To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to reduce the number of vehicles being driven on UK roads without a valid MOT certificate. (180722)

The ‘new style’ MOT certificates issued by testing stations come with a sticker setting out the expiry date of the MOT to help motorists comply with the requirement to have a valid MOT certificate. We are also exploring the potential for issuing reminder notices about MOT expiry dates as a further measure to support compliance.

We provide the police with access to the computerised record of MOT test results so that police officers can—for example during roadside enforcement operations—identify vehicles without a valid MOT using ANPR cameras and then take action.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles on the road with no valid MOT certificate. (180723)

The most recent on the road survey was undertaken in March 2006 this showed that around 4.2 per cent. of vehicles in use on the road did not have a valid MOT. When applied to the whole vehicle fleet this would relate to around 1.2 million vehicles. The exercise is expected to be repeated this year.