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1715299

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of vehicles on the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency database do not have a valid MOT in (a) England and (b) Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	24444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) database records every vehicle that has an MOT, and the dates the MOTs were carried out. Authorities, such as the Police, have access to that data should they need to check if a vehicle has a valid MOT. There is no comparable database for vehicles which do not have a valid MOT.</p><p> </p><p>As such, it is not possible to determine the number, or proportion, of vehicles being used illegally without an MOT in England or the constituency of Easington.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/05/2024 10:04:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1681975

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will require MOT tests to use decibel meters to ensure that exhaust noise levels are legally compliant.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	9458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>MOT testers are required to check if exhausts comply with the Construction and Use regulations that prohibit alterations which create excessive noise. Testers are generally capable of identifying these instances without a decibel meter, and those that are not can be identified by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. The MOT is an important safeguard, but excessive motor vehicle noise is also a result of nuisance driver behaviour that is regulated by local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/01/2024 15:01:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1639463

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department takes to help ensure continuity in the inspection of vehicles as part of the MOT process.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	186121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2023 answer text <p>For all vehicles that require an MOT, the MOT status is checked when motorists renew their Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). An MOT must be in place prior to VED being renewed.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) provides the ‘MOT reminder service’ (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/mot-reminder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/mot-reminder</a>). Motorists can use the service to sign up to get free reminders, by text message or email, when their vehicle’s MOT is due.</p><p> </p><p>Motorists can also use the ‘MOT history service’ (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/check-mot-history</a>), for all categories of vehicle, to check if the vehicle has a current MOT, when the next MOT is due, and see any defects or advisories listed against the vehicle.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 30/05/2023 11:38:12 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1639508

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the proposed one-year increase to the first date most road vehicles are MOT-tested on the safety of intensively used road vehicles.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <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> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/05/2023 11:09:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1540167

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the maximum MOT charges allowed for each type of vehicle were last reviewed; and how much his Department spent on all costs associated with carrying out MOT tests (a) in total and (b) per test carried out, in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	80957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The maximum MOT fees were last reviewed in 2010 with the most recent increases in the maximum fee in April 2010. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency incurred costs totalling £32,438,000 in the financial year 2020/21 to administer MOT testing. 40,490,000 MOT tests were done in 2020/21 so the cost per test was 80 pence.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 09/11/2022 12:09:14 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1519240

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to consumer surveys that indicate a significant number of drivers inadvertently forget to arrange an annual test of vehicle safety for a vehicle, and in the context of the availability of the GOV.UK MOT reminder service, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on introducing additional measures so that drivers are encouraged to check their MOT certificate remains valid and in-date.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	59865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The MOT ensures a vehicle meets the minimum safety standard at a point in time. However, it is vital that the vehicle should be maintained throughout the year to avoid becoming defective and unroadworthy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has relaunched the ‘MOT reminder service’ to make it easier for users to manage their subscriptions and change the vehicles they want a reminder for.</p><p> </p><p>Motorists can also use the ‘MOT history service’ (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/check-mot-history</a>), for all categories of vehicle, to check if the vehicle has a current MOT, when the next MOT is due, and see any defects or advisories listed against the vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA also provides a ‘bulk data service’ (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2F%2Fdvsa.github.io%2Fmot-history-api-documentation%2F__%3B!!HEBAkwG3r5RD!5Qk3pQdBQJNyxhDgx1HZQE5oPgFuXom8VM92jC-RZ5q2oWDaQ9V7XuhMOKdntfj5nMOZH1-C5rV2GI4OlyiiW0tPfTtES476%24&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cleo.barnes%40dft.gov.uk%7C4edcf8b694be405b849d08daad0a3f53%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C638012556886977254%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DOmmOeItSZ7LnatzvVoF3TWwHPGbxHpa4B0ZNkqdrfc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://dvsa.github.io/mot-history-api-documentation/</a>), which is used by over 700 companies. The service enables companies to download the MOT history data and create their own reminder services, producing a collaborative approach to improve compliance and vehicle safety awareness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Katherine Fletcher question first answered 13/10/2022 13:56:33 answering member 4834 label Biography information for Katherine Fletcher
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1467738

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 21 March 2022 to Question 141263 on Motor Vehicles: Testing, what estimate he has made of the initial MOT failure rate for (a) diesel, (b) petrol, (c) plug-in hybrids and (d) battery electric vehicles in each of the last five years, by age of vehicle.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	13215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The tables below show the initial failure rate for all MOT vehicle classes from Class 1 (small motorcycles) up to and including Class 7 (goods vehicles between 3,000kg and 3,500kg). It is possible that some older vehicles have had the fuel system converted.</p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency does not hold data to differentiate between hybrid vehicles that are Plug-In, and those which are not.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Diesel</strong> Year</p></td><td><p>3-5 Years</p></td><td><p>6-10 Years</p></td><td><p>11-20 Years</p></td><td><p>21-40 Years</p></td><td><p>Over 41 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>20.17%</p></td><td><p>34.99%</p></td><td><p>48.25%</p></td><td><p>45.10%</p></td><td><p>29.15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>19.76%</p></td><td><p>34.44%</p></td><td><p>47.40%</p></td><td><p>44.80%</p></td><td><p>27.89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>18.58%</p></td><td><p>32.35%</p></td><td><p>45.92%</p></td><td><p>43.67%</p></td><td><p>25.35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>17.92%</p></td><td><p>30.39%</p></td><td><p>44.08%</p></td><td><p>42.40%</p></td><td><p>24.49%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>17.26%</p></td><td><p>28.60%</p></td><td><p>43.44%</p></td><td><p>42.78%</p></td><td><p>24.39%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Petrol</strong> Year</p></td><td><p>3-5 Years</p></td><td><p>6-10 Years</p></td><td><p>11-20 Years</p></td><td><p>21-40 Years</p></td><td><p>Over 41 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>16.21%</p></td><td><p>32.09%</p></td><td><p>45.30%</p></td><td><p>33.46%</p></td><td><p>21.02%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>15.92%</p></td><td><p>31.29%</p></td><td><p>44.83%</p></td><td><p>32.85%</p></td><td><p>20.05%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>14.94%</p></td><td><p>29.17%</p></td><td><p>43.58%</p></td><td><p>32.45%</p></td><td><p>19.67%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>14.47%</p></td><td><p>27.20%</p></td><td><p>41.83%</p></td><td><p>32.47%</p></td><td><p>18.81%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>13.11%</p></td><td><p>25.14%</p></td><td><p>40.85%</p></td><td><p>32.51%</p></td><td><p>19.73%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Hybrid</strong> Year</p></td><td><p>3-5 Years</p></td><td><p>6-10 Years</p></td><td><p>11-20 Years</p></td><td><p>21-40 Years</p></td><td><p>Over 41 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>15.43%</p></td><td><p>25.18%</p></td><td><p>31.24%</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td><td><p><strong>0.00%*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>14.94%</p></td><td><p>25.41%</p></td><td><p>31.86%</p></td><td><p>25.00%</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13.50%</p></td><td><p>23.01%</p></td><td><p>30.89%</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>12.74%</p></td><td><p>20.26%</p></td><td><p>30.00%</p></td><td><p>50.00%</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>11.87%</p></td><td><p>18.10%</p></td><td><p>29.51%</p></td><td><p>49.37%</p></td><td><p>50.00%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Denotes that no vehicles were presented for test</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Electric (Battery)</strong> Year</p></td><td><p>3-5 Years</p></td><td><p>6-10 Years</p></td><td><p>11-20 Years</p></td><td><p>21-40 Years</p></td><td><p>Over 41 Years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>15.60%</p></td><td><p>22.38%</p></td><td><p>35.49%</p></td><td><p>27.27%</p></td><td><p>31.25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>16.40%</p></td><td><p>23.15%</p></td><td><p>31.59%</p></td><td><p>32.56%</p></td><td><p>28.47%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>16.53%</p></td><td><p>24.25%</p></td><td><p>32.04%</p></td><td><p>24.49%</p></td><td><p>25.89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>14.92%</p></td><td><p>23.72%</p></td><td><p>29.78%</p></td><td><p>18.87%</p></td><td><p>20.45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>13.67%</p></td><td><p>23.79%</p></td><td><p>27.01%</p></td><td><p>28.92%</p></td><td><p>22.70%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 14/06/2022 09:51:44 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1463302

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the data his Department holds on the number of MOT testing centres that have closed since March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	2619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The percentage of vehicles declared unroadworthy following an MOT conducted statistics are published at Vehicle testing and enforcement activity effectiveness reports - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to determine the number of MOT testing centres that have ‘closed’ since March 2020 as sites might cease testing and then resume testing at a later date either by the site owner or a new owner. Should an MOT testing centre cease to conduct MOT tests, the site may remain open to continue its underlying service and repair work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 2618 question first answered 23/05/2022 11:19:46 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1461778

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increasing the length of MoT certificates from 12 months to 24 months on motorists' costs; and if he will make an estimate of the potential average annual saving to motorists from such an increase.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the cost of living pressures that households face. It is right that we consider measures that can help alleviate such pressures including changes to systems like MOT testing that have been unaltered for a considerable period of time.</p><p>However, we have not made any decision to change the frequency of MOT testing. Should we put forward a proposal to amend the MOT legislation, we will provide an assessment of the effects of the proposed changes.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 598 599 question first answered 18/05/2022 12:26:06 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1461779

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on (a) efficiency of car performance and (b) the environment of increasing the length of MoT certificates from 12 months to 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the cost of living pressures that households face. It is right that we consider measures that can help alleviate such pressures including changes to systems like MOT testing that have been unaltered for a considerable period of time.</p><p>However, we have not made any decision to change the frequency of MOT testing. Should we put forward a proposal to amend the MOT legislation, we will provide an assessment of the effects of the proposed changes.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 597 599 question first answered 18/05/2022 12:26:06 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe