[Albion] MOT question

[Bodian]

I was so busy last year I really just did forget for about 7 months drove in front of and behind plenty of coppers to in that time. Guess I was lucky.

Why were they following you?

 

[Weststander]

I was so busy last year I really just did forget for about 7 months drove in front of and behind plenty of coppers to in that time. Guess I was lucky.

They call it a TPAC.

 

[Justice]

My MOT is out of date by two days. I was on holiday and came back to realise this. Booked in for later this
week.

Anyway, when I started driving, I was always told that you had a week or so grace on the MOT, give or take.
Lots of new drivers have told me there's a zero tolerance policy now if you haven't got an MOT (3 pts
on your licence if you're stopped). Is this really true? Does anyone have any recent experience?

A lot has changed since 1940

 

[jackanada]

Gave my sister a lift in her van about 10 years ago and got pulled on the seafront for no MOT.
Somewhat annoying that the fine went to me as the driver but no points were involved. The fine itself didn't seem too bad either, except that foolishly I accepted the offer to pay it for me from my sibling who clearly wasn't great at paperwork. Also I was very remiss in updating my details with dvla so the next time I knew anything about it was over a year later when bailiffs were after more than a grand.

 

[Flounce]

About 5 years ago I got a fine of £1000 for driving without an MOT. Camera on Mill Drive Worthing had logged the car as having no MOT as I drove to the MOT centre in Worthing. The car had been off the road for about 3 months prior to that. I sent a copy of the MOT issued later the same day as the camera had picked me driving to the MOT centre, and they cancelled the fine.

I guess some speed cameras are also ANPR cameras?

 

[Si Gull]

ANPR cameras have altered the odds.

Definitely. I got caught on ANPR with no insurance. I honestly thought I'd renewed it, but hadn't, and it was 4 months overdue.

I received a warning letter in the post, surprisingly no fine as long as I sorted it immediately! This was Thames Valley Police.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I was so busy last year I really just did forget for about 7 months drove in front of and behind plenty of coppers to in that time. Guess I was lucky.

I did similar a year or two ago and went about 3 months without an MOT on a car before I realised, panicked and got it booked in the next day. Maybe the 'joined up technology' isn't quite as joined up as claimed