Thousands of cars would become 'death traps on wheels' under plans to make owners get MOTs every two years rather than one, motorists groups have warned.
The Department for Transport (DfT)'s consultation into proposed changes for MOT tests has sounded alarm throughout the industry, amid fears of the safety of vehicles if they are not checked annually. The RAC said latest data shows that around 7.3million vehicles fail their MOT each year, the majority of which are dangerous defects to brakes and tyres, accounting for 88 per cent of failures.
And separate road casualty data shows that brakes and tyres are the defects linked to most serious injuries and deaths in the UK, with the DfT's latest figures showing 26 people were killed in crashes in Britain in 2021 when vehicle defects were a contributory factor.
