{"id":9,"date":"2026-09-18T22:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T22:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T00:34:50","slug":"mot-roadworthiness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/mot-roadworthiness\/","title":{"rendered":"MOT &#038; Roadworthiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"answer-box\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> This guide explains the rules for England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland uses a separate vehicle testing service and different rules. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nidirect.gov.uk\/articles\/after-mot-vehicle-test\" rel=\"noopener\">nidirect MOT guidance<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"answer-box\"><strong>Start here:<\/strong> Find clear guidance on MOT failures, dangerous and major defects, retests, advisories and expired certificates.<\/div>\n<h2>Common MOT questions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/can-i-drive-after-failing-an-mot\/\">Can I drive after failing an MOT?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/mot-major-defect-explained\/\">Major MOT defects explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/mot-dangerous-defect-explained\/\">Dangerous MOT defects explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/is-an-mot-retest-free\/\">Is an MOT retest free?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/how-early-can-you-get-an-mot\/\">How early can you get an MOT?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How we research MOT guidance<\/h2>\n<p>We check rules against current GOV.UK and DVSA information, link to the primary source, and show when each guide was reviewed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: This guide explains the rules for England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland uses a separate vehicle testing service and different rules. See nidirect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukdriverhelp.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}