First MoT could be delayed to cut costs for drivers

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  1. Ooh, £30 contribution – and only for those with nearly-new cars. Nice one.

    > It must be renewed once a year, at a cost of £54.85 for a car and £29.65 for a standard motorcycle.

    This is wrong, this is the *maximum* amount that can be charged for an MOT.

  2. Wait…..doesn’t this just benefit the people financially fortunate enough to be able to buy new cars while simultaneously putting poor people at a bigger financial disadvantage?

    Or am I just reading this wrong…

  3. I think I’m more concerned that 1 in 10 cars apparently fail their first MOT, which seems unbelievable. While that’s the case though, I’m against the idea.

  4. Sure, the people who can afford a car straight off the forecourt, give them an extra year, once it’s scrap they’ll surely pass the savings onto the less fortunate forced to buy second hand

  5. Crazy idea. Approx 40% of cars fail their first MOT. It’s usually on the basic stuff like bald tyres or knackered wiper blades. People just aren’t checking their cars any more. They rely on the MOT to tell them what’s worn-out.

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