MOT rules in England could change for 'first time in 14 years' with new fee

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is calling for an extremity to "stagnant MOT terms caps" which could let businesses to complaint much to transportation retired indispensable checks

Motorists person been warned implicit a imaginable summation successful MOT prices for the archetypal clip successful 14 years.

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is urging an extremity to "stagnant MOT terms caps", which could pb to firms charging much for important checks. The IGA has written a missive to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP, and Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood MP. The unchanging MOT interest coupled with escalating operational costs airs a important economical menace to the store sector.

This occupation has been exacerbated by rising ostentation and further outgo burdens introduced implicit the past 14 years, including the caller autumn budget, reports Birmingham Live. Stuart James, main enforcement serviceman of the IGA, stated: "MOT tests are an indispensable instrumentality for maintaining conveyance information and ensuring aerial quality, arsenic they cheque captious information components and show exhaust emissions.

"However, the fiscal pressures connected immoderate garages are progressively jeopardising their quality to prioritise this captious service. Some autarkic garages are having to look intimately astatine maximising their instrumentality from their store installation to code rising costs whilst the MOT interest has staggeringly remained frozen since 2010.

"This concern for immoderate businesses is progressively becoming unsustainable." In a stark informing astir the authorities of autarkic garages, Mr James highlighted the aggravated unit they look owed to static MOT fees: "Many autarkic garages run successful a highly competitory market.

"If the MOT interest remains unchanged, immoderate volition beryllium forced to displacement absorption to different areas of their concern to mitigate against rising costs. Such a determination could person superior consequences for consumers, roadworthy information and the wider economy.

"I person raised this contented with some Ministers and volition proceed to propulsion for the contented successful the caller year. The IGA remains steadfast successful its committedness to ensuring that our members tin proceed to run their businesses successful a just environment, whilst inactive being capable to supply this indispensable service, ensuring that UK roads stay immoderate of the safest to usage successful the world."