Insurance is a wierd one, I can insure a 2008 Panda 100HP for less than the Sei
lol i know what my next car would be then
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lol i know what my next car would be then
I could tell you
no you cant yours is new, he can only afford a rust bucket old one
Is there any way to get a car from aberdeen to york without driving it (no mot) and that wont cost that much to do?
Hire a single car transporter or trailer, drive it. Probably the cheapest option.
book it in for its mot then you can legally drive it to the garage
Thats a good point actually. Didnt think of that lol. It would be a 6 and a half hour drive and cover about 350 miles
So tempted! Train up there would cost a fair bit though!
Thats a good point actually. Didnt think of that lol. It would be a 6 and a half hour drive and cover about 350 miles
Im sure if you got stopped and you said to the police that you were traveling 350 miles to the MOT station after purchasing the car, you wouldn't have much to stand on?
http://www.shiply.com/ turn down a few quotes saying too expensive, then they only send cheaper ones
it doesn't matter how far you drive if he tells the truth it wont matter
he booked the car in went a brought it and is driveinig it straight to the garage distance doesnt come in to it
Double check if you can, but if theres nothing against it... Then this is the best option - If you can manage 350 miles in a car without an MOT.
lol well i would probably take a bag full of stuff just incase i needed to do any roadside repairs. So cable ties and wd40
Hate to point out that the law is something like 2 miles to the nearest garage if pre-booked for an MOT. 350 is probably pushing it a bit much
edit - wrong thread I am a pillock! Will post this bit else where
edit - wrong thread I am a pillock! Will post this bit else where
says who?
:yeahthat: I only use one place for MOTs and am not going to be ripped off by another place who fail it when nothings wrong.
I was 100% sure I'd read something on direct.gov.uk there was a max distance for driving to an MOT, but thinking back I think that was related to an untaxed vehicle being taken for MOT, as far as I can now find out, it's a really really grey area, and direct.gov.uk just states pre-booked MOT..... However it says this:
Taken from: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_4022108
Dodgy ground if you ask me to drive a vehicle that far with no MOT - the sensible option would be to book an MOT for a garage that is local to the place of collection, then drive it home with an MOT
If it fails the MOT then it's not roadworthy and shouldn't be on the road simples...... ish
that would just mean give car very good check before hand as traffic police will if they pull you
that far it will be cheaper to use shiply anyway, its always cheaper than train fair+petrol
that far it will be cheaper to use shiply anyway, its always cheaper than train fair+petrol
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I was 100% sure I'd read something on direct.gov.uk there was a max distance for driving to an MOT, but thinking back I think that was related to an untaxed vehicle being taken for MOT, as far as I can now find out, it's a really really grey area, and direct.gov.uk just states pre-booked MOT..... However it says this:
Taken from: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_4022108
Dodgy ground if you ask me to drive a vehicle that far with no MOT - the sensible option would be to book an MOT for a garage that is local to the place of collection, then drive it home with an MOT
2 miles is a ludicrous distance to choose
there are people who live further than that from their local MOT station
it would mean a change in the law and folks needing to traler cars to MOT all the time
I was just thinking and my nearest are 3.5 miles either north or south so Id be screwed by the 2 mile law if it existed.
is it easter this weekend?
Nope, next one
