MOT is a ‘vital health check’ and shouldn’t be changed

Annual test is ’perhaps the best-value service drivers get’

MOT is a ‘vital health check’ and shouldn’t be changed

One of Europe’s largest online marketplaces for buying and selling cars has lent its voice to the growing opposition to the government’s proposed MOT changes.

The extended consultation period ended on Wednesday, and Hugo Griffiths, consumer editor at Carwow, said: “There’s daft, there’s foolhardy, and then there’s proposing to relax MOT test requirements.

“Few potential government policies make less sense than this. Because while extending the requirement for a first test from three to four years would save a projected £100m, MOT tests are legally capped at £54.85, making them perhaps the best-value service drivers get.

“As for the suggestion MOTs could take place every two years rather than every year, car owners tend to put their cars through these vital roadworthiness checks come annual service time, so there’s barely much of a convenience bonus in setting a biennial requirement for them.

“And for less diligent car owners, or those who may struggle to keep up with maintenance schedules, an annual MOT acts as a vital health check and safety net for the millions of cars on our roads that are over three years old. Doing away with this requirement makes about as much sense as a motorcyclist saving a couple of hundred quid by not buying a crash helmet.”

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