Dvsa

DfT quizzed over why such a short consultation period was actioned for wide ranging brief

Motor trade is invited to express their views

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People taken off the test rises 49% in two years

Scores of testers get 'switched off'

Brands instructed to pull products from shelves until 'proper approvals' have been granted

Users of Saturnus range of lifts advised to stop use until a repair kit has been installed

Consultation makes no suggestion of raising fee above level set in 2010

DVSA figures show that the number of MOT tests carried out in the second quarter of 2021 were down by 32 percent compared with 2019 levels, despite traffic levels being roughly equivalent to pre-pandemic volumes and a record number of used vehicles changing hands.

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The reason for the drop is a knock-on effect of last year's MOT extension, which saw the number of tests plummet.

A report from GiPA finds that although trade is down, it is not as bad as had been projected