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In theory I could drive the car to the MOT station, but the MOT had already expired on the 20th, and what if they wanted proof of where I was taking it?

Anyway, couldn't post last night, but after staring at that list and refreshing it for a good part of an hour, a slot for the 28th May popped up. Selected it and the time was around 3:00pm. Selected it and clicked next, only to be greeted with 'that appointment is not available'. Clicked to go back a page and there's another slot at the same location around 4:00pm. Went through the same process, with the same result, but on the third time around, about 5-6 slots appeared. Quickly selected the 2:40pm slot and confirmed it. Only issue is that of the 17 locations in NI, there are only two other locations further away than this one.

So, after a 70 mile road test, it flew threw the MOT with no advisories. The tester commented that I looked after the underside of it well. I would say so, considering what I've replaced. Then had another 70 mile road test at a more leisurely rate, but want to get another longer one done before the meet.

The reason for the sudden burst of available appointments is that they've started issuing some TECs (Temporary Exemption Certificates) for newer vehicles, although their logic defies the imagination. Vehicles registered between 01/06/2019-31/05/2020 & 01/06/2017-31/05/2018 will get an additional 12 months added to their current expiry date.

Now I need some good weather to clean the car.