The appointment letter; vehicle registration logbook V5C(NI); current tax disk; vehicle insurance certificate; previous MOT certificate; driving license; proof of address; service history; any current Certificate or Notice of Refusal; the bus fare home.
You can be fined up to £1,000 for driving a vehicle without a valid MOT. You can get an MOT up to a month (minus a day) before it runs out and keep the same renewal date. If your MOT runs out on 15 May, the earliest you can get an MOT to keep the same renewal date for next year is 16 April.
From 1st June 2024, vehicles that were first registered between 1st June 2017 and 31st May 2018 or between 1st June 2019 and 31st May 2020 will be given a Temporary Exemption Certificate (TEC) if they currently have a valid Northern Ireland MOT certificate.
If you get to within 10 days of the expiry date of your tax and you have been unable to secure an MOT appointment or your tax has expired, fill in the short notice appointment request form(external link opens in a new window / tab) . You will need to give the following information: vehicle registration number.
You do not need to complete an MOT/ Goods Vehicle test if your car, motorcycle or light goods vehicle is 3500kgs or lower and was first manufactured or registered more than 40 years ago. Even if the vehicle is exempt from annual testing, it must be maintained in a roadworthy condition.
Yes, you can drive a car to a pre-booked MOT test without a valid MOT certificate, even if it is on SORN and doesn't have car tax. The vehicle must have insurance and you should check the policy is valid for driving without an MOT, as some insurers may not cover vehicles under these circumstances.
If you can't get an appointment before your existing MOT expires, you must book the earliest available appointment.
How it works Enter Booking Details. Enter your current MOT booking details. Choose Test Centre. Select one or more test centres that suit you. Choose New Date. Select the dates & times you would like your cancellation between. Success.
MOT Renewals You can only renew your MOT one month before the expiry date which essentially gives you a 13-month MOT but you need to make sure all faults are repaired. In the case of a late MOT, you can legally drive your vehicle without an MOT if you are travelling to a pre-booked MOT appointment.