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Chips down for MOTs
- 17/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autoglass has revealed that 41,910 UK drivers failed their MOT test in 2021 due to a chipped, cracked or otherwise damaged windscreen, up eight per cent on the previous year. The information follows a freedom of information request submitted to the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Meanwhile, [...] -
MOT demand set to exceed capacity
- 04/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Motorists are being warned that a surge in demand for MOT tests this March could see them struggle to get their MOT renewed or obtain a first MOT. However, the Institute of Motor Industry (IMI) is warning there could be another challenge on the horizon for drivers – finding a legally compliant MOT tester [...] -
Deadline approaches for MOT testers
- 01/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The DVSA has revealed that approximately 50,000 MOT testers have yet to complete their Annual Assessment. It has said that it will not be extending the deadline for testers to do so, which is 31 March. Chris Price, head of MOT policy at the DVSA, said: “For the past couple of years, we have extended the annual [...] -
Seven million MOTs due in coming months
- 17/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
More than seven million MOTs are due to expire during September and October, according to the latest figures released by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). That is around 1.3 million more than normal, or a 22% rise. The rise in demand is a result of the six-month MOT exemption introduced between 30 [...] -
New cars not immune to dangerous faults
- 26/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
An estimated 580,000 cars under three years old has potentially dangerous faults. Analysis of DVSA data by BookMyGarage found 13% of three-year-old cars – the equivalent of 280,000 in 2021 – fail when subjected to their first MOT test. The data also revealed a further 300,000 cars aged one and two years old [...] -
New MoT history website launched
- 19/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The government has launched a new website (https://mot-history.net/) allowing users to check the MoT history of any UK car by simply inputting in the make and registration number. The new service promises to be an invaluable tool for used car buyers. The website gives detailed information of the car’s MoT [...] -
Government promotes changes to Highway Code
- 08/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Government has announced that the Highway Code on GOV.UK, has now been made easier to use, after research shows how keeping up to date changes people’s road behaviour. The improvements to how The Highway Code is published on GOV.UK mean that you can now: search just within The Highway Code, rather [...] -
15% of MoT verdicts incorrect
- 27/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New research conducted by Auto Express has revealed that a high number of MoT test results are wrong. The results state that one in seven MoT tests carried out were wrong, according to the new report. Figures obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) annual MoT Compliance Survey show 15 [...]
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