Northern Ireland’s largest car retailers are calling on the region’s authorities to accelerate their efforts to reverse the MOT backlog which they say is impacting public and business confidence amid concerns about road safety.
New data from the RAC reveals that 20% of UK drivers under 44 have cut costs by skipping legally required MOTs or delaying tyre replacements, raising significant safety concerns.
Two garage workers from Middlesbrough have been sentenced at Teesside Crown Court for issuing fraudulent MOT certificates.
Most MOT staff would support calibration companies being allowed to upload calibration certificates directly into the DVSA’s MOT Testing Service (MTS), according to a recent poll conducted by management platform MOT Juice.
Car repair chain Halfords Autocentre has reported growing market share in the aftermarket as it draws in more drivers for tyre replacements and car servicing or MOTs.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is exploring how to include checks on cars' ADAS safety systems in future annual MOT tests to ensure the technology will not leave drivers at risk.
The worsening MOT backlog is now having a critical impact on road/vehicle safety not to mention the reputation of Northern Ireland’s dealerships
One in five MoT testers have left it to the final week to pass their assessment in the face of being suspended by the DVSA from testing.
A suspended prison sentence has been given to a South Wales vehicle technician who issued MOT pass certificates for vehicles he hadn't fully tested.
Nearly three-quarters of MOT testers are yet to take their annual assessment.
News that first MOT tests are to remain at three years from registration has been welcomed by car dealerships.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has granted garages the flexibility to transition to a paperless MOT system.
A former Halfords worker has been found guilty of issuing 26 fraudulent MOT tests by Birmingham Crown Court.
The IMI has said it “cannot support the transition to a 4.1.1 schedule for MoT" in a detailed response to the DfT’s consultation on the matter.
Potentially dangerous defects are being missed by garages, according to analysis of the DVSA’s MOT Compliance Survey 2021-2022.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has countered claims that motorists are ready for the first MOT to move from a car's three-year to four-year age point with its own market research.
Motorists' responses to a survey conducted by Close Brothers Motor Finance suggests there is “overwhelming public backing” for an extension of the first MOT test from three years to four.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed that immediate changes to the way MOT tests are carried out are unlikely to be made following a consultation it launched in January.
A group of automotive industry bodies have joined forces in a bid to prevent the Government from introducing changes to the MOT testing requirements for cars and vans.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has called for the Department for Transport (DfT) to double the length of its consultation into the future of MOT testing.
