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What are the current MoT rules? They seem to have changed in the last couple of days. Mine is due in a week's time.
I have declared my car off road (SORN). It garaged and I do not intend to use it until next year. The MoT expired in April and I have just learned that all expired MOTs have to be renewed now by 1 August....
Can you drive a SORN vehicle on the road to an MoT test appointment?
My car is due to have its first MoT 7 June. Does the extension, granted as a result of Covid 19, apply to first MoTs?
The ABS warning light is on in my 2006 Peugeot 406. Will it fail the MoT?
My motorbike is due an MoT at the end of May. I am isolating for 12 weeks due to having underlying health problems. Will I qualify for the extended six-month MoT if people are allowed back to work before...
My car is SORN'd and the MoT has expired. I normally take it to my local garage who service it before taking it for an MoT at a local centre. If I prebook it with the garage and they prebook the MoT at...
Can I tax my car with no MoT due to lockdown?
I was in self isolation when my MOT was due. What can I do?
I plan to SORN my car for the month of May, at least. The MoT is due on 25 May, but presumably won't be done then. When I come to tax it again in June (probably), will the absence of a valid MoT be a problem?
 

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