Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 117284

Motor Vehicles: Testing

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the (i) volume and (ii) cost of missed MOT appointments in each of the last three financial years.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) supervises the delivery of light vehicle MOTs in Great Britain through its approved MOT garages. However, as these are private garages, DVSA does not collate overall data on the volume and cost of missed MOT ...

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