Q: Mot a non-starting car

asked by on June 19, 2016

Hi. I have a car that needs a new starter motor and can only be bump started. I want to see if it will go through an mot before I spend out on the starter motor. My question is - can it be mot ed only being able to be bump started? Thanks in advance

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