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You can get it MOT’d up to a month earlier and keep the same end date for next year. I wouldn’t leave it until the day before personally.
Yes get serviced - it will help resale but also keep the car more reliable which is probably important if you’ve just had a new baby (congrats btw!)
I wouldn’t bother with main dealer for an 8 year old car especially if previous owners haven’t. You won’t make the money back in resale and it’s useful to have a relationship with a local garage for bits and bobs down the line.
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my assumption is i just book its new MOT for the day before the expiry? Nothing I'm missing there?
You can book it up to a month in advance, which is what I tend to do. I'm sure there's a logical reason for why, but in reality its feeling like I'm getting 13 months of motoring for the price of 12 😂
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If you have an easily accessible Halfords, it might be worth looking at their Motoring Club packages which give discount codes and free / cheap MOT. https://www.halfords.com/motoring-club.html
I used to have the basic then for this year upgraded to the £50 premium as I buy things from Halfords (oil for my car & motorbike, tools, etc.). Overall in a year the extra 10% covers the extra £20 difference vs a £30 MOT.
Also, always do a pre-MOT check at home:https://www.halfords.com/motoring/how-to-guides/pre-mot-check.html
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Service it to the book schedule, not an arbitrary one, at a good independent. That might be annual, but also longer.
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A couple more newbie car-owner questions - my new (to me) Honda Civic Tourer is due it's MOT (expires 3rd Oct):
Thanks in advance and sorry for such basic questions.
cheers