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What checks you must do and the precautions you must take when you take a dangerous good vehicle for its annual test (MOT).
Find a course so you can qualify as either an MOT tester or an MOT manager
Check the list of topics that MOT testers need to have MOT training records for from April 2019 to March 2024.
Samples of MOT test failure notices that can be given to you when your vehicle fails the test.
Tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you cannot book a heavy goods vehicle (HGV), bus or trailer MOT (annual test) before your MOT expires.
A memorandum of agreement (MOA) for DVSA's MOT scheme.
Details of the IT equipment, internet connection and printer MOT garages need to use the MOT testing service.
Changes to the MOT testing guide and test certificates from 6 December 2023.
How to tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you're closing one or more of the MOT centres in your business.
What information MOT testers and managers should regularly check to make sure there are no problems with test quality.
The purpose of the MOT test, what it includes, which vehicles are tested and which are exempt, who carries out the test.
Advice and information for MOT garages and testers.
Equipment approved for MOT testing, including tyre tread-depth gauges, roller brake testers, headlamp aim testers, diesel smoke meters and decelerometers.
A new online Midlife MOT has been launched to help older workers with financial planning, health guidance, and to assess what their skills mean for their careers and futures.
A checklist for MOT testers showing the items that need to be inspected during an MOT test for a car or passenger vehicle.
Changes to annual training hours and updates to the MOT testing guide.
Who is eligible to become a tester, when applications might be refused, training and keeping up to date.
Samples of the annual test (MOT) certificates that can be given to you when your lorry, bus or trailer passes or fails the test.
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