Changes to the MOT test come into force on Sunday 20 May 2018 in England, Scotland and Wales.<\/p>\n
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency<\/a> (DVSA)\u00a0is introducing five\u00a0main changes that will affect the owners of\u00a0cars, vans, motorcycles and other light passenger vehicles.<\/p>\n Defects will be categorised differently, with defects classed as either dangerous, major or minor. Vehicles found to have dangerous or major defects will automatically fail the MOT test.<\/p>\n There will be stricter limits for emissions from diesel cars with a diesel particulate filter (DPF). A vehicle will get a major fault if the MOT tester can see smoke of any colour coming from the exhaust or finds evidence that the DPF has been tampered with.<\/p>\n Several new checks will be carried out\u00a0during the MOT test:<\/p>\n The MOT certificate will change to a new style that lists any defects under the new categories. The service to check the MOT history of a vehicle<\/a> has been updated to reflect the changes.<\/p>\n While previously, only vehicles first built before 1960 were exempt from needing an MOT, under the new rules some vehicles\u00a0over 40 years old won\u2019t need an MOT.<\/p>\n \u201cDVSA\u2019s priority is to help you keep your vehicle safe to drive,\u201d said DVSA Chief Executive, Gareth Llewellyn. \u201cWith the MOT changing on 20 May you can start to look forward to cleaner, safer vehicles with greater clarity if you own a car on any defects identified by the tester. A properly maintained vehicle should have no problem passing the new MOT.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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