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Advice and information for MOT garages and testers.
What information MOT testers and managers should regularly check to make sure there are no problems with test quality.
Equipment approved for MOT testing, including tyre tread-depth gauges, roller brake testers, headlamp aim testers, diesel smoke meters and decelerometers.
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.
How to tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you're closing one or more of the MOT centres in your business.
Changes to annual training hours and updates to the MOT testing guide.
Changes to the MOT testing guide and test certificates from 6 December 2023.
Changes to the MOT inspection manual and testing guide
The main things that will be checked when you take your motorcycle for an MOT test.
From 5 September 2022, you can fill in an online form to book an MOT demonstration test.
Changes to the MOT inspection manual and testing guide from 6 February 2023.
Samples of the annual test (MOT) certificates that can be given to you when your lorry, bus or trailer passes or fails the test.
Samples of MOT test failure notices that can be given to you when your vehicle fails the test.
The purpose of the MOT test, what it includes, which vehicles are tested and which are exempt, who carries out the test.
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.
A guide about the main things that will be checked when you take your car for an MOT test.
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