CONSULTATION ON YEAR 4 MOT START GETS DEADLINE EXTENSION FOR TRADE INPUT

The current consultation on plans to change the MOT test has been extended after the motortrade lobbied the Department for Transport (DfT).

The deadline has shifted from February 28, which would have given the motor industry just six weeks to complete its responses, to March 22.

In January the DfT launched the consultation on potential changes to the MOT requirements, such as changing the point at which the first MOT for a light vehicle is required from three years since registration, the current point, to four years or even five.

Four years is the DfT's preference, and its consultation paper highlighted the cost to the UK of the first MOT, its low failure rate as vehicle quality has improved since the 1960s, and the forecast impact on serious road casualty rates would be minimal.

DfT also wants to hear suggestions for changes to what is included in the MOT test.

After pressure from the industry, the DfT has now said the MOT consultation will now not close until 11.45pm on March 22.

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