MOT due in May, and goy a call from dealer about being able to get it done a month before,which I knew about anyway. Now it's all computerised, if it fails if I get it done in the month before original MOT date, does the original date still stand, or does the new result take over which means I would be breaking the law if I took it away, got it repaired , and then presented on the original 12 month date
My first thought is the original would still stand as I have a piece of paper with the original date still on it. Ideas thoughts gratefully accepted.

The mot piece of paper you have is worthless and no more than a receipt for a completed mot.
The actual legal status of your mot is recorded on the VOSA / DVLA data base.
If you take your car for an mot before the previous mot expires and it fails you monthly outstanding balance is worth nothing, your car has failed and as such doesn't have a valid mot.
Used to be the exact opposite when paper mot's existed.
By taking a car for an mot in advance of the required date means you are potentially giving up a valid mot if it fails.
Not very sensible in my opinion.

But if it passes you would have 13 months of mot? Same as old system.

Andy

But if you take it on the due date you still have 13 months mot albeit you have already used one month of it which you paid for previously.
You don't get anything for nothing.

if you are driving a car, which knowingly is not fit for the road, be that bald tyres, accident damage, etc your on the wrong side of the law/rules

So in my opinion, you take it, it fails, you need to get it fix asap and redo the MOT, depending on what it is, you can then drive from the MOT test centre to a place were repairs are to be done only, not to the shops and back etc Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

And if you take it a month later like I will do with my bike, they backdate it ! Still the cash flow is better and I haven't let the nasty salt worms loose on the exotic Swedish suspension and gorgeous forged aluminium OZ wheels ( the back one alone is worth a set of 19" landrover pimp wheels ) 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

Expires on 30th, booked it in for 29th. We'll see what happens. Thanks for the replies

I’m not sure if I’m interpreting the latest MOT rules from the government website correctly but if the vehicle fails the MOT test, the existing MOT is void no matter how long it has left to run. The vehicle can only then be used to drive to a trader for repair or an MOT station (same one as failed it) for a pre-booked retest. So if my vehicle fails, I cannot drive it home and repair it myself because I’m not an official motor trader or my home isn’t a garage.
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MartynB wrote:

And if you take it a month later like I will do with my bike, they backdate it !

I'm with Steve d on that last statement, sure your not getting confused with VED which if not sorn they will back date and also issue a fine?

Ben (GONE) FL2 2008 SE (manual) Santorini Black, the expensive one
(LEFT WITH) 300tdi Defender 90 the cold, reliable & sensible one

Might be getting confused, I know something was backdated when I had 3 bikes in the Garage, and I did get an 80 quid fine on the KTM so it must have been the VED that was backdated 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .