Annual MOT Assessment Topics for 2022-23
Find out what topics to train on for the 2022-23 exam
The 2022-23 DVSA annual training and exam year starts on 1st April 2022 and ends on 31st March 2023. Following on from the previous 6 years, the proposals for the 2022-23 year is to include the following:
The annual MOT exam topics for vehicle classes 1&2 are:
(Group A)
Brake Test Procedures
- Brake performance requirements;
- Use of decelerometer;
- Brake calculations during contingency testing;
- Motorcycles with special controls;
- Disabled rider controls;
- Modified brake controls;
- Damaged brake controls;
- Testing motorcycles fitted with a sidecar;
- Linked brakes;
- Reasons to refuse to test.
Managing Your MOT Account
- How long you should keep CPD training records for;
- Where to find information on annual assessment;
- What information the training log should contain;
- Implication of not keeping training log (reference new appendix 8);
- Reminder of declaration;
- What to do if you have a criminal conviction;
- What to do regarding change of address, new email and/or new contact number;
- What information you can give a new employer;
- Multiple accounts, what you should/shouldn’t do;
- Restricted driving licence/road test.
Test Procedures
- Retest procedures;
- Free retest items;
- What action to take if an additional defect is found during a retest;
- Who can carry out a retest;
- What is a working day;
- What items would not result in a fee if the vehicle were returned for retest the next working day?;
- PRS How/when it is applied/rules;
- “Modified” vehicle presented for test;
- Jacking of vehicles;
- Use of headlamp test equipment;
- Testing in more than one site;
- Headlight alignment;
- Wheel alignment;
- Road test;
- Disabled controls.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
The MOT Inspection Manual for motorcycles and sidecars
The annual MOT exam topics for vehicle classes 4&7 are:
(Group B)
Brake Test Procedures
- Brake performance requirements;
- Use of decelerometer;
- Reasons to refuse to test;
- Electrical mechanical parking brake;
- Incline test;
- Dual purpose vehicles.
Managing Your MOT Account
- How long you should keep CPD training records for;
- Where to find information on annual assessment;
- What information the training log should contain;
- Implication of not keeping training log (reference new appendix 8);
- Reminder of declaration;
- What to do if you have a criminal conviction;
- What to do regarding change of address, new email and/or new contact number;
- What information you can give a new employer;
- Multiple accounts, what you should/shouldn’t do;
- Restricted driving licence/road test.
Test Procedures
- Retest procedures;
- Free retest items;
- What action to take if an additional defect is found during a retest;
- Who can carry out a retest;
- What is a working day;
- What items would not result in a fee if the vehicle were returned for retest the next working day?;
- PRS How/when it is applied/rules;
- “Modified” vehicle presented for test;
- Jacking of vehicles;
- Use of headlamp test equipment;
- Testing in more than one site;
- Headlight alignment;
- Wheel alignment;
- Road test;
- Disabled controls.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
The MOT Inspection Manual for cars and passenger vehicles
Important
The above topics need to cover a minimum of 3 hours and a record of this training must be kept by the MOT tester for inspection by the DVSA. If a tester is qualified as both a Group A and Group B tester, they must carry out a total of 6 hours of training ensuring they cover the minimum requirement of 3 hours per vehicle class group.
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