m.o.t

[buildersteve]

i got a producer last monday i went to the police station today i gave them my insurance details and my driven lisince documents but could not provide them a m.o.t certificate i told them its going in for one today but there booked so im taking it in tommorow mornning but i think my m.o.t run out 2months ago could u tellme wat could happen please im panickin i have a baby on the way hardly any money my car is in a state and its garented to fail wat do i do?

[birdie1971]

I haven't got good news I'm afraid, but don't panic. Seeing as you didn't have a valid MOT certificate when you were stopped by the police then you've committed the offences of driving a vehicle without the correct documetation and failure to produce. The police will refer the case to the magistrate's court and you'll receive a summons. If you accept that you were in the wrong and don't plan to submit a defence, then you can plead guilty by post so you don't have to appear at court. You'll probably receive a fine of a couple of hundred quid and get points (3?) on your licence. You can negotiate with the court and pay the fine in installments that you can afford.

[kempie]

MOT offences are non-endorseable i.e. no penalty points.

[New Judge]

In some areas "No MoT" is dealt with by way of a fixed penalty of �60.

If summoned to a magistrates' court you will receive a fine not much in excess of that, plus about �35 costs plus �15 Victim Surcharge.

As kempie says, no points. You will not be charged with failing to produce. You cannot produce what you do not have and failing to produce is only charged when you have the document but do not produce it within seven days. The substantive offence of no MoT will be the only one charged.

[buildersteve]

thank u 4 ur answer it has put my mind at rest