Take your annual MOT tester training and assessment

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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:

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:

Group B (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicles)

If you test vehicles in group B, you need to know about:

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.