Northern Ireland Mot Advice Thread

[Updated by Admin: Please use this thread for all Northern Ireland Vehicle MOT Advice and Q&A, booking with DVLA etc]

You can apply for a MOT test online, by telephone, in person or by post. You should book your vehicle test as soon as you receive your reminder letter, which is sent to you seven weeks before your test is due. Vehicles can be tested up to 28 days before the expiry of their current test certificate without affecting the expiry date for the following year.

Just double double checking, if I MOT my car earlier than the certificate expiry will the remainder be carried over? Checked the internet and it says 30 days, but when booking says no earlier than 28 days.

i wouldnt have thought so im sure someone will be on to give the right info

Thanks lads

I have just got myself a new motor which requires mot in a few weeks, I am going to book my MOT tomorrow but for the life of me I can't remember on the day of MOT do I need to bring any documents with me? Just I don't know if my V5C Tax book will be back in time.

Thanks in advance, Stew

Nothing needed in my experience, though as your a new owner of the vehicle it would be recommended to carry your insurance policy and take the booking notice to the test with you.

You are supposed to take your booking form and tax book

Here, wouldn't it be a great idea if DVA made this information available, say whenever you book your MOT?

You need you V5 and appointment letter. good chance you may not be asked for it, but if its needed and you don't have it, you won't be able to be tested

Can I not bring the small slip that I keep from the tax book to say I have bought it and the tax book has been sent away ?

Yes

i failed for that last week, in ards, well it was on failer list, mate

i only had green new keeper slip

You wouldn't fail for that alone, most inspectors (including me) will put a note on as an advisory if the V5 isn't produced, many cars have incorrect date of reg on them as they were 1st used in the mainland and our system shows date 1st used in NI

So when the V5 isn't presented, we can't changed the date, and when the quality guys check this we get pulled up for not updating the system - if that makes sense

There are occassions when we do need to verify chassis numbers ect, so ideally always take your V5

yea there was 3 fails on list,

thats the 1st time that has ever happened to be honest

what centre do you work in lad

Balmoral now, I was in Newbuildings until I moved back to Bangor in the summer

Can anyone tell me if it's compulsory yet that an airbag light has to be out for mot, and does the airbag have to be in tact? Any advice is appreciated thanks

Not yet, be fine with the light on

What ^^^^ he said

Cheers fellas

i have twin 40's on my sierra but no filters over the trumpets

is this a mot fail?

Yes

ah ok cheers