{"id":78200,"date":"2017-01-22T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f58f5cbf78083146349394987eec805c"},"modified":"2017-01-22T09:00:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T09:00:12","slug":"news-story-boost-for-motorists-as-government-proposes-no-mot-test-for-first-4-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=78200","title":{"rendered":"News story: Boost for motorists as government proposes no MOT test for first 4 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New cars and motorcycles could no longer require an MOT<\/abbr> for the first 4 years on the road under plans to save motorists more than \u00a3100 million a year.<\/p>\n

Proposals unveiled today (22 January 2017) by Transport Minister Andrew Jones would extend the period before the first MOT<\/abbr> test is needed from the current 3 years to 4.<\/p>\n

The government is consulting<\/a> on the plans which will bring England, Scotland and Wales in line with Northern Ireland and many other European countries including France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Norway.<\/p>\n

In 1967 the MOT<\/abbr>-free period was reduced from 10 to 3 years. Now, safer technology and improved manufacturing means new vehicles stay roadworthy for longer.<\/p>\n

Andrew Jones said:<\/p>\n

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We have some of the safest roads in the world and MOT<\/abbr> tests play an important role in ensuring the standard of vehicles on our roads.<\/p>\n

New vehicles are much safer than they were 50 years ago and so it is only right we bring the MOT<\/abbr> test up to date to help save motorists money where we can.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It is a legal requirement that all vehicles are roadworthy, regardless of whether they have passed an MOT<\/abbr> test and the content of the tests will not be changed.<\/p>\n

More than 2.2 million cars each year have to undergo their first MOT<\/abbr> test, which costs owners a maximum of \u00a354.85.<\/p>\n

In the last 10 years, the number of 3 or 4-year-old cars involved in accidents where a vehicle defect was a contributory factor has fallen by almost two thirds, from 155 in 2006 to 57 in 2015.<\/p>\n

The most common reasons for cars to fail their first tests are faulty lights, according to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

In addition, almost half of faults found during all MOT<\/abbr> tests could be avoided by carrying out simple checks and maintenance, including replacing bulbs, checking tyres and oil as well as ensuring windscreen wipers work, and the DVSA<\/abbr> is running an ongoing campaign to help motorists ensure their vehicles are safe at all times.<\/p>\n

Subject to the public consultation, the changes could come into effect in 2018.<\/p>\n

How to ensure that your vehicle is safe at all times<\/h2>\n

Tyre checks<\/a><\/p>\n

The steps you need to take when checking the tyres of your car<\/a><\/p>\n

The steps you need to take when checking the oil levels of your car<\/a><\/p>\n

Brakes, lights, indicators and horn checks<\/a><\/p>\n

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New proposals unveiled which would extend the period before the first MOT test is needed from 3 to 4 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78200\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}