Calls for MOT test cap to be raised from £54.85 to £95

MOT tests could rise to £95 next year after Department for Transport talks

Under current DVSA rules, MOT prices are set at £29.65 for motorcycles and £54.85 for cars.

MOT test prices could rise to 'at least £95' as millions of drivers face paying more every year

Drivers could soon face inflated prices when taking their vehicles for an MOT test under new proposals being put to the Government.The Independent Garages Association (IGA) has secured a meeting with the Department for Transport to raise the possibility of increasing the cost of an MOT test to at least £95.At present, motorists pay £29.65 for a motorcycle MOT test, provided its engine size is restricted to 200cc, while a standard car test costs …

Calls for MOT test cap to be raised from £54.85 to £95

MOT test price cap has been unchanged since 2010, but garage industry says costs make it "unsustainable" UK garages are calling for the maximum cost of a car's MOT test to be raised by almost 75%, saying huge increases in their operating costs make the current amount "unsustainable". The current maximum cost for an annual MOT test, as imposed by the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2010, is £54.85 - but the Independent Garage Association, which…

MOT fee must rise, IGA tells government

The Independent Garage Association has called for the government to set a minimum MOT fee of at least £95. It argues that inflation alone makes the current MOT fee unsustainable, […] The post MOT fee must rise, IGA tells government first appeared on Bodyshop Magazine.

IGA calls for a 64% rise in MoT fee to hit £90

The Independent Garage Association is calling for the MoT fee to be raised from its current £54.85 maximum to £90, a 64% hike. It said garages are dealing with inflation and additional cost pressures relating to labour, rent, equipment, fuel, energy, compliance, administration and staff training. Stuart James, chief executive of the IGA, said: “It is a fact that the current MOT fee has remained static for 16 years. “We are being advised by garag…

Increase MOT test fee to £95, say independent garages

The current MOT test fee is unsustainable and should be raised to at least £95, says the Independent Garage Association (IGA). The IGA represents more than 4,500 non-franchised car repair and maintenance businesses across the UK. The current fee of £54.85 charged for the ‘Class 4’ MOT test applicable to cars and light vans was originally introduced in April 2010. Following 16 years of process changes, inflation and other increased costs, the IGA…