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Vehicles which must have the annual test - buses, coaches, lorries and trailers, booking and fees.
Declare exemption from MOT.
Find out if you can report an MOT tester or centre for fraud, how to report them (including without giving your name), and what will happen next.
You can appeal an MOT test result if you think it's wrong, for example, if the vehicle failed its MOT and you think it should have passed.
Find a test centre and book an MOT (annual test) for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV), public service vehicle (PSV) or trailer in England, Scotland and Wales
How to record MOT test results when the MOT testing service isn't working, and where to get the contingency codes and certificates you need.
Vehicle emissions testing - including the MOT test, roadside checks and Air Quality Management Areas
Apply to set up or change an MOT test station, including becoming an authorised examiner (the person or business that runs it).
View and stop MOT reminders by text message or email.
Changes to the MOT testing guide from 8 January 2024.
Statistical data sets about MOT testing including results by vehicle type, failures by type of defect, and MOT test stations and testers.
Find a course so you can qualify as either an MOT tester or an MOT manager
First MOT test to remain at 3 years from registration and annually thereafter while government works to establish a programme of longer-term reform for MOTs.
Check the list of topics that MOT testers need to have MOT training records for from April 2019 to March 2024.
How to buy MOT slots so your business can record MOT test results, including managing your account and getting refunds.
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Tens of thousands of Brits will be helped to take stock of their work, wellbeing and finances through a £5 million expansion of the DWP’s “Mid-life MOT” initiative.
Samples of MOT test certificates that can be given to you when your vehicle passes the test.
Samples of MOT test failure notices that can be given to you when your vehicle fails the test.
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