MOT/tax question.

[TPS]

Went to tax the Touring the other day, woman at the post office, initially wouldn't tax it, saying my mot wasn't valid, despite it being mot'd until August. Eventually after a long discussion, she let it go, & I now have 6 months tax. I need to sort out the status of my certificate, according to her, their system shows, I don't have a valid mot, & probably aren't insured either. Any one had this problem?

[daimlerman]

Reads like a blip on the data base...

Try a PM to 'hennabm',he may be able to help.

[TPS]

Thanks, I surprised I haven't been pulled yet, for not having an MOT, I drive it 40 miles a day.

[daimlerman]

Thanks, I surprised I haven't been pulled yet, for not having an MOT, I drive it 40 miles a day.

In your line of work,be aware that plod operate an unmarked dark coloured Volvo on the MI south of Luton,seen the swine pull several light vans over the last few weeks!

[andyp]

phil what have i told you about buying an MOT in the pub, it really is not a good idea

[TPS]

It wasn't in a pub, it was a bloke in E14, all dodgy around there.

[Jesus325iTouring]

I can see this happening more and more as everything goes "computerised". I recall someone getting aggro from the boys in blue for driving an insured car that wasn't registered on the database as insured.

[polsta]

I can see this happening more and more as everything goes "computerised". I recall someone getting aggro from the boys in blue for driving an insured car that wasn't registered on the database as insured.

did you see that story with the chap on here a year or 2 ago ? cant remember details but was something like... went to see his mrs a good few miles/hours away, got pulled up there friday evening, he was all legal but the fuzz said he wasnt insured (not on the database) so the coonts took his car said he had to get his documents etc, they impounded it, he went on the saturday but there was some stich up or other, he had to go then on the monday, they wanted £400 or soemthing storage or loose the car fees, even tho he was all fooking legal in the 1st place , so he paid it just to get his car back in his safe hands

then when driving it back, some fooker drove in to the side of him and wrote it off

unreal !!

[sag]

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status-vehicle

Go on the above link with your reg and MOT test number to check if it's on the VOSA database

[Brianmoooore]

Thanks, I surprised I haven't been pulled yet, for not having an MOT, I drive it 40 miles a day.

As a direct result of not remembering how many '0's are in one of my plates, my wife drove around for two years with a car that wasn't on the database, and didn't get pulled. It was only when my insurance company sent me a list of reg. numbers insured, with the make and model of car along side, that I realised I'd been insuring some unknown persons Jag. for them for twenty four months.

[Jesus325iTouring]

That's probably the story I remember Polsta, 'kin nightmare!

And thats a worrying mistake Brian, in the event of an accident insurance company no doubt would have declared the policy void.

[TPS]

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-status-vehicle

Go on the above link with your reg and MOT test number to check if it's on the VOSA database

Thanks, Its fine on there. It must be the Post Office, the Woman said there was a flag on the system, saying suspected invalid mot, and she couldn't issue a disc on that basis, after explaining I've used the same guy for years for the mot, & it was absolutely above board, she said "I'll issue it, just this once", & urged me to sort it, because my insurance is probably invalid!!!!

[Brianmoooore]

And thats a worrying mistake Brian, in the event of an accident insurance company no doubt would have declared the policy void.

Wouldn't have been a problem because any car that I or my wife are driving is automatically covered by the policy, so it would have soon been sorted if I had been stopped, but plod wouldn't know that until I'd been pulled and told him.