1999 Volvo V70 XC 2.4T , manual for Quick sale. £250

SerzKotovskij · Sep 1st, 2017, 21:50

Grab a bargain. Easy fix!!!
MOT failure on one tyre(already been replaced) and both brake cables(£20 each from Euro car parts) Still got MOT till 10th of September
146k on a clock, used daily, drives perfect with plenty of power and limo comfort. Everything working ( even aircon)
Just been offered diesel car by my friend so Volvo have to go...as haven't got time at all due to long working hours
Car is in Taunton , Somerset

luggsey · Sep 1st, 2017, 22:02

If I needed a second car I would jump at it!
Tempted but it would sit in the queue behind the Landy series 2 and the Bedford camper Van!

SerzKotovskij · Sep 1st, 2017, 23:14

well.....Volvo is for life!!!

christheancient · Sep 2nd, 2017, 10:48

Just a quick point, if it has failed an MoT, one cannot 'carry over' the old one until its expiry date!

PNuT · Sep 2nd, 2017, 12:00

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Originally Posted by christheancient

Just a quick point, if it has failed an MoT, one cannot 'carry over' the old one until its expiry date!

Can you clarify that?

I have asked the MOT testing station at work & they say it is not the case, that car on the DVLA site is saying it's mot expires in Sept even though it has fail for its recent test.....

I have heard in the past what you are saying but I can find no evidence that it is the case....

HiFlyer437 · Sep 2nd, 2017, 23:57

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Originally Posted by christheancient

Just a quick point, if it has failed an MoT, one cannot 'carry over' the old one until its expiry date!

Yes you can. Mine failed on a tyre, and the fact that the dog had eaten the seatbelts in the boot! I was able to drive it away, get a new tyre, remove the 7-seat conversion. Hey presto, a pass.

I've seen that XC advertised as I'm local. I'm very tempted...

christheancient · Sep 3rd, 2017, 10:09

My understanding of the regs says that a failed car can only be driven to/from the MoT test station for the purposes of a booked repair or retest. After all, the car is no longer roadworthy.

And, heaven forgive, there were a collision, what a lovely 'wriggle out' for the insurance company.

If however, the original MoT test station didn't issue a certificate of failure...

capt jack · Sep 3rd, 2017, 11:33

To be driven on the road a car must have a current MoT, so if it fails a test but the old certificate is still in date then in theory you are OK to drive it. BUT it's illegal to drive an unroadworthy car no matter what it's MoT status. Arguably a car that's failed an MoT is by definition unroadworthy. But then again a car with one failed number plate bulb would fail the MoT, and therefore be "unroadworthy ". But that hardly turns the car into a death-trap.

To me the law is very foggy on this. How many people get the car tested a week or two early so that they have a chance to fix any issues before the old MoT runs out?

I guess if the car failed and was patently dangerous then driving it would be crazy anyway.

Perhaps the best way to judge is to ask yourself if you'd be happy to let your wife/mistress/mother/daughter drive the car at 70mph round the M25? If the answer is "No" then why would you want to drive it yourself until it's fixed?

The MoT is there to protect drivers, passengers and other road users from potentially deadly defects. It's not a perfect system, but in general terms it does work.

Jack

Dippydog · Sep 3rd, 2017, 11:37

Yes it's one of the oddities of the system whereby you can present a car for the mot while it still has a valid certificate and should the car fail the mot then the certificate already on it remains valid and in force.So you can legally drive an mot failure about to your hearts content until the "pass"mot runs out.Crazy of course but thems the rules.

Mark1Stu · Sep 3rd, 2017, 12:07

PM sent.

Sep 1st, 2017, 22:02	#2
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Sep 2nd, 2017, 10:48	#4
christheancient Aged Volvo Lover Last Online: Sep 16th, 2021 10:19 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: A place in mendip-land famous for its cheese - and its gorge	Just a quick point, if it has failed an MoT, one cannot 'carry over' the old one until its expiry date! __________________ Our children don't inherit the world from us. We are borrowing it from them.

Sep 3rd, 2017, 10:09	#7
christheancient Aged Volvo Lover Last Online: Sep 16th, 2021 10:19 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: A place in mendip-land famous for its cheese - and its gorge	My understanding of the regs says that a failed car can only be driven to/from the MoT test station for the purposes of a booked repair or retest. After all, the car is no longer roadworthy. And, heaven forgive, there were a collision, what a lovely 'wriggle out' for the insurance company. If however, the original MoT test station didn't issue a certificate of failure... __________________ Our children don't inherit the world from us. We are borrowing it from them.

Sep 3rd, 2017, 11:33	#8
capt jack VOC Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 18:56 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Selby, North Yorkshire	MoT failure To be driven on the road a car must have a current MoT, so if it fails a test but the old certificate is still in date then in theory you are OK to drive it. BUT it's illegal to drive an unroadworthy car no matter what it's MoT status. Arguably a car that's failed an MoT is by definition unroadworthy. But then again a car with one failed number plate bulb would fail the MoT, and therefore be "unroadworthy ". But that hardly turns the car into a death-trap. To me the law is very foggy on this. How many people get the car tested a week or two early so that they have a chance to fix any issues before the old MoT runs out? I guess if the car failed and was patently dangerous then driving it would be crazy anyway. Perhaps the best way to judge is to ask yourself if you'd be happy to let your wife/mistress/mother/daughter drive the car at 70mph round the M25? If the answer is "No" then why would you want to drive it yourself until it's fixed? The MoT is there to protect drivers, passengers and other road users from potentially deadly defects. It's not a perfect system, but in general terms it does work. Jack

Sep 3rd, 2017, 11:37	#9
Dippydog Premier Member Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 17:55 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: S****horpe	Yes it's one of the oddities of the system whereby you can present a car for the mot while it still has a valid certificate and should the car fail the mot then the certificate already on it remains valid and in force.So you can legally drive an mot failure about to your hearts content until the "pass"mot runs out.Crazy of course but thems the rules.

Sep 3rd, 2017, 12:07	#10
Mark1Stu Senior Member Last Online: Apr 21st, 2024 06:42 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bristol	PM sent.

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