When to get an MOT

According to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, the MOT test checks that your vehicle meets road safety and environmental standards. You must get an MOT for your vehicle by either the third anniversary of its registration or the anniversary of its last MOT, if it’s over 3 years old. However, some vehicles need to be tested at one year old, such as ambulances and taxis.

Earliest date you can get an MOT

An MOT lasts for one year. The date your MOT runs out is printed on your current MOT pass certificate.

You can get an MOT up to a month (minus a day) before it runs out and keep the same renewal date. For example, if your MOT runs out on 15 May, the earliest you can get an MOT to keep the same renewal date for next year is 16 April.

You can get an MOT earlier, but the renewal date for the following year will change to one year (minus a day) from the date the vehicle last passed its MOT. For example, your MOT is due to run out on 15 May, so the earliest you can get it done is 16 April. However, you take your vehicle for its MOT on 14 April and it passes. This means that the MOT expiry date changes to 13 April the following year.

Check the MOT status of a vehicle

You can check the Mot status of a vehicle by visiting the www.gov.uk/check-mot-status webpage and entering the vehicle’s details.

Autofit Garage Chorley MOT Testing Station

Autofit Garage Chorley is a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency approved MOT testing station.

If your vehicle is nearing its Mot test date and you would like to book you are in for its Mot test with Autofit Garage Chorley, please call us to book in for an appointment on 01257 267 829.