Hoping to get on the road in Feb after delayed plans to Spain, thing is MOT is due Mid March. Is it possible to get a legit MOT in the Denia/benicassim/Guardamar area? Its a Peugeot Boxer. Thanks for any help.
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as Chris said..
also
An MOT can be carried out up to one calendar month prior to the expiry date of your existing MOT certificate, whilst still preserving the anniversary of the expiry date.
Earliest date you can get an MOT
An MOT lasts for a year. The date it runs out is printed on the last pass certificate.
You can get an MOT up to a month (minus a day) before it runs out and keep the same renewal date.
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Yeah, can't quite see what the problem is here. Mine's due end of March but I'm having it done this week before I go. Simples.
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The MOT is a British thing but I too have heard that they can be obtained for a couple of hundred euros. I suppose false documents of many types are available for the criminal fraternity though.No problem here, its just never fallen due awkwardly and I must have dreamt it but thought I read somewhere that there were places you could them done while away.
Wouldn't knowingly waste time and money and whatever else on false docs and criminalsThe MOT is a British thing but I too have heard that they can be obtained for a couple of hundred euros. I suppose false documents of many types are available for the criminal fraternity though.
early mot is simple answer as many have said above.
you only keep the original renewal date if the mot is carried out within 1 month of expiry..
A snipit of information off at a slight tangent but worth a mental note for future.
I found out the other day ( taking sons car for mot early ) that since the mot system has gone " computorised"!!!! once you have a new mot inspection the old mot is no longer valid,
e.g. say you had a month left on the old mot and the vehicle failed then the old mot is no longer valid and the vehicle has to be retested and pass to have a valid mot. you do not have a month left to drive around...
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Wouldn't knowingly waste time and money and whatever else on false docs and criminals
The MOT is a British thing but I too have heard that they can be obtained for a couple of hundred euros. I suppose false documents of many types are available for the criminal fraternity though.
I heard this recently too but I don't think it is correct. I took advice recently when my previous toad was failed incorrectly and actually had my fee reimbursed by the Merc dealer who had subcontracted the test.
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Nobody should go down that route. The documents are not forgeries but they are illegally produced, ie the people in Spain have contacts with dodgy MOT examiners in UK. I believe there is a proposal to require MOT stations to have video cameras to prevent fraudulent MOT's.
it is a bit vague... i have put text in red where it states you can take it away but doesnt say you can drive it normally or NOT!
AHHH .. i guess the text i have put in green says something... " must meet minimum roads standards at all times " knowing you have a failed mot i guess that makes the vehicle below the minimum standard?
copy from Gov.uk
Failing the MOT
If your vehicle fails the MOT:
You can appeal the result if you think it’s wrong.
- you’ll get a ‘refusal of an MOT test certificate’ from the test centre
- it will be recorded in the MOT database
Driving a vehicle that’s failed
You can take your vehicle away if your MOT certificate is still valid.
If your MOT has run out you can take your vehicle to:
In both cases, your vehicle still needs to meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times or you can be fined.
- have the failed defects fixed
- a pre-arranged MOT test appointment
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Fantastic!I saw on N332 that some of the "Helpful" gentlemen who were supplying UK MOTs in Spain are now enjoying extended holidays at the expense of the state.
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All photographed here to show reg. plate & rear of vehicle & has been at least last 2 years.Nobody should go down that route. The documents are not forgeries but they are illegally produced, ie the people in Spain have contacts with dodgy MOT examiners in UK. I believe there is a proposal to require MOT stations to have video cameras to prevent fraudulent MOT's.
We're all in the eu so I can't see why it can't be done though? If a competent enough mechanic can do it in Spain why can't the test certificate be valid in all countries in the eu?
Until recently the ITV test in Spain differed, in severity and cost, between regions. If you moved house, so that your car was then registered in a different region to where it was tested, you needed a new ITV, for that region
Also the ITV testing stations within a region vary, so that people use particular test stations that are reputed to be less demanding
Getting Spanish ITV stations to comply with, and maintain MOT standards would be a challenge
So the chances of getting countries to agree seems remote
You can legally have our vehicle tested in any region & there is a huge variation in cost .
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