Tetsu0san Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hi all Just a quick question. My MOT is due at the end of the month and I know it's going to need some work which will mean having it off the road for a couple of weeks when the MOT expires. Do I have to SORN it until I get the MOT passed? It will still be TAX'd and insured and It won't be driven apart from taking it to the MOT station. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tal Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 you can actually get it mot'd before the time is due now and still preserve your original date (legally its still covered until the time runs out). that way you can carry on running it until you get the work done. if you have to take it off road the SORN is for Tax purposes so you will need to inform them if your tax runs out at the same time as the MOT but not necessarily for just the MOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I was under the impression that had gone, and the moment your vehicle fails an MOT, it is expired. HOWEVER, seems like they have reviewed it, and updated again: https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test So yes, even an MOT failure, if your old certificate is still valid, is OK on the road for normal use, and not just for repairs or a booked MOT test. So as above, I would just get it tested and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsu0san Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 I get all that, but what I was asking was about SORN when the MOT has expired. I know it would fail if I put it in right now but I'm not going to be able to start doing the work until after the current MOT has expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 https://www.gov.uk/sorn-statutory-off-road-notification/overview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsu0san Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 1 minute ago, Bowie69 said: https://www.gov.uk/sorn-statutory-off-road-notification/overview Nice one. That pretty much explains what I wanted to see. So if I read that right I don't need to SORN it as long as it's still TAX'd and insured (which it is). Now I just need to start the work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 And if it is expired, you can still drive to an MOT appointment and back home again regardless of result. As it is still taxed and insured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 The only problem you might have with driving a failed car home is construction and use regs, or some lights not working (brakes for example), bald tyres, etc. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsu0san Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 15 minutes ago, Les Henson said: The only problem you might have with driving a failed car home is construction and use regs, or some lights not working (brakes for example), bald tyres, etc. Les In my case it's not going to be anything like that. It's only welding and stuff like that that needs to be done. The lights are fine, tyres are good, brakes are good too. It's all the carp that you don't see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 In that case - book the MOT in advance and you can drive it there with an expired MOT and no tax, then home or to a place of repair if it fails. Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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