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Can you drive a car without a valid MoT?

The MoT certificate on my wife’s car expired while we were away. How can I take it for its test when I can’t drive it without a valid certificate?
Published 07 March 2016
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My garage recorded the wrong mileage at my car's MoT...

I want to sell my Nissan Note, but during the car’s last MoT the garage recorded an incorrect mileage of nearly 50,000, double the genuine figure...
Published 04 March 2016
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What are the new rules for selling a car?

Q. I am about to sell my car privately. The MoT expires in a month and the vehicle tax at the end of April
Published 30 November 2015
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The reversing light of my Seat Leon is always on. Can...

Q. The reversing light of my wife’s Seat Leon is always on. My garage has failed to fix it and is now talking about new relays and a gearbox switch...
Published 07 April 2015
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A camera caught me driving untaxed to my MoT test...

Q. I was caught on camera driving an untaxed car to a pre-arranged MoT test — something I thought was legal. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency...
Published 03 February 2015
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My Toyota headlights are cloudy so it failed its MoT...

Q. The headlamps of my ageing Toyota Yaris have clouded over, resulting in an MoT failure. A garage applied an abrasive liquid normally used for bodywork...
Published 21 October 2014
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My car failed its MoT because replacement door mirror...

Q. There were originally indicators on the door mirrors of my 2005 Honda Jazz. After an accident I replaced the nearside one with a mirror without...
Published 14 October 2014
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News: Thousands of classic cars destroyed in 2009 vehicle...

Hundreds of early Minis, MGB GT sports cars and Porsches were among the thousands of classic cars that were sent to the crusher under the government’s...
Published 01 October 2014
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Will having a windscreen camera mean I'll fail my MOT?

Q. A few years ago I had a camera fitted to my windscreen so I would have video evidence in the event of a collision or fraudulent insurance claim...
Published 17 September 2014
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Car clinic: My tyre was fitted back to front, is this...

Q. My Citroën C5 recently failed its MoT test because two months earlier the Michelin Primacy tyre I’d had fitted to the nearside front wheel had...
Published 20 August 2014
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Car clinic: Why does my Toyota MR2 make a clicking...

When I set off in my W-reg Toyota MR2 convertible, on full lock and at walking pace, a clicking noise comes from the steering. What could it be?
Published 16 June 2014
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Space traveller: driving the Volvo V70 that's been...

After 575,000 miles, the equivalent of travelling to the moon and back, and then some, the 10-year-old Volvo V70 I’m driving can be forgiven the...
Published 13 June 2014