Whats going on with MOT Availability at the moment?

[Boydie]

MOT Expires 12/05
Earliest I could get 19/10

 

[NickR]

MOT Expires 12/05
Earliest I could get 19/10

You'll get a cancellation no bother. Just a matter of sitting refreshing for a bit

 

[Rigger]

Got a realistic date this morning. Bit of refreshing (as Nick above says) - 5 mins worth and got a slot on 7th May at Balmoral/Boucher.

 

[Boydie]

I will refresh each morning from tomorrow, no panic

 

[Jbridges522]

Will forever baffle me why everyone books a date miles away then looks for a cancellation rather than just getting the cancellation in the 1st place.

 

[Boydie]

Will forever baffle me why everyone books a date miles away then looks for a cancellation rather than just getting the cancellation in the 1st place.

TIL maybe but can you do that? I thought you had to have it booked for a date then look for cancellations??

 

[Rigger]

Will forever baffle me why everyone books a date miles away then looks for a cancellation rather than just getting the cancellation in the 1st place.

Unless I missed something, that's what I tried to do the other day. I was only given options months later. I didn't see an option to book a cancellation. Would have done if I had seen that.

As it stands, you have to get your initial appointment months in advance with an appointment number. You need this in order to change the date to an earlier one through cancellation.


@Boydie - I was on at 5am today. No issues queuing - straight in - but nobody on, so no cancellations. Had to wait til around 8-9 (and enter the queuing system) before I could find a cancellation that suited.

 

[RevT]

Cancellations or extra appointments are added as and when, and they are available for both a new booking and changing an appointment. So you don’t need an appointment booked to avail of a cancellation appointment coming up. However, atleast you can show you have an appointment booked if you’re stopped.

 

[Jbridges522]

Aye as @RevT says you can book the appointments that pop up any time, only reason to get on ages away 1st is if your mot has ran out and might need it for the police.

 

[AlpineF30]

Do they still do the emergency appointments if the MOT has ran out and you can't tax the car?

 

[kharma45]

Do they still do the emergency appointments if the MOT has ran out and you can't tax the car?

Yes - can still email DVA for them and they widened the window to do so.

 

[zafturbo]

You boys all need to make friends with one of the examiners ,loads of dates then lol

 

[_James_]

You boys all need to make friends with one of the examiners ,loads of dates then lol

I tried to make friends with one of the lads last week at Larnes HGV lane and it went as expected. I can't wait until I get the usual call from them to say they've left their test equipment attached to a vehicle and would I mind crawling under it, remove it and deliver it back to them on the way home.

 

[zafturbo]

I tried to make friends with one of the lads last week at Larnes HGV lane and it went as expected. I can't wait until I get the usual call from them to say they've left their test equipment attached to a vehicle and would I mind crawling under it, remove it and deliver it back to them on the way home.

This exact thing happened me last week when they left there gear below a trailer lol .only I am good friends with a few of them they were not getting it back .Some of them are really odd and will hardly speak a word to you .

 

[design1]

Went on this afternoon for dad's car as it was up in march and he never drives it anyway and any amount of dates for next week I took Balmoral for Monday morning .

 

[BobSpounge]

Our mk5 gti does less miles anually than the proclaimers walked. Certainly doesn't need mot'd every year.

 

[Eager]

Things still deteriorate and perish irrespective of miles though. Probably more chance of brake callipers giving trouble on that car than one that’s done 10k a year.

 

[DJMCA]

Its a piss take, dont think its ever been this hard to get a decent date/time. Ive been on loads and cant get anything, anything that is suitable is gone before you even click in to it

 

[design1]

When I went on other day plenty available for newtownatds.dpatrick an Balmoral..this morning any amount for mallusk

 

[gary1365]

When I went on other day plenty available for newtownatds.dpatrick an Balmoral..this morning any amount for mallusk

In march it took me 3 half hour sessions to get a date that suited. I just booked the first appointment available then when I was sitting idle looked again.

Most of the time I was hit with no appointments available.

 

[DJMCA]

Have been on again a few times today and any suitable are gone before you blink

 

[Boydie]

LOL yeah by the time you check the day in your calendar, its gone!

 

[Jbridges522]

Have been on again a few times today and any suitable are gone before you blink

The third party booking sites have to be to blame cause it wouldn’t be physically possible for appointments to disappear as fast as they do.

I actually got lucky and got one yesterday for this evening.

 

[DJMCA]

The third party booking sites have to be to blame cause it wouldn’t be physically possible for appointments to disappear as fast as they do.

100% this. The booking bots

Eventually just got one for next Saturday 18th (MOT due 28th). I'm not exaggerating when i say ive spent a ridiculous amount of time online trying to get an appointment!

Genuinely if you blinked you missed them.

 

[AMG]

You boys all need to make friends with one of the examiners ,loads of dates then lol

It's a life saver, but also shows how messed up the booking system is. I phoned at 08:30 the other morning and got dates that day for 3 vehicles. And I'm sure I wasn't the only person that rang either.