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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.
Find a course so you can qualify as either an MOT tester or an MOT manager
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
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.
Definitions, vehicle classes, reasons to refuse to test a vehicle, narrow track vehicles, historic vehicles and inspection procedures for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
A memorandum of agreement (MOA) for DVSA's MOT scheme.
Get an MOT centre authorisation certificate (VT9) for your MOT centre's noticeboard if you've lost or damaged the original.
Details of the IT equipment, internet connection and printer MOT garages need to use the MOT testing service.
Vehicle tax and registration rules for people with a Ukrainian vehicle who have been issued a visa on the Family, Sponsor or Extension Ukraine visa schemes.
Seeks views on whether we should change the timeframe for the first date a vehicle should be MOT tested and evidence and views on other changes to MOT testing.
What information MOT testers and managers should regularly check to make sure there are no problems with test quality.
How to tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you're closing one or more of the MOT centres in your business.
Apply for an HGV test if it was previously exempt from being tested, or if it's not registered with DVLA and was made more than 25 years ago.
Equipment approved for MOT testing, including tyre tread-depth gauges, roller brake testers, headlamp aim testers, diesel smoke meters and decelerometers.
Changes to annual training hours and updates to the MOT testing guide.
A checklist for MOT testers showing the items that need to be inspected during an MOT test for a car or passenger vehicle.
Advice and information for MOT garages and testers.
The purpose of the MOT test, what it includes, which vehicles are tested and which are exempt, who carries out the test.
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