MOT checker

All taxis and private hire vehicles, that are more than 12 months old (from date of manufacture) at the point of licensing, are required to pass two MOT tests a year as a condition of continued annual licensing. One of these MOTs must be completed no more than 14 days prior to the date of the annual licensing inspection.

The first MOT certificate must relate to an examination of the vehicle which took place not more than 14 days before the end of the day on which the vehicle was presented for licensing (the day of presentation being regarded as "Day 1" for those purposes).  For example, if your vehicle is booked into one of our inspection centres for 14 March 2019 then your MOT certificate must be dated between 1 and 14 March 2019. We are unable to accept certificates that are older than this.

For the mid-year MOT the certificate should be dated within 14 days of the six month anniversary of the licence start date. The second MOT certificate must relate to an examination of the vehicle which took place not more than 14 days before the end of the six month anniversary of the date of start of the licence (the day of the six month anniversary being regarded as "Day 1" for the purposes of that requirement).  For example, if the licence start date is 14 March 2019 then the MOT must be dated between 1 and 14 September 2019. We cannot accept mid-year MOT certificates if the date is prior to 1 September 2019.

The licence start date is specified on the paper licence issued when the vehicle passes our annual inspection.