Test Certificates

Question 0

What offence exists on relation to test certificates?

Answer 0

Sec 47 creates an offence to use or permit or cause use of a motor vehicle on a road without a valid test certificate

Question 1

When must a vehicle have a DOT test?

Answer 1

3 years after first registration unless it has been used prior to registration, in which case it will be 3 years from its date of manufacture (this is the case for imported vehicles)

Question 2

What vehicle require a DOT?

Answer 2

Motor cars,
Motor cycles,
Goods vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes

Question 3

When is a vehicle exempt from testing?

Answer 3

If travelling to or from a pre booked test- must be most direct route,
If travelling to a specialist place of repair after a pre booked test
Seized vehicles (police or VOSA) on way to safekeeping
Police vehicles
Foreign vehicles being used temporarily in the UK