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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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What is the MOT?

Everyone who uses a vehicle on the road must keep it in a roadworthy condition. The MOT test checks that vehicles meet road safety and environmental standards. Currently the first MOT test for a vehicle is required when it’s three years old and annually thereafter.

The diagram below illustrates some of the principle items that will be checked during an MOT Test.

MOT test points