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Grant Shapps refuses to rule out relaxing MOT rules

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has refused to rule out relaxing MOT rules for motorists to ease the UK’s cost of living crisis. Mr Shapps is reportedly considering allowing vehicles to only need an MOT every two years, rather than annually. The ...

27 Apr 2022 at 13:25

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MOT test could be extended to ease cost of living crisis

Vehicles may only need to have an MOT test every two years under proposals being considered by the government to ease the UK’s cost of living crisis. Two cabinet sources told the BBC that Transport Secretary Grant Shapps proposed to the cabinet ...

27 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Young drivers delay car repairs to save money

Young drivers are delaying car repairs in an attempt to save money, a new survey suggests. An RAC poll of 3,102 motorists indicated that 37% of those aged 17-24 are putting off work to mend their vehicles as the cost-of-living crisis bites. ...

02 Nov 2022 at 01:01

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'Positive progress' on MOT backlog

A Foyle MLA has welcomed what he described as "positive progress" on the MOT backlog and additional test centre at Campsie. Pádraig Delargy (Sinn Féin) said the improvement followed recent discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Agency ...

13 Jul 2023 at 11:33

Majority of drivers against relaxing MOT rules – survey

Drivers have serious concerns about Government proposals to relax MOT rules to ease the cost-of-living crisis, a new survey suggests. More than half of respondents (55%) to an RAC poll of 1,435 motorists said they felt halving the ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

MOT rules could be eased to cut costs for drivers

Owners of new cars, motorbikes and vans could be permitted to delay their vehicle’s first MOT by a year under Government plans to cut costs for drivers. The Department for Transport said it has launched a consultation on ...

18 Jan 2023 at 10:58

More than a fifth of MOTs were failed last year

More than one in five vehicle MOT tests in Britain ended in failure last year, new figures show. Some 9.9 million out of the 43.7 million tests conducted in 2023 were unsuccessful, according to analysis of Government ...

18 Sept 2024 at 00:01

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Pre-MOT checks can help you save time and money

Once your car turns three-years-old, it will need an annual MOT test – or Ministry Of Transport test. The MOT test checks to see if your car is road-worthy. It will assess your car’s suspension, mechanicals, lights, ...

15 Mar 2024 at 16:38

More than two-thirds of car owners oppose relaxation of MOT rules – survey

More than two-thirds of UK car owners believe a proposed relaxation of MOT rules would put lives in danger, a new survey suggests. Some 67% of respondents to a poll commissioned by the Society of Motor ...

22 Mar 2023 at 00:01

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High Court to hear legal challenge over car emissions testing

A legal challenge has been launched against the Department for Infrastructure (DFI) for its alleged failure to carry out emissions testing on cars. Environmental justice groups and the Northern ...

21 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Hairline cracks found on 16 lifts at Northern Ireland MOT centres

Small hairline cracks have been found at 16 lifts at MOT test centres across Northern Ireland, it has emerged. It comes after DUP MLA Deborah Erskine raised concerns at reports of cracks in ...

04 Mar 2024 at 17:35

Northern Ireland

MOT exemptions considered amid backlog in Northern Ireland testing

Temporary MOT exemptions being considered to address the testing backlog in Northern Ireland could be valid for a year, the Infrastructure Minister has said. John O’Dowd also said while a ...

13 Mar 2024 at 17:07

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