Everyone who uses a vehicle on the road is required to keep it in a roadworthy condition. The purpose of the MOT Test is to ensure that cars, other light vehicles (including some Light Goods Vehicles), private buses and motorcycles over a prescribed age are checked at least once a year to see that they comply with key roadworthiness and environmental requirements.
When your car is tested, the ministry of transportation MOT looks at some important items to see if it meets the legal requirements. The MOT certificate is not a guarantee of the general mechanical condition of a vehicle however.
Vehicles should receive their first MOT when they reach 3 years of age. If a car is registered with no prior use on the road, the MOT will be required three years after the date of registration. For example, a car registered "from new" on 25th April 2000 will require its MOT no later than 25th April 2003. If a car is used prior to registration, as would be the case with an import, the MOT will be required three years from the end of the year of manufacture. For example a car manufactured at any time in 2000 will require an MOT no later than 31st December 2003. There is no grace period given after these dates.
2006-09-08 22:31:43
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answered by sherijgriggs 6
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M.O.T. stands for Ministry of Transport and the M.O.T. test check that your vehicle meets MINIMUM standards under certain parts of road law . I'm a M.O.T. tester and as a rule most cars that have been regularly serviced and well cared for pass the test without problem ( apart from headlight aim which no-one seems to set from new ) if however you do not get your car serviced and it fails the M.O.T. test then you should be more concerned with making sure you car is kept in good condition i will grant that the test system has been abused over the years and before i became a tester I've had cars fail that shouldn't have but with the new system of testing the only things that can fail are on a computer program so the chances of being conned are reduced if anyone has any questions about anything that has failed recently i would me happy to advise
2006-09-09 07:57:23
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answered by saint 3
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There are some very useful tests which are carried out in an MOT test to ensure that your car is roadworthy.
You should do a lot of these tests yourself in order that your car remains safe on the road throughout the year after you make changes.
There are also some very pointless tests which are performed, which should be secondary tests for which an MOT cannot be failed. These tests could still be performed, but you should be advised to get the elements fixed as part of the MOT pass.
Sadly, whilst these tests are beneficial, the system is abused by a government intent on persecuting some individuals. Political abuse of any area of control of a population renders law and lawlessness null and void in the interests of reducing terrorism.
Whilst you are obliged by law to obtain an MOT, the government is not obliged by law to perform an MOT. In such circumstances the law becomes null and void (due to the inability of the government to apply it's own law within human rights legislation) and you have to perform your own road worthy tests to your vehicle. Effectively, due to the governments incompetence in government it becomes redundant and you have to take over and apply you own law. It is very sad when this happens, and the failure of government is the cause of a lot of terrorism (and petty lawlessness)
2006-09-08 22:36:28
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answered by James 6
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It does indeed stand for Ministry Of Transport, but vehicle testing is now under the control of VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Standards Agency). It's always going to be called the MOT though, and why not, indeed?
2006-09-09 02:38:47
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answered by Phish 5
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MOT Test .....stands for .....Ministry Of Transport Test
2006-09-08 23:00:46
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answered by Lone Wolf 2
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Ministry Of Transport
Hence "MOT Test" is the full name for what you have to do.
2006-09-08 22:21:10
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answered by wild_eep 6
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Ministry of Transport.
2006-09-08 22:21:28
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answered by Anonymous
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Ministry of transport
2006-09-08 22:32:14
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answered by bodhidhamma7 2
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My Old Transport.
2006-09-08 22:34:40
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answered by Phlodgeybodge 5
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but yes sometimes your saying would not be far wrong ministry of transport
2006-09-08 22:29:36
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answered by martin r 5
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