Shandy-Ade

A friend of mine has an old mk3 fiesta, it hasn't been moved for over a yr and is generally fooked.

He wants to trade it for a new car as his son as just passed his test.

So i have a couple of questions

As the car dont move can the car be towed to the dealers?

Does the car need M.O.T & Tax?

fuzzy

i believe it needs to be mot'd.

Shandy-Ade

Yep your right, just had a look on google, doesn't say anything about the car running tho, so if anyone can confirm this that would be good

C4llyT

Yep mot, which isn't cost effective in many cases.

focusv8

Current Scrappage Criteria for Qualification:
The vehicle you trade in:

1/ Must be a car or small van not exceeding 3.5 tonnes
2/ Must be registered in United Kingdom on or before 31 August 1999
3/ Must be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) or Driver and Vehicle Agency in Northern Ireland (DVA) in your name
4/ Must have been registered to you continuously for 12 calendar months before the order date of the new vehicle
5/ Must have a UK address on the registration certificate (V5C)
6/ Must have a current MOT test certificate before the date of order for the new vehicle (or within 14 days of expiry at the time of order)
7/ Must have a current tax disc before the date of order for the new vehicle (or within 14 days of expiry at the time of order)
8/ Must be insured when the order for the new vehicle is placed

TurboShed

So that's a NO then

24vcossiemat

you have to have owned the car for a year and it has to have a certain amount of mot, not sure how much but I know ya can't take a car in with 1 weeks mot and get that deal.. the scrappage deal runs out in march 2010, or when the money has ran out, the gov only allocated a certain amount and when its gone its gone.

1.9 xr2 on 40's

a frienldy mot tax for 6 mths and cheap insurance coudl get you thru

ive heard people putting 600 into moting a shed only for it to be scrapped

friendly mots are out there, i'd have rather bunged the guy Ł150 than 6 to weld it for scrap

1.9 xr2 on 40's

if it wont mot try to find 1 that will, a 1.1 motable wont cost much and its only a couple of rivets to sort it and a new ticket

C4llyT

There's friendly and friendly, they'd be a mug to let anything too obvious or dangerous through, and soon be out of a job.
The govt etc will know people are desperate to get an mot to get this scrappage deal, so would expect the cars to be looked at to some extent.

cjwood555

From what I read the car can be SORN'd, but must still have an MOT

Smit

iTrader: (5)

He also needs to have had the car (in his name) for over 12 months

Iain Mac

Can't be more than 14 days out of tax and/or MOT - the reason given is that scrappage is about getting old cars off the road and a car on SORN isn't on the road so doesn't need taken off!

fostersice

iTrader: (1)

insured taxed and mot'd in the name of the buyer for the last 12m
i can be a none runner just as long as it has the mot and tax

i have taken a car in that was so damaged it was dropped off and a trailer lol

martinembleton

i have just done this with my gf mk4 the car has to have a valid mot tax but u get the tax back they just photo copy it it has to be able to drive onto the forcourt and u must of owned the car over 12 months

cheers martin