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Partial retest, vehicle taken away and returned within 10 working days

partial retest; a partial retest fee can be charged

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

You’ll only need a partial retest if you take the vehicle from the test centre for repairs and take it back within 10 working days. You can be charged a partial retest fee for this. In all other cases, you’ll need to get a full retest and pay the full MOT test fee again.
key
uk/mot/retest-within-10-working-days
value
partial retest; a partial retest fee can be charged
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:aa43078c4d9d4cc0ff7a2fd83ceb5865416a17cd3d43ccafa9fbcc69358655a0
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/retest-within-10-working-days?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/mot/retest-within-10-working-days

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    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/retests"
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