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Your MOT certificate
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Your MOT certificate confirms that at the time of the test your
vehicle met, as far as can be reasonably determined without
dismantling, the minimum acceptable environmental and road safety
standards required by law. It does not mean that the vehicle
is roadworthy for the life of the certificate and is not a substitute
for regular maintenance.
MOT Certificates have changed
The way information is held about MOT tests has changed. Records
of test results are now held on a secure central database. This
change has not affected your actual MOT test but it has affected
the way you check the MOT history. All MOT testing stations
have been connected to this central database. When your vehicle
is tested at one of these ’computerised’ testing stations your
test record will be entered onto this new database and you will
receive a new style (A4 in size) certificate.
About the new certificate
The new MOT certificate is your receipt for the MOT test. It
shows the information that is held on the MOT database. The
certificate is no longer proof of an MOT and should not be relied
on as such. Only the computer record can prove a vehicle has
a valid MOT. Under the new system any recommended advisory work
will normally be shown on a new Advisory Notice which will be
given to you at the time of the test. For details of how to
check the MOT database, click on the link below:
Why do you need an MOT certificate?
You should take your MOT Certificate with you when you apply
for a new Vehicle Excise Licence (vehicle tax disc) at a Post
Office. This is unless the vehicle is not subject to MOT testing
because of its age or type. If you have a new (A4) MOT certificate
you can choose to relicense your vehicle online.
Police officers are also entitled to ask for production of an
MOT test certificate for a vehicle which is required to have
one.
A test certificate relates only to the condition of testable
items at the time of the test and should not be regarded as:
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- Evidence
of their condition at any other time
- Evidence
of the general mechanical condition of the vehicle
- Evidence
that the vehicle fully complies with all aspects of the
law on vehicle construction and use. Checking the authenticity
of an MOT certificate
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Replacing lost or damaged certificates
If you have lost or damaged your MOT Test Certificate, you can
obtain a duplicate from any MOT Testing Station by providing:
the Vehicle Registration Mark; and either the original MOT Test
Number or Document Reference Number (shown on the V5C Registration
Certificate issued by the DVLA).
The maximum fee for a Duplicate certificate for a car is £10.00.
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