The road transport department is in the final stages of preparing regulations to start MOT safety checks motorcycles, road transport officer Evangelos Panteli said on Thursday. Speaking to CyBC in the ...

In the United Kingdom, vehicles are required to undergo an annual inspection known as the Ministry of Transport test, or MOT. This inspection is conducted to ensure the vehicle adheres to the minimal ...

The DVSA has confirmed new MOT test changes will come into effect within days of the New Year in a bid to protect road users.

Let’s be honest, most of us dread the MoT test. This rigorous vehicle check is crucial, because it ensures that a car is roadworthy for another year, but when it’s your car going under the inspection ...

New MOT changes will be launching in the coming weeks that could impact hundreds of test garages across the UK. From Friday, January 9, 2026, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will ...

Any vehicle with improperly functioning brake lights is dangerous, so they should illuminate clearly when pressure is applied to the brake pedal during the test. The ‘presence, operation, condition’ ...

According to the most recent DVSA data, over 7 million cars fail their yearly MOT. With this in mind, the MOT experts at National Tyres and Autocare have shared a pre-MOT checklist so you can pass it ...

I just read a letter sent to Car Mechanics magazine (Oct. page 41). It was sent by an MOT tester who went on a refresher course run by VOSA. One of the things he wrote about was that it seems as ...