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Felix Reeves & Alexander Smail

Yearly MOT tests could be scrapped under plans to ease cost of living crisis

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has suggested that annual MOT checks may be scrapped and instead carried out every two years.

The move is an attempt to ease the cost of living for households across the nation amid soaring fuel and energy prices.

As reported by the Daily Express, Boris Johnson is seeking "innovative ways" to help ease the burden of the cost living crisis, with proposals being forwarded to the UK Government's domestic and economic strategy committee.

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