Guidance
MOT tester annualtraining: trainingcheck the topics
your records need to cover
Check the list of topics that MOT testers need to have MOT training records for from AprilMay 20192020 to March 2024. 2025.
- From:
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Published
- 1 December 2023
- Last updated
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1 April
20242025 — See all updates
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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If you are an MOT tester, you must complete at least 3 hours of MOT training every year and keep a record of it. You have to keep those records for 5 years.
These documents tell you which training topics you need to have records for if you test:
- motorcycles (class 1 and 2 - also known as group A)
- cars and passenger vehicles (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 - also known as group B)
If you test vehicles in both groups, you need records of the training you did in all the topics.
You and the business you work for can be suspended from MOT testing if you do not keep the right records.
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Published 1 December 2023
Last updated 1 April 2024
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If you are an MOT tester, you must complete at least 3 hours of MOT training every year and keep a record of it. You have to keep those records for 5 years.
These documents tell you which training topics you need to have records for if you test:
- motorcycles (class 1 and 2 - also known as group A)
- cars and passenger vehicles (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 - also known as group B)
If you test vehicles in both groups, you need records of the training you did in all the topics.
You and the business you work for can be suspended from MOT testing if you do not keep the right records.
Updates to this page
Published 1 December 2023
Last updated 1 April 2024
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href="#full-history">+ show all updates
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Details
If you are an MOT tester, you must complete at least 3 hours of MOT training every year and keep a record of it. You have to keep those records for 5 years.
These documents tell you which training topics you need to have records for if you test:
- motorcycles (class 1 and 2 - also known as group A)
- cars and passenger vehicles (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 - also known as group B)
If you test vehicles in both groups, you need records of the training you did in all the topics.
You and the business you work for can be suspended from MOT testing if you do not keep the right records.
Updates to this page
Published 1 December 2023
Last updated 1 April