Vehicles exempt from MOTs which are presented for testing and fail to achieve a pass must no longer be driven on public roads, a DVSA notification has confirmed.
From today (27 May 2020) test certificates will remind drivers that if a vehicle fails its MOT, the six-month MOT exemption is no longer valid.
The test expiry date, which will be updated the following day, will revert to the fail date.
Related: Pressure over MOT extension continues to mount
All VT30 fail documents now include additional lines stating: “If this vehicle had an MOT exemption in place at the time of test, it is no longer valid.
“The vehicle must past an MOT before it can be used on public roads.”
If the MOT test results in a pass, the new 12-month expiry date will not be affected.
Related: What ‘Test and Trace’ means for independent garages
Share your comments below.
Garage Wire Podcast
Garage Wire · #1 Independent Garage Association’s Stuart James and GW columnist Barry Parker
Home Page › Forums › DVSA issues clarification on MOT exemptions