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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.…
Use the MOT testing service to record MOT test results, update your examiner details, and check and buy MOT slots.
Sign up to get free reminders by text message or email a month before your MOT is due
Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries
Inspection processes and rules for car, private bus and light commercial vehicle (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicle) MOT tests.
Get a replacement MOT certificate online if yours is lost or damaged - what you’ll need, other ways to apply, what it costs.
Contact the police to report a vehicle with no MOT - you need the vehicle's number plate, make, model and colour.
When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.
View and stop MOT reminders by text message or email.
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.…
How the MOT scheme is administered and the rules for authorised examiners, testers and testing different types of vehicles.
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.
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
Declare exemption from MOT.
Guidance on how to run an MOT centre, how to carry out MOT tests, and special notices about changes to the MOT scheme.
Inspection processes and rules for motorcycle, scooter, moped and motorcycle combination (class 1 and 2 vehicle) MOT tests.
Becoming an MOT tester - eligibility, qualifications, training courses, annual training and assessment
Guides, forms and services to set up and manage an MOT centre, record MOT test results, and buy MOT test slots.
What you need to do to set up your MOT test station, including applying for MOT status and authorised examiner status, MOT special notices
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