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As motorcar technology continues its stratospheric march, especially in the safety and power plant arenas, it makes sense that governmental roadworthiness checks keep up. Indeed, the MOT has changed considerably, since CM wrote about it last in 2017.

Designed to rid our roads of dangerous bangers, the Ministry of Transport Test (now defunct as a governmental department) has evolved considerably, since its 1960 inception. Naturally, the MOT deals with different categories and so the focus of this feature is on Class 4 tests carried out in Great Britain, which cover passenger cars but neither motorcycles, nor certain quadricycles. Northern Irish MOTs differ, because the inspection is carried out on government premises, by the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) and not licensed independent garages that are overseen by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

The most recent radical overhaul came in 2018 to comply with EU regulations. Diesel exhaust emissions limits were reduced, defects became categorised differently, extra checks were

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