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From Friday 9 January 2026, the DVSA will introduce several important changes to the MOT scheme that directly affect MOT testers and Authorised Examiners (AEs). These updates focus on disciplinary action, tester eligibility, training oversight and compliance. While some of the groundwork has already been laid through recent guide updates, January 2026 marks the point where several stricter rules formally…
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The MOT first started on 12th September 1960 – but whilst an annual requirement, initially it only applied to vehicles over ten years old. That changed in 1961 to vehicles over 7 years old, and then six years later in 1967 the current three-year old vehicles having to have their first MOT was set up. That remains the case today.…
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Beverley Warmington has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). She will take up the role on 5 January 2026, succeeding Loveday Ryder, who has led the agency since January 2021. Warmington brings nearly 20 years of experience in public service, with a strong background in leading large operational organisations. Prior to…
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The current MOT fee was set on 6th April 2010 – over 15 years ago at the current cost of £54.85. After the DVSA cost of the £2.05 slot fee, this leaves just £52.80 received by MOT Test Stations for an MOT vehicle examination that can take up to an hour, or even more. Are there any other costs of…
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‘Good Repute’, criminal record checks and the MOT Over the years the DVSA have often published their successful prosecution of recalcitrant MOT Testers (NTs) and Authorised Examiners (AEs) who have unlawfully, and sometimes purposefully and corruptly issued MOT pass certificates either without seeing the vehicle, or when they know the vehicle should have failed the MOT inspection. This could be…
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Deadly defects…! The Government has recently issued a consultative document suggesting a change for the first MOT Test to be at four years old and two-yearly thereafter. Yet data we have discovered shows that since the Government last made the same proposal in 2010/11 (which was rejected on road safety grounds), the number of cars with “dangerous” defects cited during…
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There have been articles in the media recently about changes to the MOT Test; a change from the first Test being due, currently set to be carried out after a vehicle is three years old and then subsequently every year, being changed to after a vehicle is four years and possibly five years old, and then every two years. The…
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Prosol UK, the UK’s leading supplier of garage and workshop equipment and tools to the motor trade, has launched an electric vehicle fire blanket that has recently been demonstrated at Horiba MIRA. Designed and developed in conjunction with a team of electric vehicle and fire safety experts, the ‘Fire Cloak’ Electric Vehicle Fire Blanket by Prosol UK is manufactured in…
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DVSA Enforcement (Image): MOT Test pass issued on the computer, but no vehicle present – DVSA can monitor MOT passes being issued in real time on the MOT computer – if they see a pass being issued for a vehicle not on the premises they are watching, severe disciplinary action will follow. In a recent blog, the DVSA issued a…
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Should all MOT Testing Stations buy new Diesel Emission Test equipment (yet retaining their current diesel smoke meters) in the interests of public health?
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A leading independent garage network has spoken about the huge uplift in customer demand for EV repairs and modifications since the Spring. Elite Garages, an independent tyre, MOT, car service and forecourt operator with 14 sites across the South of England, sent a minimum of two technicians from each site to complete their IMI Level 3 Electric/Hybrid vehicle training with…
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hree of the UK’s top automotive recruitment specialists, have formed The Automotive Recruitment Alliance in a bid to streamline the recruitment process for the aftermarket, including operators
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This morning DVSA announced a consultation to increase fees by 1.5% across all their services, including the MOT slot fee, and all other fees they charge, which includes driving test fees, and what they charge Authorised test centres for HGVs and Buses when DVSA staff conduct HGV MOT Tests at those Authorised sites. But what about the MOT fee? Historically,…
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Diesel Particulate Filters and the MOT A Parliamentary lobbying group called The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) set up by Barry Sheerman, the Labour MP for Huddersfield, claims that up to 10 percent of diesel cars could have faulty or damaged diesel particulate filters (DPFs). The organisation has further suggested that stricter MOT Testing should be introduced to…
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During the MOT Tester annual assessment this year,Testers find they are being tested on aspects of the DVSA disciplinary process, which many of them feel is irrelevant to their ability to carry out a competent MOT
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General MOT news updates and items of interest to the MOT Community 22nd February 2021 No major changes There have been a few articles appearing in the mainstream media which seemed to suggest there have recently been some significant changes to the MOT. Having spoken to a Senior Executive at DVSA we can confirm that is not the case. All…
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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
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We’ve had a call from a Tester who said the pause button on the online assessment exam has been removed – which means that if you need to consult the manual you can’t pause the test, where last year you could. ABC and IMI said the pause button has been removed, someone else said they did it through RMI and…
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Some tyres over 10 years old to fail the MOT DVSA to email details to Testing Stations Monday 11th January Late last year the Government announced that any tyres over ten years old on HGV and PSV vehicles will be banned. Whilst this does not apply to the majority of vehicles tested at private Testing Stations, it might to some…
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CardsSafe – keeping your security cards safe Helping Car Dealerships and Vehicle Testing Stations to store cards securely. The CardsSafe system is specifically designed to securely retain customer credit, debit and ID cards while they test drive a vehicle, or to protect MOT Security Cards for Nominated Testers (NT) and Authorised Examiners (AE). Complying with the DVSA’s strict guidelines for…
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