The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking another significant step in its fight against MOT fraud, with the national rollout of its ‘Photos at Test’ feature beginning on 3 August 2026. Following two successful pilot schemes, the DVSA will enable an additional 2,500 MOT garages to upload photographs of vehicles during the MOTContinue reading “DVSA begins national rollout of MOT vehicle photos to tackle fraud”
A Halifax MOT tester has been ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work after admitting offences involving fraudulent MOT certificates. Pavanraj Singh Samra, from Hightown in Liversedge, pleaded guilty at Bradford Magistrates’ Court to seven counts of fraud by false representation after MOT certificates were issued for vehicles that had not been tested. TheContinue reading “Halifax MOT tester sentenced over fraudulent certificates”
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published a new update outlining the work currently taking place to improve and modernise the MOT service. While there are no immediate changes to the way MOT tests are carried out, the latest Matters of Testing blog provides an important insight into the direction of travel forContinue reading “DVSA reveals latest MOT developments – here’s what garages and testers need to know”
The DVSA has successfully prosecuted two individuals involved in a large-scale “ghost MOT” operation, highlighting ongoing concerns around fraudulent testing and its impact on road safety. What happened? The case centred on a Bristol-based MOT testing site, where an authorised tester and an accomplice issued MOT certificates for vehicles that were never physically inspected. InvestigatorsContinue reading “DVSA Convicts Bristol Testers in Major “Ghost MOT” Fraud Case”
Two men have been sentenced after a major MOT fraud investigation by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) uncovered they were issuing legitimate-looking certificates for vehicles that were never physically tested. The scheme took place at a Bristol-area test centre, where an authorised MOT tester and a mechanic allegedly created a system allowing themContinue reading “DVSA Prosecutes MOT Tester and Mechanic Over “Ghost” MOT Fraud”
Ghost MOTs refers to the situation where MOT Testing Stations issue MOT pass certificates on vehicles that have never been in an MOT Testing Station. This practice is advertised on some social media sites and poses a serious threat to road safety. Whilst this probably only applies to a very few dishonest Testing Station owners—orContinue reading “Ghost MOTs”
