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An MOT taken earlier than that

allowed, but the new expiry becomes one year minus a day from the pass date

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

You can get an MOT earlier, but the renewal date for the following year will change to one year (minus a day) from the date the vehicle last passed its MOT.
key
uk/mot/early-renewal-earlier
value
allowed, but the new expiry becomes one year minus a day from the pass date
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/when-to-get-an-mot
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)
hash
sha256:17008b70146b1424cc773c097d55be1359eeb14a26224e1dd4f6b2d0371871fb
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/early-renewal-earlier?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/early-renewal-earlier

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  "key": "uk/mot/early-renewal-earlier",
  "label": "An MOT taken earlier than that",
  "value": "allowed, but the new expiry becomes one year minus a day from the pass date",
  "unit": null,
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/when-to-get-an-mot",
  "quote": "You can get an MOT earlier, but the renewal date for the following year will change to one year (minus a day) from the date the vehicle last passed its MOT.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "hash": "sha256:17008b70146b1424cc773c097d55be1359eeb14a26224e1dd4f6b2d0371871fb",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..7T_C7Bhv3rYuoRXdxwNxBkvZaY2JJwNbMx0BShs3iwx3DwF75xp8Dccjg18EtNBDj_2EbpyMM_XrIfeuACyCCw",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/mot/early-renewal-earlier",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/when-to-get-an-mot"
  }
}