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Motor Vehicles: Testing

Commons · Question 85197 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage competition between independent MOT testing garages and large national chains.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 4 Nov 2025

The MOT is a vital part of the regulations that keep our roads safe, and I greatly appreciate the work of skilled mechanics in both independent garages and larger businesses that are essential to testing. It is one of the strengths of our testing regime t...