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Maximum fee, private passenger vehicles, ambulances and playbuses, more than 16 passenger seats (class 5; first MOT at 1 year)

80.65 GBP, no VAT

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

Private passenger vehicles and ambulances (more than 16 passenger seats) | 5 | 1 | £80.65; Playbuses | 5 | 1 | £80.65

key: uk/mot/max-fee-class-5-over-16-seats
value: 80.65 GBP, no VAT
period: 2026-27
effective: 2026-04-01 to date
source: https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/mot-test-fees
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)
source checked: 2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
previous: 80.65 GBP, no VAT (2025-26) from 2025-04-01
hash: sha256:52ce61c2080f6f88cb7476786d2b2c990694713aa0c6d401163d9c7d9faf5bd0
signature: EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/max-fee-class-5-over-16-seats?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/max-fee-class-5-over-16-seats

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