Would it be ok in these circumstances to drive with failed MOT when the current one is still valid?

[juldan]

My car failed MOT on Friday, as 3 out of 4 tyres need changing. The note on the certificate is “dangerous, do not drive until these faults are repaired”.
I have brought it home to have it fixed(which is allowed according to the government website) and have ordered the new tyres to be fitted on my drive tomorrow. I have not driven the car anywhere else.
Here is my dilemma. I have MOT retest booked for Tuesday afternoon and wonder if it would be ok for me to drive to work (on route) and then continue to MOT after work.
The car tyres will be fixed so I will have met the condition “do not drive until fixed”. My current MOT is still valid and when I check the vehicle MOT status it shows up on the website, but I am not sure if I can still be fined.

I’m not going into reams about it again but suffice to say it’s a question that comes up regularly on PistonHeads. Nothing overrides the existing MOT, it remains in force until expiry. Once the dangerous fails are repaired you obv cannot be prosecuted for driving a car in a dangerous condition. You can continue driving on the existing MOT. I also have it confirmed in writing from DVSA.

@juldan I don't need your comments. I’m very happy with more than one legal car. You, on the other hand, had been driving an illegal car for some time and never bothered to check it. You can say what you like about me, but I’m not a dangerous car owner. Would you ever admit you were wrong not to check your tyres at any stage? You didn’t even bother before the MOT? No MOT - no insurance.

The new MOT supersedes the old one. It’s telling you the car is no longer roadworthy.

And I don’t need yours. I am sure you are perfect in every aspect of your life and have never made a mistake.

No I haven’t about driving a dangerous car with three out of 4 tyres illegal. So hopefully you aren’t driving near me. I would not wish to see you driving anywhere with illegal tyres but obviously you didn’t care. I would look a bit more closely at why you never checked them. It’s not a simple mistake is it? It’s a pretty big one over quite a long period of time where you put the lives of others at risk. Anyway. I’ve got other things to do.

As said previously I don’t need your comments.

Actually I think you do because you drive cars in an illegal condition that means they could kill people. Why can you not reflect on that?

It absolutely does NOT supersede the existing MOT. That remains valid until expiry. If you were to be pulled over after a dangerous fail that hadn’t been rectified then you could be prosecuted for using a vehicle in a dangerous condition but not for no MOT. Two completely separate pieces of legislation with no dependencies on one another. This is the £2.5k fine people talk about for using a car after a dangerous fail and you can be guilty of this regardless of MOT status.

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You think wrong. If you have replaced the tyres then the car is no longer unroadworthy. If the MOT has not yet expired then you still have an MOT. So what offence do you think you would be committing by driving the car?

@Doris86 this was a question nine months ago. Entire people have been conceived and gestated and born in the time since the answer to this question was under discussion. I am sure the car has either been fixed or scrapped by now.

I’m well aware of that. However when misinformation has been posted I think it’s important to correct it. Other people may come across this thread with similar questions in future, and rely on information that is completely wrong.

Oh I wish we had the laugh emoji back. That's hilarious. Good luck with your mission @Doris86

And good luck with your mission policing the internet. chastising people who dare to comment on a thread that is a few months old.