MOT on a SORN car

[design guru]

I have a car which is SORN and sitting in my garage, if I decide to put it back on the road how would I go about getting it to an MOT center.

If I get the insurance to drive it on the road can I still drive it to the MOT center even though it currently does not have a valid MOT or any TAX?

 

[Sp!ke]

If you pre-book your MOT with a garage and drive a direct route to the MOT station (a resonably local one) then you remain the right side of the law iirc.

 

[NISFAN]

Yes as above, you are OK provided you are on route to a booked MOT appointment, or in the event of a failure, on route to a service centre to put the faults right before re-testing.

 

[219]

Yes , that is correct : the vehicle must be insured and the test must be pre-booked .

Do bear in mind that it is still illegal to drive a car on the road with any obvious defects ( even ones that you have arranged to have repaired prior to the MOT ) and that you 'could' be prosecuted for driving a car in an unroadworthy condition , just the same as on any other day .

If the vehicle has failed , you are also allowed to drive home from the test ( depending on what it has failed on - for example you could not drive away if failed on a 'dangerous' fault like brakes or suspension components ) .

EDIT - The comment added by Nisfan about going to a service centre is a 'grey area' as the regulations state you must drive directly to the test centre , and back home , without any other stops en route . However , any reasonable policeman will usually accept this .

 

[martin_a]

Ponteer's point about insurance is the biggie. that's what the police will care more about.

If you think it needs brakes etc and you have decent AA/RAC cover they might come out and take it to a garage for you.

m.