I panicked when my MOT ran out – here are…

The rules around whether you can drive your car if it has failed an MOT can be pretty confusing. I panicked when I realised my MOT was up just a few days before it expired and when I tried to get it booked in there were no dates available before my deadline. Then just last week a colleague of mine, whose car failed her MOT, was left wondering if she could drive before it was booked in before a retest. Like a lot of things around cars and driving, the rules around MOTs are not straightforward to those of us who know little about cars. That said, our ignorance is no excuse for potentially breaking the law. READ MORE: Parking in 'shockingly bad car park' next to Hull Royal Infirmary leaves people 'trapped' Grandad's warning to people taking children to Meadowhall this Christmas I decided to do a little research just to double check exactly when it is legal to drive your car if it has failed the MOT, or when the date has expired. I do not want to end up panicking like I did earlier this year. What if your MOT has expired? The laws around this are actually straightforward. You cannot drive your vehicle if the MOT has expired. In fact, you should not be parking on a public highway. That is a concern for me, as I don’t have a driveway. I had to park at work when I was awaiting an MOT date. The only time you can drive the car is to the test centre or to the garage to get any repairs done. Otherwise, I’m afraid you will have to park up your car (off the highway) until you can get that test booked in. A car fails its MOT, but the date of the last one has not expired This is where i
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