MOT tester annual training and assessment
MOT tester annual training (3 hours per group) and assessment; year ends 31 March.
Who it is owed to
- Owed to
- The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Source
- DVSA MOT tester annual training and assessment
- Official page
- gov.uk
- Applies
- MOT station, per tester
Checked against the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's official page on 14 October 2026. Not legal advice.
What has to happen, and when
- When
- Yearly by 31 March
- Evidence usually kept
- Training on MOT testing service, certificate
- Usually owned by
- Service manager
What goes wrong
A tester whose pass result has not been uploaded by the end of the training year on 31 March has their MOT tester status suspended.
Source: gov.uk
How the register holds it
- One item owed to DVSA, with a service manager as its owner and a due date set from the rule above.
- The owner commits to a date the first time they open it, and the evidence (training on mot testing service, certificate) is attached before it can be marked done.
- A manager confirms it, a reminder goes by email before it falls due, and the item's history cannot be edited or deleted.
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