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Guidance on how to run an MOT centre, how to carry out MOT tests, and special notices about changes to the MOT scheme.

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From:
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Published:
6 June 2023
Last updated:
29 July 2026
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  1. Added 'MOT special notice 04-26: national rollout of photos at test'.

  2. Added 'MOT special notice 03-26: changes to MOT testing service sign in and fast track disciplinary process'.

  3. Added 'MOT special notice 02-26: updated MOT test fees and appeals poster'.

  4. Added 'MOT special notice 01-26: zero emission goods vehicles between 3,501kg and 4,250kg becoming class 7 vehicles'.

  5. Added 'MOT special notice 05-25: MOT role restrictions following a cessation'.

  6. Added 'MOT special notice 04-25: changes to jacking equipment specifications for class 4 MOT test bays from 1 April 2026'.

  7. Added 'MOT special notice 03-25: testing vehicles affected by the Citroën stop drive recall'. Removed 'MOT special notice 02-25: testing vehicles affected by the Citroën C3 or DS3 stop drive recall' as this has been superseded by special notice 03-25.

  8. Added 'MOT special notice 02-25: testing vehicles affected by the Citroën C3 or DS3 stop drive recall' to the document collection.

  9. Added 'Testing advice for specific vehicles: guidance for MOT testers' to the document collection.

  10. Added 'MOT special notice 01-25: changes to the disciplinary points system' to the document collection.

  11. Added 'MOT special notice 04-24: MOT inspection manual and testing guide updates' to the document collection.

  12. Added 'MOT special notice 03-24: MOT testing service access and applied parking brake tests' to the document collection.

  13. Added 'MOT special notice 02-24: recording annual training and battery drain issues' to the document collection.

  14. Added 'MOT special notice 01-24: updates to MOT testing guide' to the document collection.

  15. Added 'MOT special notice 04-23: updates to MOT testing guide and test certificates' to the document collection.

  16. Added 'MOT special notice 03-23: changes to DBS check requirements' to the document collection.

  17. First published.

Guide to the MOT scheme

MOT inspection manuals

Testing advice for specific vehicles

How to test certain makes and models of vehicles (previously called vehicle specific information).

MOT inspection checklists

Special notices: 2026

Special notices contain changes to the MOT scheme that are not yet in the MOT testing guide and inspection manual.

Special notices: 2025

Special notices: 2024

Special notices: 2023

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