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[blackviper90210]

If this is the one Dave.......................clearly states MOT `till November as does the supporting link 
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=46248.0

That is the one and your right, but I got this email from the owner, as posted a bit earlier:

Copy of an email received 24/11 ref the MOT:

No problems, car has no outstanding work needed on it, flew MOT only needing wishbones and droplinks. Air con is nice and cold and works, never really used it much. Tyres are all good with lots of tread left. Interior is immaculate, I wash it and hoover it out each week. Very minor points, the rear door passenger side lock doesn't lock with the other on the central locking, only started recently. Front bumper has some of the lacquer coming off in places, not noticable unless up close. All electrics work, thats windows, sunroof, mirrors, seats, heated seat elements front and rear. Everything that lights up does, if anything needed replaced i've done it, small niggles annoy me.

This is 10 days AFTER it had run out!

[Brikhead]

It looks like the chap you purchased from didn't have the car M.O.T.'d...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1301087629

The MOT is until mid Nov 2011 and Tax is runing until end of April 2011

The above was in the ad for the car posted back in March.

[Dishevelled Den]

If this is the one Dave.......................clearly states MOT `till November as does the supporting link 
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=46248.0

That is the one and your right, but I got this email from the owner, as posted a bit earlier:

Copy of an email received 24/11 ref the MOT:

No problems, car has no outstanding work needed on it, flew MOT only needing wishbones and droplinks. Air con is nice and cold and works, never really used it much. Tyres are all good with lots of tread left. Interior is immaculate, I wash it and hoover it out each week. Very minor points, the rear door passenger side lock doesn't lock with the other on the central locking, only started recently. Front bumper has some of the lacquer coming off in places, not noticable unless up close. All electrics work, thats windows, sunroof, mirrors, seats, heated seat elements front and rear. Everything that lights up does, if anything needed replaced i've done it, small niggles annoy me.

This is 10 days AFTER it had run out!

Depending on how the matter now stands 'Viper, and irrespective of ignorance of the law being no defence, there are certainly mitigating circumstances here.

If you have been dealt with by way of a fixed penalty notice – which you accepted – or whether you have been reported with a view to prosecution I would certainly be making further moves to re-examine the ‘no insurance’ element of this situation with a view to ask the prosecuting authorities (and insurers) to re-visit this apparent problem of no insurance.

I say this because your insurers confirmed cover for the remainder of your journey from the police station; if they were able to do that in the circumstances especially in the continued absence of a valid MOT, then would they not have been prepared to confirm cover from the time of sale? 

It may pay you in the long run to get some legal advice as there are extenuating circumstances here which may well give the insurers and the prosecuting authorities some room to manoeuvre in an effort to improve your situation.

I would consider the statement in that copy of the Email to be misleading at the very least.

[Omega32E]

Feel sorry for you on this one, well out of order, problem is I dont think you will have any defense as it may be said an MOT check can be carried out online within minutes, worth a shot maybe but I think you will be sunk, good look anyways.

[The Red Baron]

Feel sorry for you on this one, well out of order, problem is I dont think you will have any defense as it may be said an MOT check can be carried out online within minutes, worth a shot maybe but I think you will be sunk, good look anyways.

yes, if you have either v5 ref no or the latest mot test station number.

[tidla]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_10020539

dens approach seems worth a punt, 6 points an all.

edit, also a good tool to verify the mileage and previous repair history

[Debs.]

  544!

[blackviper90210]

Thanks for all your support guys & girls.... will see if I can get some advice this week

[sassanach]

since when has no mot cancelled your insurance?

[hotel21]

since when has no mot cancelled your insurance?

It does not automatically devoid your insurance but policies say in the small print that you will at all times keep the insured vehicle road legal (or did, last time I explored said small print for legal purposes) and thus no MOT will introduce a get out for ins co's if they are called upon to say insured or not in time of claim or check by Police.

[millwall]

gutted for you mate  sound like he truly stitched you up   good luck with sorting this mess out

[sassanach]

i was under the impression that it was "roadworthy" not road legal.that would mean that if you forgot to tax your vehicle then you are not insured, thats rubbish surely(they must do it differently in scotland i suppose)

[hotel21]

The road traffic a t is the same throughout the uk, perhaps with the exception of Norn Irn.

My memory is road legal and not road worthy. It may vary between ins cos.

[redelitev6]

  No excuse on behalf of the seller , that was a sh***y trick to pull