Can I tax my car if the MOT Certificate is about to run out?

[coffeemaduk]

I recently bought a second hand motor for a cheap little run around the car tax is out on 1st September and the mot is due on the 12th sept, car is booked in for MOT on 10th can i tax my car with the currenlt MOT Certificate bearing in mind it only has 12 days remaining.

Any info would be good thanks

 

[kdee]

Yes, as long as the MOT is still valid it doesn't matter how long it has remaining. My husband worked in car sales for years, I asked him and he confirmed this.

 

[carolp]

yes if the MOT is in date you can tax the car you can even do it online

 

[BigD]

Yes.
But do be aware :

The DVLA now know when a MOT expires. So don't delay in getting it updated on the 10th.

 

[daveb]

yes even if only one day to run.