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Who knows the law regarding riding an untaxed and unmoted bike to the test centre?
I have bought a bike on eBay and it's not got either of these things. I think if I book it in for an mot I can ride it to the centre. As far as I know it's meant to be ridden to your local/the closest test centre but I would book it in to the centre closest to my home, which is about 15/20 miles from where the bike is currently located so I'll probably ride past several test centres on my way to the one where I'll book it into. Im pretty sure I can blag that if I get stopped.
Seller says it'll go straight through an mot you never know so if it fails I'll need to ride it home, that'll be totally illegal I think but by booking into the test centre that I will, it's almost just round the corner so should be alright. Unless the test centre done the po-po.
Sound like a sensible plan or have I got the laws completely wrong?