Question follow-through · 26917
Vehicle Number Plates
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce mandatory vehicle registration plate compliance checks as part of the MOT testing regime.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce mandatory vehicle registration plate compliance checks as part of the MOT testing regime.
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
Vehicle registration plate compliance checks are already included within the MOT test. Registration plates are inspected to ensure they are legible, correctly displayed and comply with legal requirements, and non-compliant plates can result in an MOT fail...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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