In article <46151d0e$1_1 (AT) x-privat (DOT) org>, me (AT) me-to-try- (DOT) com (Dragon)
wrote:

Under which legislation? If that's the case, why is it lawful to drive
an untaxed car which FAILS its MOT to a repair centre?

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Dragon wrote:
'Roadworthy' and 'having a current MOT' are two separate things.

Having an MOT certificate doesn't show a car is roadworthy. And a car can be
roadworthy without a current MOT.

You can fail an MOT on, for example, a cut tyre. If the tester doesn't tick
the 'dangerous to drive' box, you can *legally* drive away, covered by the
old certificate. Take it to the tyre fitter down the road and get a new tyre
put on.

Now you're fully roadworthy again, and have a valid MOT. Without a retest.

You can *always* be done for driving a defective vehicle. And an overbridge
camera wouldn't pick you up in this case, cut tyre or not.

If you've come here to argue, try and get your facts straight first, there's
a good Puffy.

Paul Cummins wrote:

It's only lawful in respect of not needing a current certificate for that
journey. All other legislation affecting the safety of that vehicle still
applies. You could still be prosecuted whilst taking a faulty car for
repair.

This has been discussed before; the concensus then was that having a valid
MOT *and* a fail notice does not make the vehicle illegal as such. However,
the thing or things that caused the fail notice to be issued *may* make it
illegal to continue to use the vehicle.

Chris

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In article <memo.20070405202237.2124X (AT) admin (DOT) vlaad.co.uk>, Paul Cummins
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Road Traffic Act. Construction and Use regs.

on bald tyres and you're stopped on the way to the tyre fitters that
you will be hammered.




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Conor (conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

And I can promise *you* that the MOT is irrelevant in that scenario.

If you get that tug on the way TO the MOT centre, before your car's failed
the MOT, you'll *STILL* get hammered.

But if you fail the MOT, swap the tyres, then get a tug before you've taken
it back for the MOT (but while the original is still unexpired) you'll be
fine.

On Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:42:59 +0100, Chris Whelan
<cawhelan (AT) prejudicentlworld (DOT) com> wrote:

THe may being the point, if it was illegal to drive it away, it was
illegal to drive it there.

In article <MPG.207f676e23d970a098a442 (AT) news (DOT) karoo.co.uk>,
Conor <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
You would on the way to the MOT too.

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"Dragon" <me (AT) me-to-try- (DOT) com> wrote

Rubbish. Think about it.
How would they show that the defect had not been repaired before passing the
camera?

Mrcheerful

An MOT is only good at the exact time of the test, not one second
later. This does not mean that the car is roadworthy, because it can
become totally unroadworthy as soon as you drive it away.

I had a car with perfectly good brakes, and it passed the MOT 1st
time.

Upon driving it home the brakes had seized on during the test, and I
had to replace pad, disc and cylinder etc.

I have also had another car where the exhaust fell off from the
manifold when driving it home from the test centre.