Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to ensure that there are sufficient buses requiring an MOT between March 2021 and June 2021, following the suspension of tests earlier this year and increased demand for bus MOTs during summer 2020.

In March 2020, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) took the difficult decision to suspend most MOTs for buses to support the Government’s efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Since then it has been working hard to safely reintroduce vehicle testing. It has worked closely with the bus industry to ensure operators are clear about test dates and exemptions, and it will increase testing capacity to minimise the operational impact on businesses.