WHAT’S HAPPENING AT YOUR IMI? THE IMI ADDS THE INDUSTRY’S VIEW ON THE MOT CONSULTATION

The IMI has conducted an in-depth analysis of MOT data in order to formulate a considered and balanced response to the Department for Transport’s MOT Consultation. Working with Garage Industry Trends to examine root causes in current patterns of MOT failure, the IMI analysis provides clear evidence that extending the date for the first MOT will significantly increase road user risk.

In particular, the risks surrounding electric vehicles – which are heavier than ICE vehicles and cause heavier wear to their tyres – will be heightened if the first MOT date is extended. Evidence drawn from MOT testing records supplied to the IMI by the Department for Transport shows that, compared to petrol engine vehicles, electric vehicles are much more likely to fail their first MOT test.

The data shows that EV failure rates for 2018registered vehicles (all classes) was 11.51%, which is lower than diesel (15.98%) but higher than petrol (10.89%) – a pattern that holds for the 2017 and 2016 registration years. Given that a large proportion of EV owners in 2018 can be classed as enthusiasts (early adopters), and are more likely maintain their car better than today’s average EV driver, the IMI believes this is a significant finding.

“With the majority of first MOT tests coupled with routine maintenance, it is shocking that these figures exist for failure rates at all,” says Hayley Pells (above), policy manager at the IMI. “This suggests that many of these vehicles have not been subject to routine maintenance that would pick these items prior to the test.

The IMI’s response to the MOT Consultation therefore strongly advises that increasing the time before a periodic inspection of cars is detrimental to road safety. It reduces the frequency of maintenance and inspections that are critical to ensuring that vehicles are in good condition and performing at their best.”

The MOT consultation has now closed and a summary of responses, including next steps, will be published within three months.

WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF…

Robin Chilvers

MIMI, West Yorkshire, aged 80

Peter Clark

MIMI, Nottinghamshire, aged 84

Collingwood Curwen

MIMI, Newcastle Upon Tyne, aged 89

David Evans

MIMI, Dyfed, aged 71

Bernard Hunter

FIMI, Midlothian, aged 86

Dean Jaggard

MIMI, Essex, aged 49

Timothy Phillips

MIMI, Bedfordshire, aged 67

John Smith

MIMI, West Sussex, aged 76

Andrew Wilson

FIMI, Edinburgh, aged 91

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