I, and many others, have crossed swords with you before - you can't help being argumentative: I was advised many years ago to ignore you...
No idea what the point of you posting the sentence that you did is - if you'd bothered to see what it was a reply to, then you may have "got" it: as it is, you're just being "plain ole argumentative" YOU!

why has this changed into name calling and grammar correctors

simple solution was just to manually move the car that is blocking access (tow rope and drag it out of the way) its not your problem who owns it its in the way just drag it out of the way

In reply to a post by lelboy:

That's why I pointed out that any OP really needs to give us as much information as possible: without all the facts, we can only speculate...
As the OP said "it's a gated" community, I assume THEY (the leaseholders association) maintain it, and not the local council?

Given it's over a month since this thread was started, and most points have been covered. We can but take it that he OP & Virgin have resolved the issue


Still nothing changes here with threads descending into bickering.... That has nothing to do with the original topic.

Two posts removed due to language breaking the rules.

Indeed. My original reply quite comprehensively - I think - covered all aspects of the OPs problem: that others - including the ubiquitous "BatBoy" - felt the need to comment about my answer is regrettable, seeing as they offered nothing in response to the OPs question.

"you can't just drive a car to a pre-arranged, or not, garage to have repairs done - it has to have failed an MOT test FIRST. "

Wrong AGAIN. You CAN drive a car to a garage for repairs even if it hasn't failed an MOT.

All I'm doing is letting others know what they can do by correcting misinformation.

Used to surface roads for the council in my youth .....

if we ever got a vehicle blocking our work we had something similar to thiese Clip on around the wheel, jack up, push out of the way ...

I bet you could find/borrow/rent something similar ?

Not so!
Show the regulation that covers that, please.
The only exception for driving without an MOT test is:
a) To an arranged test
b) From an arranged test
c) To a place of repair AFTER failing a test
d) Back for a retest
"Wrong AGAIN. You CAN drive a car to a garage for repairs even if it hasn't failed an MOT."
What on earth are you saying?
Of course you can drive a car to a garage without it having failed an MOT test as, by definition, it would have to be tested or not!
Repeating.. You can only drive an UNTESTED vehicle to a garage if it has failed its test, and is being taken to the garage for remedial work. Why are you going on, when it's clear you're wrong?

"If your vehicle doesn't have an MOT you can drive it to or from a pre-arranged MOT or to or from a pre-arranged appointment to have defects remedied that were discovered on a previous test. You can drive your vehicle on a road without road tax in these circumstances.


The law makes no mention as to how far you can go but we would suggest that the distance is kept as short as possible because even though you are exempt from having a valid MOT certificate in the circumstances described above, if you are stopped by the police you could still be prosecuted for any defective parts on your vehicle e.g. exhaust, brakes and tyres etc. Additionally:

if you call in at shops etc. on your way to the MOT, it may be held that you are using the vehicle for other purposes and the above exemption won't apply;
the further you travel the more likelihood there is of your vehicle triggering an ANPR camera and you being stopped."

Source: https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q600.htm

You stated " it has to have failed an MOT test FIRST. "

You have to let this go.....IF IT IS UNTESTED, IT HAS TO HAVE FAILED AN MOT TEST - BEFORE IT CAN BE DRIVEN TO A GARAGE! This has little to do with the OPs question - which I answered clearly. You however are going on and on, and I don't have a clue why. What are you getting out of it? Andrew has already deleted one of you comments AND one of mine. Please grow up and let the matter rest.