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A list of topics and examples of the types of questions you'll be asked when you take the MOT tester annual assessment.
Changes to annual training hours and updates to the MOT testing guide.
Changes to the MOT testing guide from 8 January 2024.
Changes to the MOT inspection manual and testing guide from 29 November 2024, and a clarification about special notice 03-24.
Details of the IT equipment, internet connection and printer MOT garages need to use the MOT testing service.
The MOT testing guide is being updated on 1 April 2025 to include changes to the disciplinary points system for MOT testers.
How to tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you're closing one or more of the MOT centres in your business.
Check the list of topics that MOT testers need to have MOT training records for from May 2021 to March 2026.
How to prepare your HGV for the brake testing part of the annual test (MOT).
Examples of how tyre defects and damage on heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), buses and trailers will be dealt with at roadside inspections and MOTs (annual tests).
How to prepare your heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) for the headlamp aim testing part of the annual test (MOT).
The main things that will be checked when you take your motorcycle for an MOT test.
What information MOT testers and managers should regularly check to make sure there are no problems with test quality.
How to provide MOT tester and manager qualification courses, and MOT tester annual training courses – including the topics the training must cover.
Qualifications or accreditations that are accepted if you want to qualify to become an MOT tester for cars, private buses and light commercial vehicles.
Samples of the annual test (MOT) certificates that can be given to you when your lorry, bus or trailer passes or fails the test.
How to manage an MOT centre for HGVs, trailers, buses and coaches, including how to prepare your centre for tests, the booking process and health and safety requirements.
What MOT testers need to know about how hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles work, and what to do when inspecting these vehicles.
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.
Fees and test lengths for public service vehicle (PSV) MOTs, prohibition removals, low emission tests and notifiable alterations.
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