Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on (a) efficiency of car performance and (b) the environment of increasing the length of MoT certificates from 12 months to 24 months.

We recognise the cost of living pressures that households face. It is right that we consider measures that can help alleviate such pressures including changes to systems like MOT testing that have been unaltered for a considerable period of time.

However, we have not made any decision to change the frequency of MOT testing. Should we put forward a proposal to amend the MOT legislation, we will provide an assessment of the effects of the proposed changes.