MoT expired, but car not on road

My Porsche 997 is currently in a friends garage on private land. The MoT expired last month. I am currently abroad and have no plans to use the car until February 2013. The Tax Disc is valid until March...

I bought camper advertised with with 12 month MoT... but it only has three weeks!

I bought a Hymer four weeks ago. It was advertised as having a 12 months' MoT, but when I looked at the paperwork, I noticed it only had three weeks' MoT left. I informed the original owner, who said it...

Lambda sensor needs to be replaced with the exhaust?

At my last MoT, there was a hole in the exhaust so the lambda sensor could not read emissions. I had hole welded and passed. This time exhaust needs replacing, but garage insists lambda needs replacing...

Unrealistic cost for unexpected MX5 repair

I have a five-year old MX-5, with less than 17,000 miles on the clock, and it is in 'perfect' condition, with full Mazda service history, and one careful lady owner. At the recent MoT, it was reported...

ABS failure - and why I'm hoping it won't also be an MoT failure

My Jaguar XK8 has a disable ABS button. The manual says it is okay to drive without ABS. In particular if ABS fails. As this warning appears even if ABS is turned off, the EU MoT rule that a warning will...

I've bought a car with its MoT certificate altered

I bought a Ford Mondeo yesterday from a private seller, who said there were no advisory items on the last MoT (which he showed me). Later, I looked on the VOSA website, and it shows some serious advisories....

Is the new MOT certificate really just a sheet of A4 paper?

I've just picked up a new MOT 'certificate' from my local friendly garage. When he thrust a piece of white A4 paper into my hand I thought he was having a joke. It resembled more a receipt from an online...

Why doesn't my dealer's Mercedes-Benz MoT cover include replacing a suspension boot?

I'm an avid reader of your column and I'm rather upset about a recent garage experience. For the past two or three years, the Mercedes-Benz dealer at Warrington has been sending me a printed MoT reminder...

Do the airbags need replacing on my 14-year-old Audi as an MOT requirement?

I gave my faithful Audi A4 Avant SE to my daughter earlier this year after buying myself a Toyota Verso. The Audi is a 1998 model and the handbook says that the airbags have to be replaced after 14 years....

Dodgy brakes on my used MX-5

At the end of August I purchased a 2002 Mazda MX5 (SJ52 MLK) from IS Cars Ltd in Hertfordshire. The car was sold to me in 'Good Condition'. The car came with a three month warranty. The MOT was due two...