is it illegal to drive without a mot?
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Driving without an MOT, it's not worth the risk, at all. ... You are only allowed to drive your car when its MOT has expired IF you've booked in for the test and that's where you're driving to. If you're stopped on the way you MUST be able to prove that you have an appointment with an MOT centre.
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If your vehicle is more than three years old, you can't drive without an MOT unless you're on the way to the garage for your pre-booked MOT appointment. Hoping to use this excuse if you're caught on the way to work?
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If you are caught driving without tax and you are not exempt, you can receive a fine. However, if you are driving your vehicle to a pre-booked MOT test, this is an exception where you can drive on a public road without your vehicle being taxed. Other exceptions can include: If the driver is disabled.
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Yes, it's illegal. It's not illegal to drive without the passenger side wing mirror, provided the other two mirrors (offside wing mirror and interior mirror) are intact. However, you legally need two working mirrors and one must be on the driver's side.
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Being caught driving without a valid certificate for MOT could result in a police cautioning, but in some cases it can carry the penalty of massive fines of up to £1,000. If the car being driven without a valid MOT is found to be unroadworthy, the fine could be much higher and the consequences greater.
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Let's start with the basics: it is illegal to drive without insurance. Most UK insurance policies cover only the people named on the policy to drive the particular car covered by the policy.
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No it is not illegal to drive without a hood at least not in Ontario, but the laws vary from province to province as our traffic legislation is left in the hands of the provinces instead of being written federally.
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No it is not an offence to drive without carrying your drivers licence in the UK. If you are stopped by the police, they can ask to see your driving licence, certificate of motor insurance and, if appropriate, a MOT test certificate.
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Hemant Singh. Every vehicle must be registered under the Motor Vehicles Act of 1989. It is considered illegal to drive without a registration number. ... If a vehicle is not given a temporary number, then the A/F is written on its number plate.
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The answer is that you can still drive your vehicle if it fails the test and its existing MOT certificate is still valid (i.e. if your test was before the expiry date) as long as no 'dangerous' problem(s) were listed in the MOT.
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In a word, no. The law is pretty clear here – if the car being rope-towed has its four wheels on the ground, it's treated the same as any other roadworthy vehicle, meaning that it must be insured and taxed with a valid MOT.
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You're only allowed to drive your car when its MOT has expired if you've booked an MOT and are driving to the test centre. If you're stopped by the police on the way, you'll have to be able to prove that you have an appointment. ... MOTs can be done anytime within the 12 month period before the existing MOT expires.
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If your vehicle fails its MOT before your old MOT certificate expires: You can't drive it with dangerous faults. These need to be repaired first. ... You can drive your vehicle with a major fault if your old MOT is still valid, because you took your vehicle in for an MOT early.
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Here is the law in a nutshell: it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on and the same applies for wearing flip flops - there is a catch though. You can get behind the wheel of a vehicle barefoot or while wearing flip flops, provided you are able to operate the controls safely.
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There is only one exception which applies to driving on the road without a MOT. If you suddenly realise that your current MOT has expired, you are allowed to drive your car to get to a pre-booked appointment.
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Answer: If your car has no MOT, it should not be parked on the public highway and you should look to book it in for its MOT immediately. Whilst it's parked on the public highway without an MOT it could be reported, resulting in you being fined and your car seized.
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Can you legally drive without insurance? The only times you can legally drive without insurance is when driving on completely private property. However, you will need to make a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) and you cannot take the car on any road to which the public have access.