Consultation outcome

Extending first MOT date to 4 years

• From: Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 22 January 2017
• Last updated: 18 January 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

MOT testing: government response to consultation and summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

The government has consulted on extending the period of the first MOT for cars and motorcycles from 3 years to 4 years. This document sets out our response and a summary of feedback received.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on extending the date of the first MOT from 3 to 4 years.

This consultation ran from
9am on 22 January 2017 to 11:45pm on 16 April 2017

Consultation description

We are seeking views on proposals for extending the date of a vehicle’s first MOT date from 3 to 4 years. This includes asking if the change should apply to:

• all vehicles
• all vehicles except small vans

Documents

Extending the date of the first MOT test from 3 to 4 years

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Published 22 January 2017
Last updated 18 January 2018 + show all updates

1. 18 January 2018

   Government response to consultation and summary of responses published.

2. 21 March 2017

   Corrected figures in table 4.

3. 22 January 2017

   First published.