Originally Posted by
MikeyRobbo
If you had an accident with no MOT 9 times out of 10 the insurance company will refuse to payout on the basis the car is not 'Road Worthy'. If an MOT isnt proof of road worthiness what is the purpose of it?
The reason there is so many cars with MOT's that shouldn't be on the road is backwards MOT testers IMO, if this country didn't have MOT's in place the condition of cars on the road would be shocking!!
But VOSA themselves state that an MOT is only relally valid at the time the car is presented for test.
You could MOT a car with steel wheels and legal tyres, drive it home and put your bald 17" alloys on. At that point the car isn't roadworthy but it has just been given a fresh ticket.
I've seen so many cars with 6 months MOT remaining that shouldn't be on the road because the owners are thick as shit, but it won't get pulled until 6 months later when it goes for its next MOT (such people are the ones who never service a car so it would never get picked up in the meantime).
Just get her to book it in near her mums mate if the car is legal she will have nothing to worry about.