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Motor Vehicles: Testing

Asked by Melanie OnnLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85197

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage competition between independent MOT testing garages and large national chains.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The MOT is a vital part of the regulations that keep our roads safe, and I greatly appreciate the work of skilled mechanics in both independent garages and larger businesses that are essential to testing.

It is one of the strengths of our testing regime that independent garages across the country provide assurance to millions in their community's while providing value to drivers in a competitive market.

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