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For how long is an MOT certificate normally valid?

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Three years after the date it was issued

10,000 miles

One year after the date it was issued

30,000 miles

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One year after the date it was issuedThis was the right answer

Some garages will remind you that your vehicle is due for its annual MOT test, but not all do. To ensure continuous cover, you may take your vehicle for its MOT up to one month before its existing MOT certificate expires. The expiry date on the new certificate will be 12 months after the expiry date on the old certificate.

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MOT timing and limited exceptionsReviewed guidance summary · This source supports the normal three-year start, annual validity and pre-booked-test exception, without extending the exception to ordinary journeys.

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