Escort estate 1.6 1998 £250 - **ONO** Wirral

[slacky]

Right this Is my mother in laws.
spares or repair
Mot fail requires some welding & some
New brake lines , FSH, retired lady owner,
Low miles, Old MOT until the end of
October, with some tax left ,so can be
Drivin away
I'll get more info & pics up later ,if that's ok
Any questions please ask
Thanks

[g164rge]

Does the old MOT not become invalid when you take it for a new test?

[slacky]

I think it depends on the severity of the fail ?,
I know with my own cars the mot guy
Has let me take it away & get the repairs done on the old mot,
So long as there is still time on it?

[slacky]

56,000 miles, tax & mot up to end of this
Month
Cheers

[jordie]

errrr bit of a funny area..... yes the old mot cert is valid till the expiry date

BUT you have had the vehicle inspected and its failed the MOT test, which means the car presently is not in a road worthy state. It is the owners/drivers responsibility to make sure the vehicle is road worthy. Normally you would probally get away with saying "you didnt know" in the event of anything happening, but if those brakes fail for instance and you mow down a old lady killing her in the process................you did knowingly drive a car which was unsafe for the road..............you'd be looking at the cell walls!

[slacky]

thanks Jordie

[ontheedge]

It used to be the case that you could only drive it to a "Pre-booked" MOT Station