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You need to get an HGV, bus or trailer MOT (also known as an 鈥榓nnual test鈥�) for:

• goods vehicles with a gross weight of more than 3,500 kilograms (kg)
• vehicles that are built or have been adapted to form part of an articulated vehicle
• semi-trailers
• horseboxes with a gross weight of more than 3,500kg
• 鈥楢鈥� frame trailers and converter dollies manufactured on or after 1 January 1979
• trailers with an unladen weight of more than 1,020kg with powered braking systems (instead of standard overrun brakes and as well as the required parking brake)
• all public service vehicles (such as buses and coaches) with more than 8 passenger seats - not including the driver鈥檚 seat

MOT due dates

HGVs and buses (including coaches) usually must be tested each year. The first test should be 12 months after the vehicle was first registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Trailers must usually be tested one year after they were first sold or supplied.

Before the test

You can get your vehicle checked by a qualified mechanic to prepare for the test.

Get testing manuals for different vehicles.

You can also download a guide on how to check the roadworthiness of horseboxes and trailers.

How to clean your vehicle

You must clean the inside of your vehicle before your test.

This means:

• tidying unnecessary items from the dashboard, footwells, door pockets and seats
• wiping down the dashboard, doors and vehicle controls

Your test will be cancelled and you鈥檒l have to pay again if the vehicle is not clean.

You can book an MOT for your heavy goods vehicle (HGV), bus or trailer at a private test centre, known as an authorised test facility (ATF).

Find your nearest ATF to get their contact details and book a test.

Book an MOT in Scotland if there鈥檚 no ATF near you

Call the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to book an MOT at a DVSA test station. You can book a test for single or multiple vehicles up to 93 days ahead.

You鈥檒l need:

• vehicle registration number or trailer identification number
• vehicle make and model
• type of heavy goods vehicle (articulated or rigid) and the number of axles
• type and number of axles of any trailers
• for public service vehicles (PSVs), the number of passengers it can carry
• a debit or credit card, or prefunded account number

Cancelling or changing a booking at a DVSA test station

To cancel or change your booking, you鈥檒l need the order reference number you were given when the original booking was made, for example 1-212101212, before you call.

Fees for the annual test vary depending on the size and type of your vehicle.

You can download the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency鈥檚 (DVSA鈥檚) current annual test, re-test and appeals fees for goods vehicles and for public service vehicles.

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Bring the following documents to the test station:

• your appointment letter if you have one
• the vehicle鈥檚 plating certificate
• if your vehicle is exempt - a tachograph exemption form

You鈥檒l need to drive your own vehicle during the test unless otherwise asked.

You should arrive 10 minutes before the test time.

Horseboxes

You should load the horsebox with heavy items like bags of feed, fertiliser or straw bales. This is so that the centre can check the brakes work properly.

Tell the test station about any changes you鈥檝e made to the horsebox since its last test.

There is more information about testing standards for horseboxes in the guide for horsebox and trailer owners.

Repairs

If an inspector thinks minor repairs are needed to your vehicle and they can be done quickly and safely you may be allowed to do so, but only if it does not delay the testing of other vehicles

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) staff cannot provide tools or materials or help with repairs.

Passing the test

If your vehicle passes the MOT, your result will be recorded in the MOT database. You can:

• check your MOT history to see the result online
• ask the test centre to give you a printed MOT certificate

Failing the test

If your vehicle fails the annual test you鈥檒l have to take it away and get the faults fixed.

Unlike with an MOT, most centres will not be able to make the repairs for you. Once they鈥檙e made you鈥檒l have to book another test and pay a retest fee.

Major faults

Some faults are so serious that the vehicle cannot be allowed on the road. In this case, the inspector may allow on-site emergency repairs.

If you disagree with a test result

You might be able to change your test result.

You鈥檒l need to explain why you disagree. You can either:

• talk to the assessor at the test station when you get your result
• contact DVSA if the assessor is not available or you leave the testing station after you get the result

You need to contact DVSA within 2 working days of getting your result.

Appeals

You can appeal if you鈥檝e tried to change your test result and you still disagree with it.

You need to submit an appeal form within 14 days of the test:

• form VTG17 for HGV and trailer annual tests
• form VTP17 for PSV annual tests

Send the appeal to the address on the form or to the test station that carried out the test.

You鈥檒l also need to pay an appeal fee.