Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 February 2007. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 February 2007 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Motor Vehicles: Testing

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost of the MOT was in each year since 1997.

Answer

Testing stations can charge any fee for an MOT test up to a set maximum. The maximum price that testing stations could charge for an MOT for a car during this period is given in the table as follows:

	Effective date	£
1997	1 August 1997	29.42
1998	1 August 1998	30.87
1999	1 September 1999	32.11
2000	1 October 2000	34.00
2001	1 November 2001	37.60
2002	1 August 2002	39.25
2003	1 August 2003	40.75
2004	1 August 2004	42.10
2005	1 August 2005	44.15
2006	7 November 2006	50.35

The maximum charge is set after an evaluation of the time taken to conduct an MOT test.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 457 c591-2W;457 c575-6W; 120968
Session: 2006-07
Subjects: Motor vehicles Testing
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Motor Vehicles: Testing

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