1st Mot test

[funkyrich]

I am taking my vw polo for its first Mot test in a few days time.Can someone advise what documents I need to show.I am asking because I have only been driving for a year(vehicle is now 3 years old). Thanks in advance.

[Ethel]

For the first MOT you must take the log book - the registration document.

[funkyrich]

Thanks Ethel.

[CheekyChops]

Mty car had its first MOT recently and I didn't need to take anything.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

yes,cheekychops is right,you do not have to take any documents at all,nothing is needed for the test,they get all the info of the vin number on the car.

[Panic Button]

....but they might be grateful for sight of the registration document.
It makes their life a little easier in the office without having to find numbers on the car, writing them on the back of an envelope and going back to the office.

[Ethel]

If the car is taken in within a month of the due date for its first MOT you must take the log book -

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

[Buenchico]

It's unusual for me to side with Norman but he's correct in stating that you don't need to take any documentation an MoT test.

When you take a vehicle which has already got an MoT certificate, and that certificate still has a short while left to run, it's advisable to take the old certificate because the new one will be dated to expire one year after the existing one does (rather than one year from the date of the test).

Similarly, if a first MoT is carried out shortly before it's actually required, it's advisable to take the V5C because the MoT certificate will be dated to expire 4 years after the date of registration, rather than 1 year after the date of the test.

Chris