Petition · past parliament
Ban cheap mots and increase price of mot to help raise the test standard.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The price of an mot hasn't risen since 2010 when it went up by 85p.
We are seeing more cheap alternative mot stations charging as little as £10. This just lowers the testing standard and prevents mot testers wages going up with the cost of living.
We are seeing more cheap alternative mot stations charging as little as £10. This just lowers the testing standard and prevents mot testers wages going up with the cost of living.
Average gas safe certificate £80
Average PAT testing certificate £70
Average fire extinguisher certificate £30 call out +£5-£10 per extinguisher.
The MOT test is just as important if not more important than these other checks.
As a tester you are ensuring that a vehicle is road worthy and not putting yours or others lives at risk.
Mot testers are there to make sure UK cars are safe.
But we haven't seen significant wage and price rises in nearly 10 years.
Average PAT testing certificate £70
Average fire extinguisher certificate £30 call out +£5-£10 per extinguisher.
The MOT test is just as important if not more important than these other checks.
As a tester you are ensuring that a vehicle is road worthy and not putting yours or others lives at risk.
Mot testers are there to make sure UK cars are safe.
But we haven't seen significant wage and price rises in nearly 10 years.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a petition that calls on the Government to set a new higher price, at a rate you think suitable, for the MOT and require all providers to charge that rate, if that is what you would like to see happen.
You could start a petition that calls on the Government to set a new higher price, at a rate you think suitable, for the MOT and require all providers to charge that rate, if that is what you would like to see happen.
Timeline
| 2 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jun 2019
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