NO MOT can I still park it on the road? |
NO MOT can I still park it on the road? |
Wed, 16 May 2018 - 23:43
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,570 Joined: 13 May 2010 Member No.: 37,524 |
My cars MOT ran out at midnight, Its taxed and insured.
As long as I dont drive it, can I park it on the road until it is sold? |
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Thu, 17 May 2018 - 00:23
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
It is an offence to park a car on a road with no MOT.
-------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Thu, 17 May 2018 - 09:17
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 18 Mar 2015 Member No.: 76,324 |
It is an offence to park a car on a road with no MOT. No one bothered to check then with one car I bought a long time ago... this was around 2001. It was taxed and insured, but the MOT expired six months previously. Had been sat on the road outside his house most of that time, I'm guessing no police etc had clocked it. Needless to say I was rather shocked... but it passed without issue when it took it in, and then I purchased it. |
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Thu, 17 May 2018 - 11:11
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
It is an offence to park a car on a road with no MOT. No one bothered to check then with one car I bought a long time ago... this was around 2001. It was taxed and insured, but the MOT expired six months previously. Had been sat on the road outside his house most of that time, I'm guessing no police etc had clocked it. Needless to say I was rather shocked... but it passed without issue when it took it in, and then I purchased it. Well yes, if nobody bothers to check he'll get away with it, that doesn't change the fact that it's an offence. If he had got caught, he would have had no defence. Back then the penalty would have been just £60 so maybe he thought it was worth the risk (or didn't know the law). -------------------- If you would like assistance with a penalty charge notice, please post a thread on https://www.ftla.uk/index.php
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Fri, 18 May 2018 - 09:24
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 18 Mar 2015 Member No.: 76,324 |
Well yes, if nobody bothers to check he'll get away with it, that doesn't change the fact that it's an offence. If he had got caught, he would have had no defence. Back then the penalty would have been just £60 so maybe he thought it was worth the risk (or didn't know the law). I would almost certainly say he didn't realise, friendly chap but a bit "Tim Nice But Dim". Once the MOT was sorted out, all was well, especially as he was selling the car around two grand under list price to boot heh. |
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