pre mot?

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 242
    #1
    i need a new mot in 6 weeks, is it worth taking the car in now to see what needs to be done so i can put money aside if needed. i red that you can still drive your car on the road as long as it has a valid mot even if your car wouldnt pass an mot at any given time, but you cant drive it on the road even if the car has a valid mot if it is deemed unroadworthy. at the minute my car has no horn and no spare wheel or spare wheel carrier i know i need to get these fixed for the mot but if i took the car to the garage for them to check for other things that might need doing would it already be deemed unroadworthy? thanks
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS
    #2
    No spare wheel or carrier doesn't matter. If it's not there it can't be tested.
  3. Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Birmingham Posts: 2148 Rover BRM, Rover 800 Coupe, Mk6 golf.
    #3
    You dont need to have a spare wheel for the MOT, so dont bother with that

    Its upto you, by all means take it in for a check up / service, however if you take it in for an early MOT and it fails then you've got no MOT.
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2014 Blackburn, Lancashire Posts: 596 2002 Citroen Saxo desire 2001 Volvo V40 1.9D
    #4
    Get down to a scrappy for a new horn, piece of cake pal!

    Check your bulbs etc but wait until 4 weeks because if it possesses you get 13 months mot. It gives you 12 from when it was due!
  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2013 Jarrow Posts: 4022 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR 1991 Daihatsu GTti
    #5
    As above, get your mot done and if anything fails you get two weeks to sort it out anyway.