{"id":86241,"date":"2017-11-13T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=b10abc061f3bb5e20807ff9182c1586a"},"modified":"2017-11-13T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T00:01:00","slug":"news-story-new-mot-reminder-service-launches-in-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=86241","title":{"rendered":"News story: New MOT reminder service launches in beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The GOV.UK service, developed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (<abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr>), makes it easy to get a reminder every year when your vehicle\u2019s MOT is due.<\/p>\n<p>When you sign up, you\u2019ll get a reminder:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 weeks before your MOT is due<\/li>\n<li>2 weeks before your MOT is due, if you still haven\u2019t had it tested<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll also get alerts that your vehicle no longer has an MOT.<\/p>\n<p>You just need the vehicle\u2019s number plate (registration number) and a mobile phone number or email address.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll get a reminder every year until you unsubscribe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/mot-reminder\">Sign up for MOT reminders<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Information\" class=\"application-notice info-notice\">\n<p>The service is in \u2018beta\u2019 stage, which means it\u2019s still being continually tested and improved by <abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/68884\/mot-reminders-email.png\" alt=\"MOT reminders email\"><\/div><figcaption>What email MOT reminders look like<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/68932\/mot-reminders-text.png\" alt=\"MOT reminders text\"><\/div><figcaption>What text message MOT reminders look like<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"no-excuse-for-forgetting\">No excuse for forgetting<\/h2>\n<p>Research by <abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr> has revealed that around 28% of cars will be overdue at any one time. Most of these are down to drivers forgetting to get it done, rather than deliberately avoiding having the test done.<\/p>\n<p>If you drive a vehicle without a valid MOT, you\u2019re breaking the law. The only exceptions are to drive it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to or from somewhere to be repaired<\/li>\n<li>to a pre-arranged MOT test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019re also risking your own life and the lives of your passengers and other road users.<\/p>\n<div role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Help\" class=\"application-notice help-notice\">\n<p>You can be fined up to \u00a31,000 for driving a vehicle without a valid MOT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"helping-you-keep-your-vehicle-safe-to-drive\">Helping you keep your vehicle safe to drive<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2016\">2016 reported road casualties report for Great Britain<\/a> showed that roadworthiness of vehicles was a factor in 1,687 accidents.<\/p>\n<p>Transport Minister, Baroness Sugg, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We have some of the safest roads in the world, but we are always looking at ways to make them even safer.<\/p>\n<p>Booking your next MOT is easy to overlook but it plays an important role in making sure the vehicles on our roads are safe and meeting high environmental standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Getting a text or email will serve as a useful prompt to make sure people get their vehicle checked out on time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr> Chief Executive, Gareth Llewellyn, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency\">DVSA<\/abbr>\u2019s priority is to help you keep your vehicle safe to drive.<\/p>\n<p>The annual MOT checks that important parts of your vehicle meet the legal standards at the time of the test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">Motorists should also remember that to be a safe and responsible driver, and reduce the risk of your vehicle\u2019s condition causing an accident that kills or seriously injures someone, you need to check your vehicle all year round.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Make sure that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>brakes work smoothly and that the vehicle doesn\u2019t pull to one side<\/li>\n<li>tyres are correctly inflated, have no cuts or bulges, and that they all have at least 1.6mm of tread<\/li>\n<li>headlights and other lights work &#8211; give them a tap to check they\u2019re not loose or damaged and check the colours are correct and match<\/li>\n<li>windscreen wipers and washers work<\/li>\n<li>the driver\u2019s view of the road is clear of any obstruction, such as stickers, toys or air fresheners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"a-new-way-of-building-digital-services\">A new way of building digital services<\/h2>\n<p>The MOT reminder service uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/govuk-notify\/govuk-notify\">GOV.UK Notify<\/a>, which is a platform to make it easier to keep people updated, and help government service teams send text messages, emails or letters to users.<\/p>\n<p>The government is creating a set of shared components, service designs, platforms, data and hosting, that every government service can use.<\/p>\n<p>This frees up teams to spend their time designing user-centric services rather than starting from scratch, so services become easier to create and cheaper to run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A test version of a new government service has launched to remind drivers by text message and email when their MOT is due.<\/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\/86241"}],"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=86241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86247,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86241\/revisions\/86247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}