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[amba]

Can,t see how the old ticket can be void for a basic MOT failure assuming the repairs don,t constitue a danger.

If so why can the new ticket run for more than 12 months if it passses and there is some time left on old ticket.Surely if the new ticket over rides the old one you would only ever get a maximum of 12 months.

Just being logical guys !

[MutantCav]

Just get your daughter to take her car into a decent MOT place and ask them to do all the checks they would for an MOT and let her know if the car needs anything major doing within the next 6 months...no need to do an actual MOT I wouldn't have thought then you know the road worthiness of the car, no issues with the old MOT its still valid regardless and she is prepared for any up and coming expenses

But I believe the answer is this...

The old test is still valid until its expiry date but temporarily useless because you are aware that your car in unroadworthy and it is illegal to drive an unroadworthy car so you SHOULD get the work done otherwise if the police stop you (they will be aware of the new MOT failures on their computers) and you have not rectified the work needed then they can do you for knowingly driving an unroadworthy vehicle...and you can't say you didn't know!! Once the work highlighted on the new MOT is done then your old MOT is valid once more and your car is road legal...

Obviously if the car just fails on a bulb then its highly unlikely the police would bother stopping you or doing you but for tyres etc they will...

Best way though with 6 months MOT to go has to be to get the car thoroughly checked over...shouldn't take more than an hours labour and no MOT issues...