mot

[originalang]

My hubby has bought a car less than three years old for the first time ever. What date do we go by for when its first MOT is due please. Thanks so much for your help.

[Ethel]

The third anniversary of the registration. You can get it done at any time, but it must be MOT'd from that date.

[kempie]

If a vehicle is registered with no prior use on the road, the MOT will be required three years after the date of registration. For example, a vehicle registered �from new� on 1 April 2004 will require its MOT no later than 1 April 2007.

If a vehicle is used prior to registration, as would be the case with an import, the MOT will be required three years from the end of the year of manufacture. For example a vehicle manufactured at any time in 2004 will require an MOT no later than 31 December 2007.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVe hicle/Mot/DG_4022112

[originalang]

Thank you so much for such quick helpful replies, we've got plenty of time then.

[Hymie]

Something that I did not know when I was wealthy/stupid enough to buy a car less than 3 years old, is that you can have it MOTed up to a month before the due date, and the MOT will be extended for 13 months (as is normal with successive MOTs).