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This guide tells you what actions Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) examiners and authorised constables can take when they find roadworthiness defects during:
roadside vehicle inspections
annual tests (MOTs)
You can use it to find out more about DVSAs inspection standards and possible defects.
Updates are listed at the end of the document.
This is not a legal document. It must not be treated as an interpretation of the relevant laws, which only the courts can provide.
Added the Categorisation of vehicle defects from 5 May 2023 and Categorisation of vehicle defects: changes from 5 May 2023
Added the categorisation of vehicle defects that will apply from 1 September 2022. The full list of changes is in the change table at the end of the document.
Added the Categorisation of vehicle defects (from 1 May 2022).
Added the Categorisation of vehicle defects (from 1 February 2021) and Categorisation of vehicle defects: changes from 1 February 2021
