Is that a car or a motorcycle?

[Nemesis44UK]

In the UK, if your car doesn't pass the yearly MOT test, it invalidates your insurance. It is all linked by central computer, so if you fail your MOT or it expires, so does your insurance. Which the police can check on the onboard computer.

Next thing you know, it's 6-9 points on your licence (12 gets you banned) and you have your car impounded until you show up with valid insurance/MOT.

[PepperElf]

in my current state you don't have to get inspections. which is why there's so many cars with broken headlights. no consequences really. maybe if the driver gets in an accident cos the insurance can use that against the lightless driver. i'm not even sure if the cops care, unless you pose a direct risk (maybe?).

back in ny though with yearly inspections, lights were one of the things you had to have checked. i saved my brother in law some money and a retest one year cos we both went together. i looked in the rear view mirror and saw he had a headlight out and stopped to tell him.

luckily it was something he could fix himself - turned out the harness was loose. so he fixed it up and then we drove back out for the test.