Fairfield Garage - Your MOT

Your MOT certificate confirms that at the time of the test your vehicle met, as far as can be reasonably determined without dismantling, the minimum acceptable environmental and road safety standards required by law. It does not mean that the vehicle is roadworthy for the life of the certificate and is not a substitute for regular maintenance.

All MOT testing stations have been connected to this central database. When your vehicle is tested at one of these ’computerised’ testing stations your test record will be entered onto this new database and you will receive a new style A4 sized certificate.

This is an example of an MOT Test Certificate. The location of the MOT test number for the Status Enquiry Service and MOT History Service is shown and should be typed exactly as it appears.

The new MOT certificate is your receipt for the MOT test. It shows the information that is held on the MOT database. The certificate is no longer proof of an MOT and should not be relied on as such. Only the computer record can prove a vehicle has a valid MOT. Under the new system any recommended advisory work will normally be shown on a new Advisory Notice which will be given to you at the time of the test.