Take your annual MOT tester training and assessment
Training
You’re responsible for planning and doing your training. You must record your training on the MOT testing service.
You and the business you work for can be suspended from MOT testing if you do not record your training on the MOT testing service.
You can train on your own or in a group by:
- studying MOT inspection manuals, special notices and the testing guide
- discussing what you’re learning with another tester (or group of testers)
- demonstrating what you’re learning to another tester
- learning from a more experienced tester
You can also book a training course through one of these providers:
Check with the provider for the cost.
What you need to study
The topics you need to study depend on whether you test class 1 and 2 vehicles (‘group A’) or class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicles (‘group B’).
Some topics are studied by both groups.
Group A (class 1 and 2 vehicles)
If you test vehicles in group A, you need to know about:
- corrosion
- classification of vehicles
- MOT test procedures
- the MOT inspection manual for motorcycles and sidecars
Group B (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicles)
If you test vehicles in group B, you need to know about:
- corrosion
- classification of vehicles
- MOT test procedures
- the MOT inspection manual for cars and passenger vehicles
Groups A and B
If you test vehicles in both group A and group B, you need to study all the topics. You also need to train for at least 6 hours a year (instead of 3) and take 2 annual assessments.
Keeping a record of your training
You must record your training on the MOT testing service. You also need to keep your own records of any training you did between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2024.
Any training you record between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2024 must include:
- the MOT annual training year (for example April 2019 to March 2020)
- the date of the training
- how long the training session lasted
- what topics you covered during the session
- notes on what you did, how you did it and what you learned
- what vehicle groups your training covered
- your name and MOT testing service user ID
Check the list of training topics your records need to cover.