Warning over surge in vehicles without MOT as drivers ‘cannot afford tests’

Drivers in Britain can be fined up to £1,000 for using a vehicle without a valid MOT certificate.

Hundreds of thousands more potentially unsafe vehicles could remain on UK roads this month because their owners cannot afford an MOT, a motoring company has warned (Liam McBurney/PA) (PA Archive)

Hundreds of thousands more potentially unsafe vehicles could remain on UK roads this month because their owners cannot afford an MOT test, a motoring company has warned.

Halfords commissioned a survey of 2,006 motorists which suggested that one in six (17%) drivers whose vehicles’ MOT is due in March say they will not be able to afford it.

The majority (71%) of those people say they will continue to use their vehicle anyway.