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Fees and test lengths for car, motorcycle, lorry, trailer, bus and coach approval tests.
The testing procedures and standards that examiners follow when they carry out Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MVSA) inspections.
How to record MOT test results when the MOT testing service isn't working, and where to get the contingency codes and certificates you need.
Changes to the MOT inspection manual and testing guide from 29 November 2024, and a clarification about special notice 03-24.
Apply for Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) if your motorcycle, 3-wheeled or light 4-wheeled vehicle has not been type-approved to European standards.
Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you’re making or importing a single lorry or a very small number of lorries or goods vehicles.
DVLA's bulk data set is primarily used for vehicle buyers to check if a vehicle is genuine.
The MOT testing guide is being updated on 1 April 2025 to include changes to the disciplinary points system for MOT testers.
Changes to how to record training from April 2024, avoiding battery drain issues on some vehicles and what to do with low diesel smoke plate values.
Changes to which browser versions the MOT testing service supports, and information on using a roller brake tester for applied parking brake tests.
Book, confirm, change or cancel testing events at your authorised testing facility (ATF).
Samples of MOT test failure notices that can be given to you when your vehicle fails the test.
You must report any incident involving your organisation's public service vehicles (PSVs) if there are fatalities, serious injuries, or serious damage.
Guidance for car manufacturers on how to apply for vehicles to be eligible for the Electric Car Grant.
Safety advice for vehicles carrying overhanging loads.
Vehicle tax and registration rules for people with a Ukrainian plated vehicle who have been issued a visa on the Family, Sponsor or Extension Ukraine visa schemes, or the Ukraine Permission Extension visa scheme.
MOT centres can display this poster about the MOT diesel smoke test if they want to.
How to tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you're closing one or more of the MOT centres in your business.
Bull bars for vehicles should comply with safety standards before they can be sold or fitted.
A guide about what should happen when a vehicle defect is reported or a vehicle recall is issued.
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