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Brian Considine



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MOT Extension - Warning !

Like many others I had an automatic 6-month MOT extension.

Being prudent (& knowing one of the jacking points is borderline) I took the FF in a month before the MOT ran out to give me time to sort any problems out.

However, what I did not know was that if a vehicle fails its MOT on extension the extension is automatically cancelled & you have no MOT at all !

So, off the road & into a bodyshop to have my wallet emptied.

Apologies to those that are already aware. 2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6

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cass



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Just for info, I believe that his applies to any vehicle that has an MOT, not just the extended ones. It seems that any car that fails an MOT effectively has the remainder of the previous MOT cancelled.

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Alistair



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Shocked

I guess it makes sense - I'd just never thought about it - MOT failure means your car is deemed not roadworthy

I understand you're allowed to drive directly home from a test - and back again to a pre-arranged MOT

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mjdronfield



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And to a pre arranged garage for a repair.

In the good old days, you could drive about on your existing MOT if you took it in a month early and it failed. Now though, with the central computer system, the failure is captured and logged.....

Thumbs Up 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

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Cam-Tech-Craig



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England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

My local garage does a pre MOT to negate such things... Thumbs Up

Post #569183 7th Oct 2020 10:39pm
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whippetman



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Great idea!
Obviously not a main stealer then Whistle

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Cam-Tech-Craig



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Uh... NO sir... Certainly not! 👍

Post #569206 8th Oct 2020 9:47am
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CS



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If the fail is due to something "dangerous" you are no longer allowed to drive the car away to get it fixed and then come back for a re-test. You could have it trailered away, but my take on this is that I'd only get an MOT done somewhere that I'd be happy mending the dangerous fail item. Only Range Rovers since 1988

Post #569210 8th Oct 2020 10:33am
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NickSeaford



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As mine is due it's MOT next month when the extension runs out this is good to know 👍 On my 10th LR product and this one is trying to bankrupt me more than most but I still love it!

Post #569763 13th Oct 2020 9:56pm
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