Hundreds of thousands more potentially unsafe vehicles could remain on UK roads this month because their owners cannot afford an MOT test, a motoring company has warned. Halfords commissioned a survey of 2,006 motorists which suggested that one in six (17%) drivers whose vehicles’ MOT is due in March say they will not be able to afford it.
The majority (71%) of those people say they will continue to use their vehicle anyway. Halfords warned this could lead to around 406,000 additional vehicles without an MOT being driven on UK roads.
Among the respondents who said they will not be able to afford their next MOT test, two-thirds explained that this is because they have to prioritise their spending elsewhere. Drivers in Britain can be fined up to £1,000 for using a vehicle without a valid MOT certificate.
