That’s not strictly 100% correct. If the dangerous fail is repaired you CAN continue to drive until the original expiry date if you had it tested early.
BUT, you'd have to have a retest to prove that the dangerous fail had been repaired which, depending on how early you had the test done, could change the expiry date. The main point we're trying to get across here is that the MOT system is live, and once its failed, it's failed.
@@ccmgarages that’s not the case though. You can carry on driving until the original expiry date as long as you’ve fixed the dangerous fail. A fail does not override the existing expiry date.
@@Raymond4774 Hi Ray, let's take an example; you bring in a car early ( 2 weeks before expiry of old mot ) for an mot and it gets a dangerous fail for let's say a tyre with chords exposed. You should not use this car on the road until this dangerous fail is repaired, but if you had a spare wheel with a good tyre and put that onto the car then yeah no reason why you can't use the car until the old mot expires It all gets very confusing eh ! Kind regards Barry ( an MOT Tester at CCM )
@@barrybabister6153hey Barry, Could you possibly advise/share an opinion? Had an MOT failed today“Major” track rod end has excessive play. 2 hours later it is replaced with a new one. Question, can I drive the car until I re test it on Tuesday please? (Still have 27 days on the previous MOT) Thanking you 🤝
That’s not strictly 100% correct. If the dangerous fail is repaired you CAN continue to drive until the original expiry date if you had it tested early.
BUT, you'd have to have a retest to prove that the dangerous fail had been repaired which, depending on how early you had the test done, could change the expiry date.
The main point we're trying to get across here is that the MOT system is live, and once its failed, it's failed.
@@ccmgarages that’s not the case though. You can carry on driving until the original expiry date as long as you’ve fixed the dangerous fail. A fail does not override the existing expiry date.
@@Raymond4774 Hi Ray, let's take an example; you bring in a car early ( 2 weeks before expiry of old mot ) for an mot and it gets a dangerous fail for let's say a tyre with chords exposed. You should not use this car on the road until this dangerous fail is repaired, but if you had a spare wheel with a good tyre and put that onto the car then yeah no reason why you can't use the car until the old mot expires
It all gets very confusing eh !
Kind regards
Barry ( an MOT Tester at CCM )
@@barrybabister6153 yep, that’s 100% what I’m saying.
@@barrybabister6153hey Barry,
Could you possibly advise/share an opinion?
Had an MOT failed today“Major” track rod end has excessive play.
2 hours later it is replaced with a new one.
Question, can I drive the car until I re test it on Tuesday please? (Still have 27 days on the previous MOT)
Thanking you 🤝