Q #722 - Your car requires an MOT certificate. When is it legal to drive it without an MOT certificate?
When a car is three years old (four years old in Northern Ireland), it must pass an MOT test and have a valid MOT certificate before it can be used on the road. Exceptionally, you may ? drive to a pre-arranged test appointment or to a garage for repairs required for the test ? drive vehicles made before 1960 without an MOT test, but they must be in a roadworthy condition before being used on the road.
Up to seven days after the old certificate has run out
When driving to an MOT centre to arrange an appointment
When driving the car with the owner's permission
When driving to an appointment at an MOT centre
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