This morning, the DVSA announced that MOT due dates for cars and light vans will be extended by 6 months from Monday March 30 2020, to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
However, this does not mean that every vehicle has automatically been given a six-month extension on their MOT.
This exemption will only be applied approximately 7 days ahead of the expiry date of the MOT certificate. DVSA will then work to extend dates on a weekly basis for those vehicles that are due a test.
For instance, a vehicle due its MOT on 1 June 2020 will not have its expiry date changed at the moment. This vehicle will still have a 1 June 2020 expiry date until such time that DVSA extend it, which is likely to be only a week before the expiry date.
Vehicle owners do not need to do anything to extend their vehicle’s MOT expiry date if it’s on or after 30 March 2020. However, their vehicle MUST BE SAFE TO DRIVE. Paper exemption certificates will not be needed.
