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Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate
Find out the MOT test status of a vehicle - check the date of the MOT test and the expiry date of an MOT test pass.
Book your official DVSA practical driving test for cars from £62, or other types of practical driving tests, including motorcycle and driving instructor tests
Find an earlier practical driving test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
Book your official DVSA car or motorcycle theory test for £23, or other lorry, bus and Driver CPC theory tests.
Use the MOT testing service to record MOT test results, update your examiner details, and check and buy MOT slots.
Take free official practice theory tests from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses
Sign up to get free reminders by text message or email a month before your MOT is due
Book driving and motorcycle tests for your pupils, check details, change, swap or cancel tests, and manage your availability for car driving tests.
Inspection processes and rules for car, private bus and light commercial vehicle (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicle) MOT tests.
Check how many hours of Driver CPC periodic training you’ve done and which courses you’ve attended.
Find an earlier driving theory test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.
Check if a vehicle model, part or accessory has been recalled because of a fault in how it was made
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
The home of Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on GOV.UK. We carry out driving tests, approve people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carry out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carry out roa…
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
How the MOT scheme is administered and the rules for authorised examiners, testers and testing different types of vehicles.
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners can ask in car driving tests.
Update your HGV or PSV operator licence (O licence), add more vehicles, increase your vehicle limit and add or remove a transport manager
Headlamp, position lamps, daytime running lamps, stop lamps, indicators, hazard warning lamps, fog lamps, reversing lamps, lighting ‘tell-tales’, trailer electrical socket, electrical wiring and battery rules and inspection …
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