You found out your MOT expired last week.

More Than Security: Your System That Manages Household Vehicles

There's a moment every driver dreads. You're renewing insurance, or pulled over for a routine check, or just checking something unrelated—and you realize your MOT expired. Last week. Or last month.

The sinking feeling. The racing thoughts. Have I been driving illegally? Is my insurance valid? What if I'd had an accident?

This moment is entirely preventable. Your security cameras already see your vehicles every day. Why shouldn't they help you stay legal?

The Consequences Nobody Talks About

Missing an MOT or tax deadline isn't just administrative inconvenience:

Driving without MOT:

• Up to £1,000 fine
• If vehicle is deemed dangerous: up to £2,500 fine and 3 penalty points
• Your insurance may be invalidated

Driving without valid tax:

• £80 initial fine (reduced to £40 if paid within 14 days)
• Up to £1,000 in court
• Car can be clamped
• Car can be impounded
• Car can be crushed

The insurance nightmare:

If you're involved in an accident while driving without valid MOT, your insurer can refuse to pay out. You become personally liable for all damages—to your vehicle, to other vehicles, to property, to injured people. One moment of forgetfulness. Potentially life-changing financial consequences.

These aren't scare tactics. These are realities people face every day for missing dates.

Why Traditional Reminders Fail

You're not irresponsible. You're overwhelmed.

DVLA sends V11 reminder letters — They arrive mixed with junk mail. They go in a pile. The pile gets recycled. Or filed somewhere "safe" you'll never find.

Garages send email reminders — They land in spam. Or get deleted in a inbox purge. Or you mean to action them later and forget.

You set calendar reminders — You swipe them away when you're busy. You tell yourself you'll do it tomorrow. Tomorrow becomes next week. Next week becomes "oh no, it expired."

The problem isn't lack of reminders. It's that reminders require you to action them in the moment, and life is full of moments where you can't.

How scOS Changes the Equation

Your security cameras already see your vehicles arriving home every day. scOS uses this existing visibility to solve a problem you didn't know it could solve.

Add vehicles to known people:

In scOS, you add vehicles under the person who owns them. James' BMW. Sarah's Audi. Tom's Ford Fiesta. Each vehicle is linked to a known person in your household—the same people your security system already recognizes.

Automatic DVLA lookup:

Once a vehicle is registered to a known person, scOS tracks its MOT and tax status automatically. DVLA records show current status, expiry dates, and any changes. If an MOT expires or a tax renewal is missed, scOS knows.

Proactive reminders you can't miss:

• 4 weeks before: "Your BMW MOT expires March 15th. Book your test soon."
• 2 weeks before: "Reminder: BMW MOT expires in 14 days."
• 1 week before: "Final reminder: BMW MOT expires in 7 days."
• Day after expiry: "Warning: Your BMW MOT expired yesterday. Do not drive until MOT completed."

These aren't emails you'll miss. They're push notifications on your phone—the same system that alerts you to security events.

Tracking the Whole Family

Most households have multiple vehicles with different deadlines:

• Your car's MOT is in March
• Partner's MOT is in September
• Teenager's MOT is in June
• Tax renewals on completely different dates
• None of them align with each other

Traditionally, someone (often the same person who manages all household admin) tracks all of this mentally, on paper, or across multiple apps. It's invisible labor until it fails.

scOS tracks all family vehicles in one place, organized by owner:

Daily briefing includes:

"Vehicle status: James' BMW MOT expires March 15th (27 days). Sarah's Audi tax expires April 1st (61 days). Emma's VW—all valid until September."

Ask scOS Director:

"When does Tom's car MOT run out?" "Tom's Ford Fiesta MOT expires July 18th—171 days away. Tax valid until October. I'll remind you 4 weeks before."

One system. Complete visibility. Every vehicle linked to its owner. No mental load.

The Relief of Never Wondering

There's a background anxiety that comes with vehicle ownership. A nagging question you can't quite silence: "Is everything up to date? Did I miss something?"

scOS eliminates that question.

When your daily briefing says "All family vehicles legal and road-ready"—you know. Not because you checked three websites. Not because you found the paper reminder. Because your security system verified it automatically when every vehicle arrived home.

That certainty has value beyond avoiding fines. It's peace of mind. It's one less thing occupying mental space. It's the knowledge that this particular ball cannot be dropped because the system catches it for you.

Your Security System As Household Intelligence

MOT & Tax Alerts represents something broader about scOS: it's not just a security system. It's household intelligence.

Your cameras see your property every day. They see who comes and goes. They see your vehicles arriving and departing. That visibility creates opportunities beyond security:

• Delivery confirmation: Know when packages arrive
• Family arrivals: Know when kids get home safely
• Vehicle management: Know when renewals are due
• Activity patterns: Understand your household's rhythms

scOS uses the infrastructure of security—cameras, AI, notifications—to make your household run smoother. Protection and convenience from the same system.

Works Seamlessly With scOS Intelligence

MOT & Tax Alerts integrate automatically with other scOS capabilities:

Built on DVLA Vehicle Recognition, the same technology that validates plates and catches cloned vehicles also tracks your family's legal status.

Integrated with Conversational AI, you can ask Director about any vehicle: "Is Sarah's car MOT valid?" "When does the van tax expire?" Natural questions, instant answers.

Connected to Intelligent Alert Priority, vehicle reminders reach you reliably without overwhelming you—important enough to notify, delivered at appropriate times.

Part of Daily Security Briefings, vehicle status appears alongside security summary—everything you need to know about your property and your vehicles in one morning update.

This is what home intelligence looks like: systems that protect you, inform you, and help you manage the complexity of modern life.

See all scOS features to understand how MOT & Tax Alerts work alongside other intelligent security capabilities.