Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 82802
Electric Vehicles: Testing
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding mandatory software updates to the MOT process for electric cars.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThe MOT plays a vital role in keeping people safe on our roads. That is why the Department for Transport published a call for evidence in 2023 which sought views on how to keep it up to date. The monitoring of software updates for both electric and ICE ve...
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