DVSA has announced the following information regarding a strike by some vehicle…
Vehicle Tester and Traffic Examiner strike: June 2023
Category: MOT News for Motorists
The latest MOT News for car drivers.
News of regulation changes or procedures which may affect your car’s MOT Test, what the DfT and DVSA are doing and other items of interest to the motorist.
MOT Shock: latest “Dangerous Defects” failures THREE TIMES higher than in 2010
Deadly defects…! The Government has recently issued a consultative document suggesting a…
MOT Test Frequency Changes – consultation
There have been articles in the media recently about changes to the…
DVSA’s MOT Reminder service – Pass or Fail?
DVSA announces streamlined MOT reminder service In a recent press release the…
Could ‘Vehicle Recalls’ advice be added to the MOT?
Vehicle ‘Safety Recalls’ and the MOT It is surprising how few motorists…
New diesel emission test equipment?
Should all MOT Testing Stations buy new Diesel Emission Test equipment (yet retaining their current diesel smoke meters) in the interests of public health?
The Electric MOT
With the obvious exception of ‘emissions’, pretty much everything else on an electric vehicle is subject to the same MOT safety checks as a regular internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle.
Add a Diesel Particulate Filter check to the MOT?
Diesel Particulate Filters and the MOT A Parliamentary lobbying group called The…
Will vehicles be safe for Monday’s school run?
Chris Price says to motorists who may be using their vehicles for the first time for some time for Monday’s school run:
Road closure blocks MOT business
Testing Stations have a legal obligation to carry out Testing as agents of the Government for the DVSA; which includes the further legal obligation to be able to road test a vehicle in some circumstances
MOT Tyre rule change
Some tyres over 10 years old to fail the MOT DVSA to…
Lockdown MOT Extension – a sting in the tail…
When the government decided to put the country in lockdown due to…
MOT Failures – know your options
Drivers with MOT failures now have options… Now that the government has…
When is a vehicle ‘Roadworthy’?
Lockdown Testing Stations have not been forced to close A problem in…
MOT Mayhem!
Will this be like the situation last year in Northern Ireland (NI)…
Mandatory MOT Testing to be reintroduced from 1 August
Mandatory MOT tests for car, motorcycle and van owners in England, Scotland…
When will MOTs return to normal?
Since the beginning of April, MOT certificates were extended for six months…
Head of MOT Policy says “Carry on Testing”
In a telephone conversation with JIM PUNTER, Chris Price, Head of MOT…
Driving tests and MOTs for heavy vehicles suspended for up to 3 months
On 20th March 2020 The Rt Hon Grant Schapps MP and the…
Safety concerns with MOT Testing electric vehicles (EVs)
Contradictions and confusion Craig Ross, a Eurofit Training Manager, has written a…