Millions of motorists driving without valid MOT, research finds

[Mike Ruff, GW editor]

Millions of motorists in Britain are driving without a valid MOT, according to new research from Direct Line for Business. One in six drivers have acc
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[keith]

Some days a third of mot test i do are out of date and any where up to 11 months over due and most are only getting it done to not being about to tax the car.

[Alastair Mayne]

Not only do a number of cars we test have expired MOT’s I am staggered at the casual reaction we get from some (not all) of the owners when we tell them. Plus, often the car will then fail the test, and when we suggest that we keep the car so that we can carry out the repairs ASAP we are often met with a response like “I can’t do without the car for at least two weeks, I have to run the kids to school / We’re going on holiday in it next week / I’m going to see my mate in London at the weekend”, and so on. Although we explain the severity of the situation a lot of drivers just do not understand the risks involved never mind the possibility of fines & license endorsements. What can be done to educate the motoring public?

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