DVLA : worried sick for next three days

[thorntondog]

On Thursady my car failed the MOT and my tax ran out on the same day. I have arranged for my car to be repaired and have an MOT retest on Tuesday 5th April.

 

I haven't got a driveway but I am not using my car and I have parked it in a communal car park opposite my home. I am so scared I wont make it to Tuesday without getting clamped, just living in hope.

 

When my car is repaired I will renew tax from 1/4/.11 so there wont be a gap . Does DVLa immediately target the untaxed cars at the beginning of the month. I thought about declaring SORN for five days but then my mechanic has to take it for the mot, and I believe the car park is regarded as on road. am I right?

 

Do you think I will be ok????

[dx100uk]

if this is a private carpark then they cant clamp it - private land

but i wouldn't worry

they dont strike that fast!

you will be ok for it to be on the road to take it to a machanic and then to the MOT station.

that is allowed.

dx

[thorntondog]

Thank you so much for your reply, I feel a lot better now. Does anyone know how fast an MOT is added to the national database?

[patdavies]

Thank you so much for your reply, I feel a lot better now. Does anyone know how fast an MOT is added to the national database?

 

Instantly. An MoT test requires the garage to be on-line at the time of the tets

[patdavies]

iyou will be ok for it to be on the road to take it to a machanic and then to the MOT station.

that is allowed.

dx

 

Not quite.

 

An untaxed vehicle is exempt under the regulations to travel to/from a pre-booked MoT appointment. It is also exempt for travrl to/from pre-booked repair after it has failed such a test.

[dx100uk]

ah so it must fail first...thankyou

 

dx

[thorntondog]

Thanks for all your support. Im back on the road now. Passed MOT on Tuesday and tax disc is displayed. Thanks you soooooo much. I ddn't get clamped but was very risky.