Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 85197

Motor Vehicles: Testing

Tabled: 27 October 2025

Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage competition between independent MOT testing garages and large national chains.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The MOT is a vital part of the regulations that keep our roads safe, and I greatly appreciate the work of skilled mechanics in both independent garages and larger businesses that are essential to testing. It is one of the strengths of our testing regime t...

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