When your vehicle crosses three years, it requires an MOT Test (Ministry of Transport). The UK law requires all drivers to have a valid MOT certificate every year for their cars. In an MOT test, various aspects of a vehicle, including brakes, lights and engine parts, are thoroughly checked to ensure the vehicle is safe to drive.
Even though it is highly disappointing when your car fails the MOT test, nearly 37% of drivers face this issue every year according to DVSA data. It is important to find the reasons for the MOT failure so that the same can be rectified and your car could be back on the road as early as possible.
When the car fails the MOT Test
In case your car fails an MOT test Finchley, you will be issued with a VT30 ‘Refusal of an MOT Test Certificate’ by the test centre. The Certificate will consist of your car’s details, MOT test number and the reason why it failed the test. Be careful and protect it, as you will be asked to present the certificate in the event of any appeal or retest.
Attending an MOT retest
The issues listed on the certificate should be addressed and repairs should be carried out, if any, before going for MOT retest. Depending on the failure reasons, there are different MOT retest options, some of which may save you from paying any extra testing fees.
If the test centre where you have performed MOT test also does repairs, you may hire them to fix the problems that caused failure issues. The test centre can do a partial retest when the repair is done within ten working days and only the issues listed on the Certificate VT30 will be tested.
Appealing
If your car has unfairly failed in its MOT and you would like to appeal it, make sure and communicate with the testing centre first. Fill out the 'Complain about an MOT' form and send it to the DVSA within 14 working days from the original test date. Within 5 days, an alternate appointment to retest will be arranged. At this time, you will be required to pay the full MOT fee once again and will be issued a partial or full refund when your appeal turns successful.
Sales of an MOT failure
It is the prime decision of many drivers to sell an MOT failed vehicle as the repair cost is more than the vehicle’s cost. If your car has failed an MOT test, or it does not carry an MOT certificate selling your car is quite difficult but there are some possibilities. Many scrap car dealerships will purchase a vehicle without an MOT. You should provide a precise description of your vehicle and the dealership will offer you the best price for the vehicle.
Declare SORN
If you decide to go for scrapping your car followed by an MOT failure, it would be the best choice for you whereas it is essential to register your vehicle as SORN. SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) is the designation given to the vehicles which are exempted from road tax and it must be in place before the car gets scraped.
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