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Motor Vehicles: Testing

Question for Department for Transport

UIN 33490, tabled on 23 March 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance he plans to issue on the deep cleaning of cars following MOTs when those cars are needed by (a) people in high risk groups to attend urgent medical appointments and (b) essential workers involved in the response to the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.

Answered on

30 March 2020

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published guidance on GOV.UK for providing MOT tests during the COVID-19 outbreak. Furthermore, as announced on 25 March 2020, the Government is introducing a six-month exemption for all light vehicles due for an MOT test from 30 March 2020 onwards to allow people to continue to travel where essential.