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I'm stuck in Portugal with my car because of Coronavirus and no idea when I can get back to UK (borders closed,ferries cancelled etc), and therefore unable to renew my MOT when it expires. My car insurance...
My MoT expires while I'm self isolating because a family member my have Coronavirus. I have cancelled the previously arranged appointment for the MoT but does this mean that I cannot use the car when the...
I'm an elderly car driver over 70 and, as you know, we have been told to self-isolate for four months. In two months time, my MoT runs out. Should I inform the DVLA of this because when the isolation period...
Our car MoT runs out on 3 April. We have to self isolate as my wife receives annual flu jabs. Will I be able to make essential food shopping journeys if I can't renew MoT, and will insurance be valid?
My car is booked in for service and MoT soon. What happens if the government introduces further measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus and I am unable to take my car in on the date booked? As my...
I have an ageing Ford KA, which iI'm confident will fail its MoT test this summer. Having spent hundreds of pounds in previous years on MoT repairs, should it fail again this year I am inclined to scrap...
How can I access an MoT certificate?
I had my car MoTd six weeks earlier on Feb 15th (the car was registered on the 29th of March) than it was due as it was being serviced. Should/could they have added a month onto the MoT taking it up to...
My current car (an older polluting diesel) is going to be scrapped in return for a significant discount on a new car. However in prep for the MoT in a couple of days I took my current car to Halfirds today...
My third brake light is an LED strip of nine lights. Two of them are out, is this an MoT fail?
 

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