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PROMOTE APPLAUDS THE GOVERNMENT’S REVERSAL ON MOT TEST FREQUENCY

Pro-MOTe, the lobby group set up last year to campaign for the maintenance of annual MOTs, has welcomed today’s announcement that Ministers have dropped plans to reduce testing frequency.

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1 Feb
@mountpleasantha @Everquip thanks for the good wishes. Was lovely working with such a big group of organisations and delighted with result
1 Feb
@Autoglass thanks so much for all your support. You (and everyone) have been great.
1 Feb

Keeping Britain’s Roads Safe For All

The Government was looking at plans to
reduce the frequency of MOT testing.
We thought they were:

Thanks to the support of road
safety campaigners, industry
groups, motoring organisations
and many more we were able
to persuade them otherwise.
Thank you.

“Rather than being a burden on the driver, we think the MOT test is a good safety reminder for once a year.”

Edmund King, AA President

“It's insane, and a misguided political gesture to 'help the motorist'..Most car owners don't even check the oil, let alone tyres or brakes, so such a folly would store up problems.”

Quentin Wilson, motoring expert

“Downgrading the system so MOTs are only required every two years is a nonsensical and inhumane policy that would mean many more needless tragedies.”

Julie Townsend, Deputy Chief Executive at Brake, the road safety charity

“We believe that extending the MOT frequency would be bad news for drivers and bad news for road safety and the environment too.”

Bill Duffy, Chief Executive of Halfords Autocentres

“It seems to me that the road safety and environmental costs of moving from annual to biannual testing, and extending the initial period from three to four years for outweigh the predicted cost savings.”

Rt Hon, George Osborne MP May 2007

“This botched policy idea should never have seen the light of day. If it had been given the green light we would have faced a situation where there were thousands of dangerous cars on our streets putting people's lives at risk.”

Robert Goodwill, Conservative MP and former Shadow Road Safety Minister (in 2008)

“Why does the government want to change MOT frequency? Motorists don’t want it, more lives are endangered and thousands of jobs and apprenticeships are at risk.”

John Ball, RMI MOT Chairman

“A reduction in MOT testing is going to hit many businesses hard, particularly local small and medium-sized companies. The industry as a whole takes on about 10,000 new apprentices every year and it seems inevitable that this will be significantly scaled back if MOT frequency is reduced.”

David White, Customer Services Director at Kwik Fit

“Increasing the period between MOTs is unwise and will, in my view, lead to poorer safety on UK roads.”

David Evans, senior motoring researcher at Which?

“Annual tests are fundamental to guaranteeing the safety of the driver and other road users. There are certain things we all procrastinate over, but delaying MOTs should not be one of them. Working with Pro-MOTe, we are actively reminding motorists to keep their vehicle in a roadworthy condition to help make our roads as safe as possible.”

Matthew Mycock, managing director at Autoglass

“Any alterations to the current annual MOT test are frankly unacceptable. Vehicles need to be checked every year for essential faults and anticipated failure on major components.”

Oliver Richmond, Director of Servicing Stop