{"id":16202,"date":"2023-08-04T04:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T04:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=16202"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T12:02:35","slug":"mot-tester-training-and-annual-assessments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/driving\/businesses\/mot-tester-training-and-annual-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"DVSA Training and Annual Assessment for MOT Tester (UK)"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Stay Qualified as an MOT Tester<\/h2>\n

The information in this section explains how to complete your yearly training and take the ‘reauthorisation’ assessment.<\/p>\n

Check how many training hours you need to do to stay qualified. Further details cover the process for booking an assessment and recording the result.<\/p>\n

Staying qualified as an MOT tester means completing the required training and passing an assessment each year.<\/p>\n

Thus, you will be responsible for recording your training as you complete it (some time between the start of April and the end of the following March).<\/p>\n

But, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), anyone becoming an MOT tester<\/a> after the 1st of May 2020 would not need to start their refresher training until after the 1st of May 2021.<\/p>\n

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Important<\/strong>: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will suspend your MOT tester status if you do not pass the required annual assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

MOT testers will need to:<\/h4>\n
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  1. Complete a minimum of three (3) hours of training each year (and sixteen hours in five years).<\/li>\n
  2. Keep proper records of the training for at least five (5) years.<\/li>\n
  3. Book and take the assessment through one of the authorised providers (e.g. IMI).<\/li>\n
  4. Record the result of the assessment in the correct section of the MOT testing service profile.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Planning Your Training<\/h2>\n

    As an MOT tester, your personal responsibilities include planning and doing your own training every year. Once you have completed at least three hours you will also need to book yourself a final ‘reauthorisation’ assessment (and pass it to maintain your tester status).<\/p>\n

    There are several ways you can complete your MOT refresher training. You can choose to study by yourself (e.g. eLearning) or you can join other testers as a group.<\/p>\n

    Either way, some of your learning methods should include:<\/p>\n