Tax and MOT

[olli99uk]

Does any one know if its "legal" to drive a car to the mot station if it has no tax or mot?
Cheers olli

[BIG DAN]

you dont have to have tax or mot to drive it too an mot centre but you do have to have a lisence and be insured to drive a vehicle !!

[olli99uk]

nice one cheers, i do have a license and will be insured on the car. it might be taking the piss slightly as will be driving like 70 miles. fingers crossed will get away with it.

[BIG DAN]

bloody far to go 4 abn mot ent it is it a friendly 1 ? lol o yeah i forgot to mention that it has too be booked in at teh garage you are taking it too



why so far as they mite look at that as a bit suspicious !!!

[olli99uk]

buying the car off my brother and he has left it on the drive for ages, i know the garage and will get it booked in before i collect it. thinking if i drive sensibly should b fine

[Octane2097]

its worth saying that you dont need tax to drive to an mot appointment
as your unable to actualy get tax without a valid mot

but the car does has to be SORN, if your caught driving (to an MOT test or not) without tax AND without a SORN notice, you car could be seized and crushed.