says he cant do it because it runs out in march....starting to think he may be hiding something he knows will fail the mot....my walking boots are going on!!

[minihero]

you can MOT a car whenever you want, but if it fails your old MOT is then voided and you have no MOT.

[Chris_H]

It's very common to get a fresh MOT when selling a car just so's there's 12 months on it.  Kinda tells a story AND buys you time to fix stuff that they ignored missed.

[cam2502]

just been on the phone with him, he insists it cant be mot'd before the old one runs out!! i even offered to pay the mot as long as the car passed, he still said no..... so i basically said that  i thought he had something to hide and the deal was off.  cant believe some people

[waspy]

just been on the phone with him, he insists it cant be mot'd before the old one runs out!! i even offered to pay the mot as long as the car passed, he still said no..... so i basically said that  i thought he had something to hide and the deal was off.  cant believe some people

You've done the right thing There's plenty more to view

[Lizzie_Zoom]

just been on the phone with him, he insists it cant be mot'd before the old one runs out!! i even offered to pay the mot as long as the car passed, he still said no..... so i basically said that  i thought he had something to hide and the deal was off.  cant believe some people

Good decision!!

[Kevin Wood]

you can MOT a car whenever you want, but if it fails your old MOT is then voided and you have no MOT.

This is not true. The original MOT certificate remains valid until its' expiry date.

Kevin

[hotel21]

you can MOT a car whenever you want, but if it fails your old MOT is then voided and you have no MOT.

not true, unless the fail is because the car is deemed dangerous.  even then, it will require the issue of a prohibition notice by VOSA or the Police so as to prevent its use on the road meantime....

[Ken L]

Yeah, good decision, you could have asked him if no new MOT  then an independant profesional examination, I think the AA do these amongs others.

[Squealey]

Yeah, good decision, you could have asked him if no new MOT  then an independant profesional examination, I think the AA do these amongs others.

Just my opinion but I wouldn't trust an AA report due to one I had done on a car I was selling about 5 years ago.

Couple saw my Passat on Auto Trader but lived the other side of Oxford (I lived in Hemel at the time). They had looked at loads and didn't find the one they wanted so rather than come ALL the way over (at least an hours drive, wowee) they asked if I would mind having an AA inspection. Not a problem and they ended up buying the car (They didn't see it till I delivered it).

Problem was, the AA turned up when it was pouring down with rain. He spent more time in his van than looking at my car. He never noticed the accident damage which had been repaired to the O/S/F, he never noticed the slightly grumbling wheel bearing (which I did before they got it) and I was just thoroughly unimpressed with what I saw.

Put me off them for life!!

Like I said, just my opinion!!!!!

[Ken L]

I understand what you mean there Squealey, once bitten twice shy, as the saying goes.

I feel the same about the RSPCA. here's why. When I was eight years old I spent an age trying to catch a blackbird with a broken wing, when I finaly caught it I took it to the RSPCA, they told me it was a wild animal and there was no point in looking after it as it would never fly again so they destroyed it.
When I was 15 I got a fox cub from some guys, the parents had both been killed, I took it to the RSPCA to ask how best to feed it etc, they took it of me saying it was a wild animal, had mange, and they destroyed it.
 In my twenties a dog was hit by a car in the road across from my house and the driver drove on. A number of people, gathered round it, and a woman covered it with a blanket, until "help" arrived in the form of an RSPCA inspector, He stuck it with a needle about 6" long in it's chest, and literally threw it in the back of his van without hardly a word to anyone there.

[Selseybill]

you can MOT a car whenever you want, but if it fails your old MOT is then voided and you have no MOT.

not true, unless the fail is because the car is deemed dangerous.  even then, it will require the issue of a prohibition notice by VOSA or the Police so as to prevent its use on the road meantime....

True any new MOT nulls and voids the previous MOT even issued with a pass or fail.Even if you have 11 months remaining on the previous MOT.
You can have a MOT carried out every day a year if you want,there is nothing stopping you doing that but i would recommend seeing a doctor for mental health issues .  [smiley=cheesy.gif] [smiley=cheesy.gif] [smiley=cheesy.gif]
I would walk away as he might be coving himself for a fault he knows about but you wont find till next year.