MOT changes: two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

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The Department for Transport (DfT) has proposed changing the rules so an initial MOT is needed after four years, rather than the current three.

More than two-thirds of British drivers think that relaxing MOT rules would put lives at risk.

A survey of motorists commissioned by industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found that 67% of car owners were opposed to extending the time before new cars, vans and motorbikes need their first MOT, saying they had safety concerns.

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