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Changing annual MoTs could increase number of road deaths
Tue, 01 Nov 2011

Proposals to change the annual MoT system have been deemed as reckless by campaigners who claim that they could result in 250 additional deaths on the road each year.

There are currently 25 organisations, including the AA, Brake, Halfords, the RAC and Kwik Fit who have teamed up to urge transport secretary Justine Greening and MPs to rule out moves to change the frequency and starting point of MoT testing.

Currently, cars must take the MoT test at three years old, then once a year thereafter, however ministers are considering plans to amend the first test to four years and then to intervals of two years. According to the campaigners, allowing vehicles to be driven for longer with potentially lethal defects could lead to 2,200 additional serious injuries a year. There will also be more expensive repairs and higher insurance bills for motorists.

Edmund King, AA president, said: "The AA and three-fifths of our members believe it is a false saving, which could lead to more expensive repairs later, and that's before the safety argument."
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