Ending annual MoTs will cost 250 deaths a year

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laresThu 27/10/11 12:28

"REDUCING the legal requirement for annual MoTs could lead to more than 250 additional deaths on the road each year, campaigners have warned.

The UK government is looking at ways of 'reducing the financial burden' of the MoT test required annually for cars at least three years old. But road safety, motoring and industry groups have expressed strong concerns at the proposals.

Yesterday, 25 organisations joined forces to launch the Promote campaign to persuade Transport Secretary Justine Greening to rule out reducing the frequency of MoT testing. Although transport is a reserved matter dealt with by Westminster, the Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) last night said First Minister Alex Salmond had indicated last year that he opposed a reduction in the frequency of testing.

Campaigners fear any reduction could lead to 2,200 additional serious injuries a year through allowing vehicles to be driven for longer with potentially lethal defects, as well as more-expensive repairs and higher insurance bills for motorists.

The organisations say most drivers are opposed to any MoT changes and that up to 40,000 jobs in the motoring industry, including a large number of apprenticeships, could be at risk. One proposal involves MoTs for private cars every second year until the vehicle is ten years old, before changing back to yearly tests."

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I think it's a great idea to change MOT's to two-yearly. Frankly, I think they should be abolished anyway. A waste of money.

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