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When do you need to MOT your vehicle?
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Every vehicle in the UK needs to be tested each year to ensure
that it complies with at least the minimum road safety and
environmental standards. If you have a vehicle that is more
than three years old, it will need an MOT test.
About the MOT
The first test is required once a vehicle is three years old.
There are different rules if you use it as a taxi. When your
vehicle is tested, the MOT looks at some important items to
see if it meets the legal requirements. You should be aware
that the MOT certificate is not a guarantee of the general
mechanical condition of a vehicle.
When you vehicle needs testing
If a vehicle is registered with no prior use on the road,
the MOT will be required three years after the date of registration.
For example, a vehicle registered ‘from new’ on 1 April 2004
will require its MOT no later than 1 April 2007.
If a vehicle is used prior to registration, as would be the
case with an import, the MOT will be required three years
from the end of the year of manufacture. For example a vehicle
manufactured at any time in 2004 will require an MOT no later
than 31 December 2007. There is no grace period given after
these dates.
An MOT can be carried out at any time
If the vehicle is tested within the calendar month prior to
when the MOT is due, the test certificate will run from the
date of the test to one year after the expiry date of the
current certificate. For example, if the current certificate
was due to expire on 1 April 2007, and the vehicle was presented
on or after 2 March 2007, the certificate would run from the
test date until 1 April 2008.
The same rule would also apply when the vehicle is taken in
within a calendar month of its first MOT. In this case, the
vehicle owner would need to present their registration document.
If the vehicle is tested earlier than one month before its
due date, the MOT will only run for twelve months.
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