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Old Oct 12th 2009, 4:45 pm
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Today, while sorting through various insurance policies etc I found that the ITV (MOT) for my (Spanish) car had expired in Feb this year.
Question is ,what should I do next?
If I take it to the ITV station for a renewal will I get a fine for using it for the last 8 months without the ITV? The car is in good condition and the insurance is up to date, it's just that I overlooked the renewal date for the ITV
Any advice greatly appreciated, thanks
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Old Oct 12th 2009, 4:47 pm
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Originally Posted by sparkyinspain
Today, while sorting through various insurance policies etc I found that the ITV (MOT) for my (Spanish) car had expired in Feb this year.
Question is ,what should I do next?
If I take it to the ITV station for a renewal will I get a fine for using it for the last 8 months without the ITV? The car is in good condition and the insurance is up to date, it's just that I overlooked the renewal date for the ITV
Any advice greatly appreciated, thanks
Just take it in.
But was it insured with no ITV ?
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Old Oct 12th 2009, 4:50 pm
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You won't have any problem at the ITV station. You biggest risk is being stopped by the Guardia an the way to the test.

Make sure you book an appointment online at have the printout to prove it - there will then not be a problem if you are stopped.
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Old Oct 12th 2009, 4:55 pm
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But was it insured with no ITV ?
The insurance companies to not need sight of the ITV certificate and Linea Directa have confirmed to me that it is not a requirement of the policy to have a valid ITV.

An ITV certificate only proves that the car was roadworthy at the exact time it was tested - nothing more. The brakes could fail minutes later.

If you have an accident then the assessors and engineers will decide whether the car was roadworthy at the time and whether you were to blame if it wasn't. The ITV is meaningless in this context.
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Old Oct 12th 2009, 5:11 pm
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Thanks JDR & Fred for the quick replies, will take it in this week and let you know what happens
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Originally Posted by Fred James
The insurance companies to not need sight of the ITV certificate and Linea Directa have confirmed to me that it is not a requirement of the policy to have a valid ITV.

An ITV certificate only proves that the car was roadworthy at the exact time it was tested - nothing more. The brakes could fail minutes later.
If you have an accident then the assessors and engineers will decide whether the car was roadworthy at the time and whether you were to blame if it wasn't. The ITV is meaningless in this context.

Which makes me wonder why it's a requirement for UK policies, given that the circumstances are no different - the MOT proves the car was roadworthy at the time of testing, nothing else.
So would Linea Directa (& others) be ok with OP given it was an oversight or regard it as worthy of upping the premium next time round?
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I am surprised that you found it had run out. Did you not have a sticker to put in your windscreen? If you fail to display that then I understand that is also an offence and if not it would attract some sort of attention at a "control".
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Originally Posted by fionamw
Which makes me wonder why it's a requirement for UK policies,
It's not necessarily a condition of the policy (check the small print) - you merely need it as part of the process for taxing your car.
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Well mine runs out on Friday and there is no way that I will be able to get to the ITV station by then as there is a 3 foot deep trench right outside my garage due to the local council deciding to dig up the road to replace the drains, and there's holes everywhere
I'm told that everyone was advised of these works and to take their cars out before work began. But unfortunately this was the week before we arrived

I had a word with my neighbour and am informed that so-long as I make an appointment after the work has finished, and drive the car directly to the testing station. I'm covered.


It's a bloody long hot walk back from the Mercodona in the meantime though.

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Well mine runs out on Friday and there is no way that I will be able to get to the ITV station by then as there is a 3 foot deep trench right outside my garage due to the local council deciding to dig up the road to replace the drains, and there's holes everywhere
I'm told that everyone was advised of these works and to take their cars out before work began. But unfortunately this was the week before we arrived

I had a word with my neighbour and am informed that so-long as I make an appointment after the work has finished, and drive the car directly to the testing station. I'm covered.


It's a bloody long hot walk back from the Mercodona in the meantime though.
Maybe you need some bigger wheels to get over the trench. ;-)
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put a couple of boards down and drive over it!
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put a couple of boards down and drive over it!
I still couldn't get anywhere. There are BIG holes at each end of the street and skips everywhere.
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Originally Posted by big wheels


It's a bloody long hot walk back from the Mercodona in the meantime though.

They deliver, look online for details.
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Originally Posted by Fred James
An ITV certificate only proves that the car was roadworthy at the exact time it was tested - nothing more. The brakes could fail minutes later.
British MOT is only valid at time of testing also.
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They deliver, look online for details.
and their delivery service is really efficient
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