My car was 1st registered on 29th Sept. 2003 and therefore not due it's first MOT until next month . Oddly? the RFL is due to expire at the end of this month however. Given the proximity of the MOT requirement, will I be able to obtain a new tax disc without having an MOT certificate?
Cheers.
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Don't see why not, you can after all buy a RFL that starts today even if your current MOT runs out tomorrow. Same think should apply to not needing an MOT; should be able to buy a full years tax starting 1st sep.
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SFAIK - Yes. You have to have an MOT, if one is needed, which is valid on the day you buy the tax, or perhaps on day 1 of the validity of of the disc you are buying. You will not need an MOT for 29 days after you buy the disc so you should be OK. It is actually worth getting it done early as it can be a bit of a check up on your car before the 3 year warranty expires. You can get it done early but it will be dated for the date it is due; you can do the same with subsequent renewals.
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Take your car + V5 along for a MoT and it will be dated from 3 years after the 1st Reg date.
MoTs can be done 4 weeks earlier and still be dayed on the anniversary of the 1st Reg.
A local Independent giving it the once over + MoT B4 the expiry of the 3 year warranty is an excellent idea as they may spot something you are unaware of. In the past I have done this but as your car is a Mazda the car is probably 100%.
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I used to have a car which was due for its MOT on December 29th each year and the RFL on January 1st. . I tried two or three times in mid-December over a number of years to renew the RFL to avoid the Christmas Post Office queues, but was refused every time as the then current MOT didn't cover the period from which the RFL commenced.
Eventually I bought a six month RFL and ensured a half-year gap between the two to end the problem; I then resumed buying a 12 month RFL the following June.
As also pointed out, if you take your car in for an MOT before the due date, the tester will date it from the expiry of the current MOT (within a certain period).
There's a proposal to raise the current MOT fee to just over £50 from October...:-( See:
tinyurl.com/ocnhh
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Thanks for the feedback everyone!
The point about having the MOT as a sort of independent check prior to the warranty expiring is a good one.
Stuartli's scenario is the one I was worried about as I recall having similar problems with one of my old cars years ago but it would appear from the above that I shouldn't have the same problem this time.
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The back of the renewal form says MOT and Insurance "must be valid on the date the license comes into force".
p.s. the MOT price increase isn't a "consultation document" any more - it seems.
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