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General News 23 Jun 2021Garages pass one in seven vehicles that should fail MOT test
Nearly one is seven vehicles that passed their MOT test last year should have failed, according to a new study.
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General News 14 May 2021MOT centre sentenced after oil drum explosion kills worker
An MOT centre has been sentenced after oil drum it supplied exploded and fatally injured an agricultural engineer.
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Fleet industry news 23 Apr 2021One in five vehicles yet to be retested after MOT extension
Kwik Fit research suggests that cars that have not been retested are 3.4 months overdue on average, while IMI warns of test centre risk.
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Manufacturer news 15 Apr 2021Hyundai Ioniq found to achieve highest first time MOT pass rate
Hyundai Ioniq models have been found to pass their MOT test for the first time more frequently than any other car.
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General News 26 Mar 2021Number of cars missing MOT test exipiry by more than three weeks triples
The number of cars that have missed their MOT test expiry by more than three weeks has tripled during the last six months.
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Electric fleet news 10 Feb 2021Change MOT to reflect emissions from electricity generation
The way the MOT measures emissions from EVs has been criticised for not taking account how the electricity used to charge the vehicle has been generated.
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Fleet industry news 28 Jan 2021
Vehicles fail MOT in record numbers due to emissions
A record number of vehicles – almost 1.3 million – failed their MOT last year, because of faults relating to exhaust emissions, new data suggests.
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Fleet industry news 6 Jan 2021MOT test centres will remain open during ‘Lockdown 3’
MOT test centres will remain open during Lockdown 3, but driving tests cancelled.
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General News 23 Dec 2020MOT demand expected to reach all-time high this Christmas
Demand for MOT tests is expected to soar this Christmas as motorists who took advantage of the Government’s six-month extension in June now require a test.
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Fleet industry news 30 Nov 2020MOT backlog latest as sites remain open during lockdown
Problems experienced with MOT and servicing during the first lockdown have not be repeated a second time around, new research from Fleet Assist suggests.
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Fleet industry news 6 Nov 2020Surge in MOTs despite test centres staying open
MOT and service centres were inundated with bookings before new coronavirus lockdown restrictions came into force, despite being allowed to remain open.
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NEWS 2 Oct 2020
SMR bookings still challenging for 41% of fleets
Forty-one per cent of fleets are experiencing issues booking service, maintenance and repair (SMR) work or MOTs, despite dealerships re-opening in June.
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Fleet industry news 30 Sep 2020Coronavirus: Thousands of fleet vehicle contracts extended
Thousands of company cars and vans had their contracts extended during the coronavirus crisis, according to new data from Epyx.
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Fleet industry news 11 Aug 2020New six-month MOT extension data raises road safety fears
The Government is being urged to persuade motorists to book their MOT now in the interests of road safety and fears testing stations could become overwhelmed.
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Fleet industry news 31 Jul 2020
DVSA wants MOTs booked now to avoid September rush
The DVSA is urging operators of vehicles due an MOT in September, October or November, to bring them forward to beat the expected rush for tests in the autumn.
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Fleet industry news 8 Jul 2020One in 10 motorists taking ‘dangerous defects’ risk
Analysis of the latest Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) data by BookMyGarage, showed that 1 in 10 cars on the road could be classified as having ‘dangerous defects’.
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Fleet industry news 8 Jul 2020
Coronavirus: SMR threat to fleets as lockdown is lifted
Service, maintenance and repair (SMR) for fleets is coming under pressure on three fronts, according to Epyx.
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Fleet industry news 3 Jul 2020
Coronavirus: MOT delays predicted this autumn
Hundreds of thousands of vehicles due to be tested this summer could end up causing a backlog, the RAC has warned.
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Fleet industry news 30 Jun 2020Coronavirus: Fleets urged to ‘book an MOT’ as exemption ends
The Government has announced that mandatory MOT tests for cars, motorcycles and vans in England, Scotland and Wales will be restarted from August 1.
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General News 22 Jun 2020
Five million fewer MOT tests carried out during lockdown
There were five million fewer MOT tests carried out in April and May 2020 than in the same months last year.
