The Department for Transport has not ruled out significant changes to the MoT test here in the UK, following new rules proposed by the European Commission (EC) to improve safety around electric cars and modern driver assistance systems.
In a newly announced package of changes, the EC is looking to comprehensively overhaul road safety rules as far as they relate to the periodic technical inspection (PTI) of cars already on the road – the equivalent of our annual MoTs here in the UK.
It says current rules – in large part mirrored by the requirements of the MoT thanks to the UK’s previous membership of the European Union – are outdated and “no longer sufficient to keep up with the rapid progress in vehicle technology”.
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