Great...my MOT runs out 18th April, just had tax reminder; so like a good citizen I go online and also tried by phone - won’t let me tax my vehicle without an MOT?
 

Government site says if my MOT expires after 30th March 2020; then it is automatically extended 6 moths but I must keep the vehicle in a safe condition.
 

I assume as it hasn’t expired, the site won’t automatically extend until that actual date?

Edited 7 April, 20206 yr by Defenderben

Hopefully their IT department will sort it soon. Many others in the same boat I suspect.

Read this from HJ

 

If you have “locked down” your car and it is parked in the street, it has to remain insured and taxed, with a valid MoT roadworthiness certificate – even if you’re not using it. If you need to re-tax it during the six-month MoT “holiday” then you still need to apply for an MoT in order to be issued with a recorded exemption or the online system will not work.

You will have to wait until three days before the current MOT expires. The date will then be updated and you will be able to tax it online. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-mots-for-cars-vans-and-motorcycles-due-from-30-march-2020