Car Untaxed to Mot Station (and return)

[gadgetgricey]

My mega mile Saab 9-5 has been off the road for two years, and needed to move it off my folks driveway.

Only about 5 miles, but got a day Insurance and pre booked the MOT so all legal.

Was then going to drive it home, and possibly break it.

 

The things only gone and passed    .

 

Now where do I stand on driving the car back from the MOT station as it now has a valid MOT?

 

Obviously after two years was not expecting this, so now concerned I have to tax it just for the day to get it home.

Going to now use the car, but would rather not pay a full months tax for 15 mins use.

 

Any thoughts;.

[UmBongo]

I would pay the tax just to be on the safe side.

[nigel bickle]

No tax needed for journey to & from mot, to and from repairing garage(s), if pre arranged.

 

You are safe to drive home. Mot is also timed, so easily proven

[scaryoldcortina]

I'd just go home - you can't tax it on day insurance anyway.

[Alexg]

You don't need insurance to tax a car anymore and you don't need tax to drive to and from a pre-arranged MOT.

[John F]

Absolutely - you're just returning from an MOT, it doesn't need to be taxed. Just drive it home (and roffle it).

[gadgetgricey]

Absolutely - you're just returning from an MOT, it doesn't need to be taxed. Just drive it home (and roffle it).

 

Probably will in a month or so, Only drove it a few miles this morning, but the boost/torque is quite addictive.

Whole point of this was to get rid, but now its MOT'd would be rude not to enjoy it for a bit.....

 

Cheers all

[Eddie Honda]

Yeah, as long as you "reasonably not take the piss" then there are reasonably less questions to answer.

 

In 1999, I bought an untaxed/unMOT'd Reliant in Peatboghorror, Cambs and drove it to Thrapston, Northants to MOT, failed, then home to High Wycombe, Bucks. 

 

More recently, July 2014, I drove from Essex to Bucks (66 miles across 3 Polis force's patches including M11/M25/M40) to a MOT and never got busted. Regardless of outcome, I was ready to proceed to Holyhead for the boat, but the man from the MOT he say yes. Bought tax, saw other polis cars and never got a tug.

[Split_Pin]

Had the same quandry myself when my Astra was off the road for 2 years. Perfectly fine to drive to and from the MOT station.

[Eddie Honda]

what annoys me is that the 1983 Representation of the People Act doesn't have the "drive you clapped out shed to the polling station and back" clause.