We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
The purpose of the MOT test, what it includes, which vehicles are tested and which are exempt, who carries out the test.
Inspection manuals and the MOT testing guide, special notices, leaflets and customer information, forms, test certificates, how to get a replacement test document, how documentation should be retained.
What UK drivers need to do to drive when visiting the EU
Who is eligible to become an authorised examiner, their responsibilities, how to apply, what happens when DVSA receives an application, site requirements, mandatory roles, required training, testing requirements for all vehi…
What happens when shortcomings are found in MOT testing or operations, why disciplinary action may be taken against authorised examiners and testers, disciplinary points and how they're evaluated, when formal disciplinar…
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
Report a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver or company if you think they’re breaking safety rules.
How to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured and unloaded safely from HGVs, trailers, vans and cars.
How to become an authorised examiner, what training you'll need, why your authorisation might cease, the facilities, equipment and security you need to carry out MOT tests, your responsibilities as a tester.
The facilities and security needed to carry out MOT testing, signs and notices, maintaining and calibrating testing equipment, documentation, IT and associated equipment, the MOT security code.
Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs for vehicles used for the carriage of goods in Great Britain and abroad.
Since 8 April 2025, you need to give more notice to change or cancel your car driving test without losing the fee - check the new deadline.
Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.
A flowchart of the different ways you can get a full motorcycle licence, including the training and tests you need to take.
How the assimilated drivers' hours rules for goods vehicles work.
Abbreviations and definitions
Book an MOT tester demonstration test when you’ve got your level 2 MOT testing certificate or if you're returning to testing after a break, lapse or suspension.
You can appeal to a court about your driving test if your examiner did not follow the law, but your test result cannot be changed.
You can use the driving test marking sheet (DL25) if you're a driving instructor carrying out a mock driving test.
Seat belt installation rules and inspection for vehicles fitted with more than 8 passenger seats and first used before 1 October 2001.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).