MOT test centres will trial new rules in 2025 in a bid to cut down on garage fraud in a major DVSA update likely to impact motorists. The DVSA said the new prototype feature will see garages ...

“The difficulties members are encountering around their inability to book MOT testing only emphasises this confusion.” According to FleetNews, one business owner has reported "limited ...

The price of an MOT could rise in the near future as one of the UK's leading garage organisations is set to meet with a ...

Reducing required MOT testing for vehicles in Northern Ireland from every year to every two years is being considered. Stormont Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd said that, with modern ...

The Department for Infrastructure has launched a consultation seeking views on reducing the frequency of MOT tests to every two years. Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has said the latest ...

INFRASTRUCTURE Minister John O'Dowd has said MOT test 'no shows' have placed additional demand on testing services in Northern Ireland. Sinn Féin MLA, Jemma Dolan, recently asked the Minister to ...

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is launching a consultation on whether MoT tests for some private cars, motorcycles and light goods vehicles should be changed to every two years.

These vintage vehicles have traditionally been exempt from the annual MOT test, under the belief that they are well-maintained by their owners and not used often enough to need an inspection.

As to the nature of these checks, 18% respondents felt they should mirror the comprehensive MOT test. A participant commented, "Yes an age and status-related 'sympathetic' style MOT would be ...

For quite some time, these vehicles have been largely exempt from the mandatory yearly MOT test, under the rationale that they are well-kept by owners and not driven that often to need an inspection.

Plus failure to have a valid MOT makes your car illegal to drive (unless you’re on the way to a prebooked test), and it usually invalidates your insurance. Around 30% of cars submitted for MOT testing ...

Drivers could see the cost of an MOT test rise for the first time in 14 years, it has been warned. The Independent Garage ...