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<p>The Department ran a consultation between 18 January and 22 March on the proposal
to defer the date of a light vehicle’s first MOT from three to four years. The results
of the consultation are currently being considered by ministers and a response will
be issued in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment and its annex include
a full consideration of the potential decrease in road safety due to more time and
mileage passing before a vehicle’s first MOT under a one-year increase to the first
date. The analysis found that the level of casualties involved in collisions caused
by vehicle defects could increase by 1 - 4%, but this represents a much smaller magnitude
when compared to overall collisions (around 0.01 - 0.05%). The published impact assessment
also outlines assumptions and limitations of the analysis.</p>
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