I have an MOT due for end of august, current ABS sensor is missing as my car had a recent repair and they removed the ABS sensor at the time - need to arrange for another time for them to replace the ABS sensor FOC so dont want the garage to do it today! Is there a way to get the light off on the dashboard so it will go through the MOT ok?

Not that I am aware of. If it were so simple people would be using it to hide faults.

Is ABS a requirement to get through an MOT? The car is still roadworthy without it?

apparently if the light is on its an MOT failure.

Yep goes down as a failure, I know that when you remove a airbag and stick on a say a momo sticker you have to disable the airbag light either with black tape or some other way using a thing which thinks the car has a airbag, not sure on the abs light through.

Alternatively if you know a friend with a fabia, you could fit it yourself.... for a couple of hours

It would still fail even if you disabled the light, as the tester would see that it has ABS by a visual inspection and if there was no light, it would not be doing as it is supposed to do. Each testing station has the sequence of the ABS lights of each vehicle. Air bags are not testable (yet). Our tester failed a 3 year old car as it had ABS but the light did not behave as it should of done.

Did know a guy with a similar problem - he opened up the dash and cut the ABS light, then wired it into the engine management light.

When you stick the keys in everything seems normal, all the lights go on briefly then go out - but the ABS was still knackered.

I'm not advocating using this to pass an MOT test, just saying that it's possible.

Thanks for the comments.

I guess I may have to concede defeat and just pay the garage to do it, or find a garage willing to overlook the light maybe.. (yeah, I wish)

I wouldn't trust a garage that will knowingly ignore something that should be an MOT fail. If they're unprofessional enough to do that do you really want them dealing with your car? I wouldn't