Earlier this year, the government revealed proposals to extend the requirement for MOT checks from one year to two, in a bid to relieve financial pressures during the cost-of-living crisis. 

However, while this will save an average of £54.85 every other year for the MOT assessment, the question is being asked whether this will really be cost effective for drivers.

A recent poll on the subject by RAC revealed more than half of motorists (58 per cent) think the changes would result in them having to spend a greater amount on repairs in the long-run, as any undetected faults will simply deteriorate further, becoming more expensive to fix. 

Forty-four per cent think garages will increase their prices to make up for their lost earnings from the drop in MOT work. 

Commenting on the matter, RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said this notion that it could be cheaper for drivers is “met with huge scepticism”, noting that many people “have rightly identified that it may end up costing them more in the long-term”.

The majority of those asked (55 per cent) were against the plans to extend the MOT test, while 23 per cent were unsure of what they thought, and 22 per cent said it was a good idea. 

At the moment, any car over three years old needs an MOT annually, otherwise they are not roadworthy. The only times you can drive a car with an expired MOT is to or from a garage or to a pre-arranged MOT test. 

Before you need to worry about MOTs, you need to pass your driving test, so book driving lessons in Greenford today!