To report this car?

Can’t stand a grass.

MN has gone full Phil Mitchell today, I see.

Selfish pricks who think laws don't apply to them and endanger other road users by driving unroadworthy cars are infinitely worse tbh.

That is factually incorrect. Anybody insurance is still valid for third party

I’m on a FB page that shames bad parking and the response is so similar to this thread. Most people think being a twat with your car isn’t ok. Yet others are so affronted that others notice shit parking/driving/car maintenance like it’s apparently not the business of other road users or pedestrians that these types of people are a possible danger or at least inconsiderate wankers who need to be called out. A car is not something to fuck around with, use it and look after it properly or don’t have one.

Social services is way too far, I’d give her a bit more time then report to 101. My car passed its last mot with flying colours but since then had a tyre issue and now one with the light switch. This is why they need to be MOT’d and serviced intermittently!

Why would you object to people reporting crimes - unless you're committing them yourself?

yeah report her to the DVSA, you can do it anonymously. I reported someone who had abandoned an old ice cream van near where I used to park and live. Its not just the MOT, it invalidates her insurance.

Social Services? Because her MOT has run out? Please tell me you’re taking the piss.

Definitely report her , it is not about being a ‘grass’ . I don’t get why it’s strange to check online , it takes a few seconds on your phone .

This is such a strange thing to do.

I’d report but based on experience would
expect nothing to happen

They must do an awful lot of miles.

Are you joking? Most cars doing average annual mileage will need tyres and possibly brakes before they’re 3 years old. I consider myself to be doing well if I get 10k miles out of a pair of tyres on a driven axle.

They must do an awful lot of miles. Did you check the tread depth across the tyre? It's not something you can easily tell just from passing, unless the tyres are bald. The limit is 1.6 mm minimum depth across threequarters of the tread, best to replace before you reach that though. Advisory usually means it will be OK until the next MOT and possibly still OK then, just something to keep an eye on.

Not necessarily. Only if your insurance policy states that it must have a valid MOT, none of mine state that, only that it must be roadworthy. Just because a car has no MOT doesn’t mean it’s roadworthy and vice versa. Most of the time when someone crashes a car without an MOT the insurance will pay out as usual but using a reduced value for the car commensurate with its MOT status.

I cannot tell you how many under three year old cars I’ve seen that need new tyres.
so many people ignore them.

If you check a reg number on the mot checker you can see the advisories. It’s more unusual for the first mot to be clear of them than usual. Obviously not every single one, but so many have things flagged like tyres, brakes, play in bushes. It’s a great way of checking if you should buy a 2nd hand car or not, come up repeated on the second one and the cars probably been poorly maintained

The bottom line is she's an inconsiderate pain in the ass. Reporting her may help curtail her attitude so I'd just do it OP. It's her own fault as you can't reason with her direct so let the authorities do it. Don't give it a second thought

Yep, do it.

No MOT invalidates your insurance....

Get a life will ya.

You're not doing this out of concern.

no MOT means no insurance

There is a SORN car parked half in a disabled bay outside my house right now

Report, wtf is wrong with people. Why should they get away with driving illegally. Stuff like this makes me angry.

just start parking where she parks and how she parks, get the neighbours to do the same and when she complains tell her

I had (and have again) reported a car parked in a disabled bay, marked with white lines, so a courtesy space, outside my house. I had to register my blue badge and car reg to the local council for that bay.

No MOT, tax. The current car has the front missing off it. No bodywork, bumper, bonnet, number plate. And yes, anyone can check the tax and MOT status of a car.

All these PPs who are saying about being a snitch, a curtain twitcher, nothing better to do can just fuck off imo. I don't even know who owns the cars that have been dumped outside my house so a 'friendly word' isn't going to help.

There's a website called Fix My Street, OP, where you can report things to your local council. I did this with car #1 and it had a ticket on within 24hrs. It was soon shifted. I didn't report that for about 3wks though. Current car has been there for 10days.

Sending you support!

...isn't it obvious then that the OP checked online?

Tyres are checked for physically soundness, pressure and tread thickness at the MOT. But you should check them yourselves for pressure, tread and damage routinely between MOTs.