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Partial retest, vehicle taken away and returned to the same centre by the end of the next working day

free for the listed items (e.g. lamps, mirrors, wipers, wheels and tyres, seatbelts, horn, registration plates)

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

You will not have to pay again if you take it back to the same test centre before the end of the next working day for a partial retest on one or more of these items: …
key
uk/mot/retest-free-next-working-day
value
free for the listed items (e.g. lamps, mirrors, wipers, wheels and tyres, seatbelts, horn, registration plates)
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/retests
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
sha256:2ce65c1a7a57b09b8cfc08bebca1ab0e5dc980add8466be308df5b2427da5918
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/retest-free-next-working-day?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/retest-free-next-working-day

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  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/retests",
  "quote": "You will not have to pay again if you take it back to the same test centre before the end of the next working day for a partial retest on one or more of these items: …",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
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  "signature": {
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    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/mot/retest-free-next-working-day",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/retests"
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