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MOT consultation deadline rolled back following calls by trade bodies
17 February 2023The MOT consultation, which had been due to close on 28 February, has been extended until 22 March by the DfT, a move that a… Read More
MOT consultation: Trade body double-team grills DfT
13 February 2023The IGA and the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) teamed up in a meeting with the Department for Transport (DfT) and DVSA recently to thrash… Read More
GEA warns on MOT equipment calibration rules change
9 February 2023The rules around the calibration of some MOT equipment is changing, and from 1 April, Vehicle Testing Stations (VTS) will no longer be able to… Read More
MOT consultation proposals labelled “farcical”
19 January 2023A number of the proposed changes to the MOT being considered through the MOT Consultation opened by the Department for Transport (DfT) yesterday have been… Read More
MOT tester disqualification surge highlighted
29 September 2022687 MOT testers were disqualified between 2020 and 2022 up 49% on the 460 disqualified during between 2018 and 2020, according to DVSA data obtained… Read More
DVSA to work with IAAF as illegal brake parts revealed
8 April 2022Three out of eight aftermarket brake pads tested by the DVSA’s Market Surveillance Unit failed to meet UNECE R90 performance requirements, and the government body… Read More
Surge in MOT test bookings with 40% of testers yet to take Annual Training
4 March 202240% of MOT testers have yet to take their Annual Assessment with the 31 March deadline just three weeks away, in a period where MOT… Read More