The Official MOT Testing Form

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Alexandre Desoutter updated on September 22, 2020

If the MOT testing is not working, you can issue your MOT test making use of the "contingency testing" service. The MOT is the annual test that will assess your vehicle safety. It mandatory to the DVLA so that your motor vehicle can be allowed on the UK roads.

The MOT contingency testing certificate should be given by the testing company to the customer.

The official MOT contingency testing form

Here below is the official MOT contingency testing certificate form that you will be given if your vehicles passes the test:

mot test form

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You can download and print this MOT testing certificate (official version of the DVSA).

When to use the MOT contingency test certificate form?

Usually, the MOT certificate is generated through the DVSA services system. However, there are two situations for which the MOT contingency test form can be used:

  • When the MOT testing service is unavailable because the DVSA is facing technical issues
  • There is broadband problem which make the DVSA services unavailable.

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Always check if the DVSA system is working before applying for a MOT contingency testing certificate

How to record my MOT testing certificate?

Once your testing operator has given you your MOT contingency testing certificate, you have to record on the DVSA database, through the agency's online portal. Once you're signed in, you'll have to click the ‘Record contingency test' box. From there, you'll guided to complete the process.

Who to contact in case of problem with my MOT contingency testing certificate?

In case you face any problem, you can always contact the MOT testing service desk, at the following phone number: 0330 123 5654 (available from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, and on Saturday from 8am to 2pm).

Otherwise, you can contact the DVSA MOT testing services through this email address: [email protected]

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Alexandre Desoutter has been working as editor-in-chief and head of press relations at HelloSafe since June 2020. A graduate of Sciences Po Grenoble, he worked as a journalist for several years in French media, and continues to collaborate as a as a contributor to several publications. In this sense, his role leads him to carry out steering and support work with all HelloSafe editors and contributors so that the editorial line defined by the company is fully respected. and declined through the texts published daily on our platforms. As such, Alexandre is responsible for implementing and maintaining the strictest journalistic standards within the HelloSafe editorial staff, in order to guarantee the most accurate, up-to-date information on our platforms. and expert as possible. Alexandre has in particular undertaken for two years now the implementation of a system of systematic double-checking of all the articles published within the HelloSafe ecosystem, able to guarantee the highest quality of information.