MOT

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has written to the Department for Transport (DfT), urgently requesting an extension to their consultation proposing changes to the MOT frequency and other MOT enhancements. Stuart James, IGA Chief Executive comments: “The content of this consultation contains highly complex and important subjects, relating not just to the frequency of the […]

Following today’s launch of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) consultation on proposed changes to the MOT, the Independent Garage Association (IGA) will be carrying out a full impact assessment of the proposed changes and will be consulting with its members and the wider industry to ensure that full, robust and representative feedback is provided in […]

The recent data received by the Independent Garage Association, (IGA), from the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), indicates that there are still around 50,000, of the 64,652 MOT testers in the UK, that have not yet completed their Annual Training. With a little over 3 months remaining the IGA is urging MOT Stations to encourage […]

There are only four months left for testers to complete their mandatory MOT annual training or be suspended from testing, however there’s still time to complete it before the end of the year! Stay on top of your requirements and book your preferred training option with The RMI Academy of Automotive Skills today to avoid the […]

Now we’ve passed the MOT Annual Training halfway point, testers should have a plan in place to complete their training and assessment well in advance of the deadline. Don’t risk suspension from testing – find out how the RMI Academy of Automotive Skills can support your staff so they can confidently complete their requirements with […]

Battery drain on Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles following emission tests at MOT The DVSA has issued the following notice to testers, asking them to stop using OBD connections used by emission testers at MOT for certain Land Rover and Jaguar models: 22 October 2022 Classes D V 4 5 7 Some MOT emission testing […]

The DVSA has issued a new Special Notice, following their announcement that the process of booking an MOT demonstration test is changing from 5 September 2022: MOT Special Notice 04-22: changes to MOT demonstration tests 1. MOT testing guide The MOT testing guide will be updated on 5 September 2022. 1.1 What’s changing We will cover some of the changes to the MOT testing […]