Editing MOT test (section)

==Rules and regulations for the United Kingdom==

The actual designation for the pass certificate is VT20, and failure is the VT30, with any advisories being the VT32. The MOT test will provide an emissions report if applicable.

It is illegal to use a non-exempt vehicle that requires a test without a current MOT on any way defined as a ''road'' in the Road Traffic Act 1988; it does not apply only to highways (or in Scotland a relevant ''road'') but includes other places available for public use, which are not highways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/192|title=Road Traffic Act 1988|work=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> This applies except when driving to or from (subject to insurance terms and conditions) a booked MOT test or to have remedial work done to rectify failures in a previous test.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/schedule/2|title=Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 Schedule 2|publisher=[[Office of Public Sector Information]]|access-date=2013-05-08}}</ref> Possession of an up-to-date VT20 test certificate is a pre-requisite for obtaining [[vehicle excise duty]], and advertisements for used cars frequently say how many months are left to run on the current MOT (i.e., VT20 certificate; although the VT20 points out that it does not, in any way, guarantee road-worthiness at the time of sale). A vehicle could suffer major damage after a MOT has been carried out, but the certificate would still be valid, and obtaining a new one is not required by law (some [[insurance]] companies may require a new test, but this is their practice, not law). However, driving a vehicle which is in a dangerous condition on a public road is always illegal, irrespective of its test status.

The official MOT inspection manuals are available online.<ref name=manuals>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/topic/mot/manuals |title=MOT manuals and special notices |access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>