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MOT test

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) See MOT

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Lady Ross also pointed out the car was borrowed and had dangerous defects that meant it would have failed an MOT test.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is said to have suggested reducing the need to renew MOT test certificates from an annual one to every two years.

From BBC • May 20, 2022

The court heard Morris was trying to sell the car with a faulty shock absorber which he had been previously warned about in an MOT test.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2011

It also recommended that MOT test mileage data to be shared with vehicle check companies.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2010

The RMI said there was a case for vans to have an MOT test after one year, not three, just like minibuses, taxis and ambulances.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2010