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If it's within one month of the due date, and you have the old certificate you can get this years MOT 'added' onto the current one. So, end of April if you want to add it on. You could get it done today but it would only be valid for 13 months from today. You can get a new MOT at any time even if it has ten months to run.If you go for one a month before the old one ends you can have an MOT that last for thirteen months if you have the present one to show them. Done it many times. On or before the 9th July 2012. You can have it done a month before but not after the date above.If not done by above date you would be driving illegally and liable to be stopped and charged by the Police. cruiser2 18:19 PM 09 May 12. As flak999 says it is three years from the date of first registration. Rules on MOT testing have recently altered.  Report Abuse. You can have the MOT done whenever you like, but it would run from the date it was done. However, if you still have a current MOT, you can have the test carried out up to 1 calendar month before the old one runs out, and the new one will then run 12 months from the expiry date of the old one. ie runs out Feb 10 You have MOT done tomorrow, it would then be MOT until Feb 10 2010 If you do not know when the current one runs out you can get it done anytime you want. But will only run for 1 year from that date and you cannot add the old one if you find it after. Andy C. Source(s): Best Answer: Hello You can have it done up to 1 month before if you have the old MOT and that is provided at time of MOT it will run concurrently. ie runs out Feb 10 You have MOT done tomorrow, it would then be MOT until Feb 10 2010 If you do not know when the current one runs out you can get it done anytime you want. But will only run for 1 year from that date and you cannot add the old one if you find it after. Andy C. Source(s): ANDY · 7 years ago MOT (Class 4). £29.95. An MOT can be carried out up to one calendar month prior to the expiry date of your existing MOT certificate, whilst still preserving the anniversary of the expiry date. If you have your test carried out a month before the due date, your MOT is effectively valid for 13 months. Example: if your current certificate expires on 20th March, you can take the test between 21st February and 20th March and the new certificate will be valid until 20th March the following year. MOT tests can be carried out on your car up to one month before its due date. If your MOT test is carried out a month early, it will effectively remain valid for 13 months. * renewal, if the MOT expiry date is around the same time. You need to have a valid MOT before being able to renew the tax. Finding there are repairs to do which take you past the first of the month means you may not be able to renew your tax on time. Our advice is to get your vehicle in early for its MOT. As long as you are within that last month, you have nothing to lose by doing so. * 06-02-2015: Although you no longer need to display a tax disc, you DO still need to pay for it. Doing this and then finding out the car has failed leaves them in a tricky position if the MOT expires that day and they are given a sheet of failure points to rectify before we can pass the car. What a lot of people don’t realise is that you don’t need to wait until the MOT due date to get the test done. Report Abuse. You can get a new MOT at any time even if it has ten months to run.If you go for one a month before the old one ends you can have an MOT that last for thirteen months if you have the present one to show them. Done it many times. You can still drive your vehicle if it fails an MOT test, provided the existing MOT certificate is still valid (which only happens if you get the vehicle tested before the expiry date of a current MOT). However, you can still be stopped by police and prosecuted if your vehicle is unroadworthy.  · just now. Report Abuse. A calander month is the time you can get a mot done by if you go before you lose the days, but you do get a 13 month ticket, if it passes. Do not forget to tell them it is still has a vlid mot and leave the current mot paper in the car or pass to the examiner when taken the car in. You can get a new MOT at any time even if it has ten months to run.If you go for one a month before the old one ends you can have an MOT that last for thirteen months if you have the present one to show them. Done it many times.
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long long before a mot is due can it be done