MoT in N. Ireland ?

patio

Hi Guys, I need to find a good MoT tester in N Ireland for my UK reg car. I live in Galway so its going to be a schlep where-ever I go. Can anyone recommend a good place to go? Thx:)

awec

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patio

The car is UK reg, so I need an MOT for tax, insurance etc....

awec

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MidlandsM

patio wrote: »

The car is UK reg, so I need an MOT for tax, insurance etc....

are you a full time resident in Galway?

patio

Im here for a couple of years while husband works .....not planning on being here forever....

MidlandsM

patio wrote: »

Im here for a couple of years while husband works .....not planning on being here forever....

then you have ties here, and you are breaking the law....


*MM gets of his big high horse*

Kenny Logins

patio wrote: »

I.....not planning on being here forever....

Same as the rest of us.

awec

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Basil Fawlty

Typical of boards, someone asks a genuine question then in come the righteous on their high horses harping on about VRT.

In answer to the OPs question unlike GB the MOT is not done in a normal garage. It is done in a test centre which you can book and pick online here: http://www.dvtani.gov.uk/onlinebooking/vehicletest.asp

You may have to ring them to get your car put on the NI data base first time. I would add that they are incredibly helpful on the phone.

awec

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Basil Fawlty

Thats their problem not yours, they were just looking for advice.

MidlandsM

ciarancapri wrote: »

Thats their problem not yours, they were just looking for advice.

would you have a bale of hay and some water for me high horse?:D

dieselbug

As others have said, go online and book it. You pay in advance with a credit card and enter your details, all pretty straight forward. Newry is probably the nearest test centre.

I would have it well prepared before the test as you dont want to be driving
all the way back for a retest, for something silly like headlight aim.

awec

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Mo60

patio wrote: »

Hi Guys, I need to find a good MoT tester in N Ireland for my UK reg car. I live in Galway so its going to be a schlep where-ever I go. Can anyone recommend a good place to go? Thx:)

What address is on the the vehicle's log book UK or ROI?

patio

Log book address is UK...I dont think it can be registered as RoI...can it ?

awec

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ljpg

theres a test centre in enniskillen,from galway its probably the closest

Mo60

awec wrote: »

What address did you give to the insurance company when they asked where you keep the car usually etc?

Before I re-reged my car I phoned up my UK insurers and they refused to insure me when I told them I was now in Ireland (I wasn't when I took out the policy with them initially). They told me to re-register the car and get Irish insurance.

I was told the exact same when I moved from UK.

If you do not inform insurance company of change of address you could invalidate your insurance.

As OP is now living in ROI I can't see the point of having an MOT or UK motor tax, it does not serve any purpose here if OP gets stopped for any reason.

L1011

All MOTs in NI are done by a single provider - there is no garage system like in GB. So its irrelevant where you go.

Our man in Havana

But here is the killer for the OP, they will only MOT cars registered with DVLNI.

Sailplane

If its a new car IE 3 years old then you cannot get an MOT in the North, its a government centre up there so unlike the UK its not a local Garage, if the car is in its fouth year you can get an MOT in NI.

Its quite confusing.

In Year 4 you can get an MOT in NI on a UK registered car

Basil Fawlty

Our man in Havana wrote: »

But here is the killer for the OP, they will only MOT cars registered with DVLNI.

Not true Im afraid. You just have to call them the first time so they can put it on the NI MOT system, after that it can be booked or rebooked online. Last time I checked you cannot use the NI MOT to tax a car online, but you can do it in a post office.

awec

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mfceiling

ciarancapri wrote: »

Typical of boards, someone asks a genuine question then in come the righteous on their high horses harping on about VRT.

In answer to the OPs question unlike GB the MOT is not done in a normal garage. It is done in a test centre which you can book and pick online here: http://www.dvtani.gov.uk/onlinebooking/vehicletest.asp

You may have to ring them to get your car put on the NI data base first time. I would add that they are incredibly helpful on the phone.

This is a good one!!

Unfortunately the car will need to be re-registered in the ROI - VRT or not it's the law.

Not much point getting stopped on the way to the MOT centre and finding out that you have been driving illegally and possibly with no insurance.

No one was on a high horse - they were just advising the OP that they "could, would" get in trouble with AGS if they were stopped at a checkpoint.

awec

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