Well here in Oz.
In the less civilised states that demand an annual inspection so long as the rego is still current it is fine to drive the car to the RWC station and to a place of repair if needed in order to bring the car up to RWC standard, If the cars rego has lapsed or the car is unregistered you need to get a temporary permit from the rego authority (this can be done online) which allows you to only drive the car to various repairers as required, to also present the car for it's RWC inspection and the the rego office there is no limitation on how far but you must use the most direct route and you must not use any tollways, There is also a restriction on the time of day, it must be during daylight hours (probably in case the lights aren't working properly)
I'm fortunate to live in the state of Victoria which has no annual inspection requirement, a car only requires an inspection when it has no current rego (even then you have a 3 month grace period in which you cant use the car till you pay the renewal but you still don't need an inspection) or the car is either unregistered or you are transferring the ownership then you require a RWC (Road Worthy Certificate)
It's interesting to note that there is no appreciable difference in accident rates between the states that require annual inspections and those that don't require any such nonsense.
There is a constant running lobbying battle between the VACC (Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce. car dealers and repairers) and the very connected and very politically powerful RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) The VACC wants annual inspections (No vested interest there....not many!) and the RACV won't have a bar of it.
Disclosure note: I did used to work as a contractor for the RACV and was a member of the VACC, so as a result got to watch the antics from within both sides up close.
"Keep calm, relax, focus on the problem & PULL THE BLOODY TRIGGER"
What a shit system, whilst all legislators are morons (it's a job requirement) yours are clearly even more moronic than most...to the point of being over qualified!
"Keep calm, relax, focus on the problem & PULL THE BLOODY TRIGGER"
If this is correct, then I stand corrected & apologies for misleading.
In consideration, a tester could hardly allow a vehicle, still in MOT, back on the road, if the arse end is dangling on the road.
I will study the regs’.
M
If this is correct, then I stand corrected & apologies for misleading.
In consideration, a tester could hardly allow a vehicle, still in MOT, back on the road, if the arse end is dangling on the road.
I will study the regs’.
M
I too used to think that because you can test a month before your MOT runs out if it failed you still had the remainder of time left but the Tester said No.
If it fails it has no MOT regardless of when the original runs out. Bummer!!
You can drive the vehicle from an MOT station to a place where the repairs are to be performed, even if it's your home address. And it's legal to drive a vehicle without a valid MOT to an MOT station, as long as you have an appointment for an MOT test. I have made sure of these recently, as I've been in that situation.
On a totally different forum a member who is totally familiar with MOT testing ( where as one part of his role he does or has done audits) makes frequent contributions. There are too many to record on here but here is one. I have removed the preamble.
If your car is submitted early for an MOT and it fails, (on a dangerous fail and is marked as so), the original certificate remains in force, but the one you have just been handed as the dangerous fail now means you are knowingly driving a defective vehicle, a road traffic offence. It must not be driven. Please don't confuse a fail with a dangerous fail as they are completely different, the fail allowing the vehicle to be driven away.
Hope that adds a bit of clarity.
Personally I would expect that if you knowingly drove a vehicle on the road that would fail an MOT with a defect that you considered might be dangerous you would be negligent and potentially liable for any consequences.
So to sum up if the car has no brakes, totally buggered steering or any other reason that it may be likely to take a serious attempt on your and/or others lives... it's a hard NO, but if it's something silly like a dodgy emission reading then OK... then that's pretty well the same as the situation here.
"Keep calm, relax, focus on the problem & PULL THE BLOODY TRIGGER"
Seconding what has been said on here. I have legally moved cars around several times without a current MOT certificate by simply booking MOTs near to where I want to drive them. I warn the MOT centre there is a risk of having to cancel and then call them to cancel the test nearer the time ( when I've already got to where I intended to be).
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