The Government has backtracked on plans to make MOTs compulsory every two years instead of one after a backlash. Guy Opperman, the roads minister, said the Government had “listened to drivers and ...

Grant Shapps has not ruled out the prospect of annual MOT checks being scrapped under government plans to ease the cost of living for households across the country. On Tuesday, Boris Johnson held a ...

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Last week’s announcement that the Government is considering scrapping the required annual MOT tests for cars could have serious consequences according to experts. They warn that the rumoured changes ...

Drivers would only need to take their car for an MOT every two years if a suggestion by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps was taken up by the Government. At the moment, cars over three years old need a ...

I add my voice to concern over proposed changes to MoTs ("Deaths fear over MoT test changes", The Herald, October 27). Before retiring I was employed in the supervision/policing of the MoT scheme by ...

Classic car MOT rules could change amid calls for a brand-new test for owners. Classic car owners are exempt from annual MOT tests but the freedom could be snatched away amid calls for older models to ...