MOT

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These are issues that have been identified as part of the MOT test, whilst they aren't immediately dangerous, they are typically issues that if left to develop could result in your vehicle becoming unroadworthy, depending on your mileage and the nature of the issue, you may wish to rectify advisory issues sooner rather than later.

Your vehicle will fail its MOT if the test result lists ‘dangerous’ or ‘major’ problems with your vehicle, you might also get a list of ‘minor’ or ‘advisory’ problems to monitor or fix in the future.

If your vehicle fails its MOT you’ll have a refusal of an MOT test certificate from us and the result will be recorded on the MOT database, you can appeal the result if you think it’s wrong.

You can take your vehicle away if your current MOT certificate is still valid and no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed on the refusal of an MOT test certificate otherwise you’ll need to have your vehicle repaired before you can drive.

If you can take your vehicle away, it must still meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times which you can find here.

You can be fined up to £2,500, be banned from driving and get three penalty points for driving a vehicle on the road that has failed its MOT because of a ‘dangerous’ problem.