MOT waiver being introduced from April 1st for 12 months

[rider]

I had a service/MOT booking for the Supra in April that has been cancelled as the garage and seperate MOT testing station are both closing from this Friday due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Good news is that the Government is introducing a MOT waiver from the end of the month for 12 months to give time for things to get back to normal. It looks like I'm going to lose my run of 19 consecutive MOT certificates so I'll be adding a printout to the cars history file covering the missing period.

 

I've emailed the insurer for confirmation that they are up to spped with this and running without a MOT from April 1st will not be one of those get away without paying clauses that they love to employ. A requirement of my policy is that the car has a current MOT to be insured, including if its nicked or spontaneously combusts. This is not a universal requirement so its best to check the small print on your own policy documents.

[Style]

I believe it's only 6 months

[rider]

I've read some sites say 6 and some say 12 months so it probably means wait until the information appears on the Government website for a definitive duration on the MOT extension.

 

I've heard back from my insurer and they say the scheme as they understand it will be an extension to the current certificated period rather than a waiver for any car that was under 40 years old that didn't actually have a current MOT at the time of the moritorium.

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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-mots-for-cars-vans-and-motorcycles-due-from-30-march-2020?fbclid=IwAR0xliJRxy6S3IFk7nbyLvEaA-MNmMiNAaiHhrArk4JrOH7Zx9w6JioYf9A