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Vehicles that do not need an MOT

goods vehicles powered by electricity and registered before 1 March 2015; tractors; some historic vehicles (40-year rule); lorries, buses and trailers have the annual vehicle test instead

2026-27, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

Other vehicles that do not need an MOT include: goods vehicles powered by electricity and registered before 1 March 2015; tractors; some historic (‘classic’) vehicles
key
uk/mot/exempt-vehicles
value
goods vehicles powered by electricity and registered before 1 March 2015; tractors; some historic vehicles (40-year rule); lorries, buses and trailers have the annual vehicle test instead
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/vehicles-exempt-from-mot
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-01)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
hash
sha256:ad2120783067c2a9f7d520bddb3870b504b5d5841a018566f36697b4f28ca70f
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/exempt-vehicles?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/exempt-vehicles

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  "label": "Vehicles that do not need an MOT",
  "value": "goods vehicles powered by electricity and registered before 1 March 2015; tractors; some historic vehicles (40-year rule); lorries, buses and trailers have the annual vehicle test instead",
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  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/vehicles-exempt-from-mot",
  "quote": "Other vehicles that do not need an MOT include: goods vehicles powered by electricity and registered before 1 March 2015; tractors; some historic (‘classic’) vehicles",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "hash": "sha256:ad2120783067c2a9f7d520bddb3870b504b5d5841a018566f36697b4f28ca70f",
  "signature": {
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    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/mot/exempt-vehicles",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/vehicles-exempt-from-mot"
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}