An MOT Every Two Years?

Plans have just been announced that the government is set to make a new proposal in the near future that will possibly make car owners MOT their cars every two years instead of the current annual ruling that is in effect.

Depending on whether or not the plans go ahead many people could both benefit or lose out to the new system ranging from car owners to mechanics. One of the most important factors that will no doubt be debated and looked into thoroughly before the proposal gets a final vote will be the subject of safety.

The transport secretary has already shown his support to the proposal by saying that newer cars are now much safer then cars that were manufactured over fifty years ago when the Ministry of Transport test was first introduced. Many people will have a lot to say about this with many already asking the question 'Is a small yearly save on motoring costs worth more than our day to day safety'.

Amongst the list of changes the minister has put ahead a plan that could well see new cars have their MOT test times moved up by four years instead of the current three years that's in effect. Since the examination was introduced in 1967 the whole system has remained relatively the same, the new changes are results of investigations into how new designs have improved safely through technology.

Many people are commenting that this is just being used as a means of softening the blow of current motoring costs which are at an all time high and decreasing at an alarming rate. Already several reports have been carried out by numerous agencies both for and against the new changes. One of the agencies that has been carrying out reports on this subject the 'Transport Research Laboratory' has released information that suggests changing the MOT regularity could increase motoring deaths,

They have estimated that 3% of road traffic accidents in the UK are caused by vehicle defects, these figures could easily increase should MOT's be changed. They also suggest that increasing the time between even newer cars tests could be large factors in increases of RTA's and even go so far as to say that an additional 16 to 30 deaths per year could occur as a result.

Safety isn't the only area that will be affected as many small garages that rely on these tests as a means of income each year could be seriously affected and force to close.

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