Coronavirus: MOTs for lorries, buses and trailers suspended
Posted by AndrewT on 23rd Mar 2020
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has suspended MOTs for all heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) for up to three months from last Friday March 2020. All HGV and PSV vehicles with an MOT will be issued with a three-month certificate of temporary exemption (CTE) until further notice. Vehicles should be maintained, kept roadworthy and operate within the terms of the operators' licence.
Lorries and trailers due for test in the suspension period will be issued with an automatic exemption. Some vehicles, such as those due for their first MOT test and vehicles returning to service with a test certificate that expired before March, will require an application for exemption certificates.
For further information see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-mots-for-lorries-buses-and-trailers.
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