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At the beginning of the pandemic, the government allowed a six-month extension to be placed on MOT tests to help people stay at home, as well as to combat the problems caused by garages being forced to close at the end of March 2020.
However, this extension is due to cause new issues for car owners. The Motor Ombudsman reports that it has seen a spike in the usage of its online Garage Finder tool, after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency revealed that 1.3 million extra MOT tests were due in September and October compared with the same months of 2019.
The knock-on effect of this six-month extension has resulted in an estimated 22% increase in MOT tests over the next two months, with the DVSA’s records showing that 9.58 million drivers took advantage of the exemption introduced between 30 March and 31 July 2020.
Bill Fennell, Managing Director of the Motor Ombudsman, said:
“After a small uptick in the number of MOTs forecast to expire during August, there is a notable acceleration in the volume of MOT certificates due to come to an end in September and October.
“This means that it’s going to be an extremely busy period for MOT stations up and down the country during the next few weeks.”
To ensure you’re able to book your MOT test in plenty of time, we advise making an appointment as soon as you can – our handy booking form
makes this simple and quick. And in the meantime, there are plenty of
things you can action yourself to make sure your car passes with flying
colours. For example, check that all your lights are working, look at
the tread depth on your tyres, check for any wear on your wiper blades,
and make sure any fluid levels are normal.
If you have any questions or concerns, a member of our friendly team will be happy to help! Get in touch with your local Johnsons team today.
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As an FCA regulated credit broker we can introduce you to a selected group of lenders / brokers (see below) who may be able to help you finance your purchase. This group of lenders / brokers provides us with a range of products which may be suitable for your purchase. We will explain the key features of those products to you.
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited, Evolution Funding Limited, Santander Consumer (UK) plc, Honda Finance Europe PLC, CA Auto Finance UK Ltd, Suzuki Financial Services Limited, Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited, Hyundai Capital UK Limited, Stellantis Financial Services Uk Limited, Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC, FCE Bank Plc,
We are a credit broker and not a lender. We can introduce you to a limited number of lenders and their finance products, we act as their agent for this introduction. We are not an independent financial advisor; we will provide details of products available. We may advise you on the products, subject to your personal circumstances, though you are not obliged to take our advice or recommendation.
We do not charge you a fee for our services. we will typically receive commission from whichever lender we introduce you to (either a fixed fee or a fixed percentage of the amount you borrow).
Unless we consider it to be inappropriate given your personal circumstances, for certain vehicles e.g. New, our approach is to introduce you to the lender who are usually able to offer the best available package for you, taking into account interest rates, residual valuations (where applicable) and other contributions. If they are unable to make you an offer of finance, or the vehicle is not one that we would normally place with them we will introduce you to other lenders on our panel. The lender we introduce you to and available rates will depend upon a number of factors including: the vehicle, your personal circumstances and the likelihood of a lender to accept an application based on information provided.
Lenders typically pay a commission to us for introducing you to them, calculated by reference to the vehicle model or amount you borrow. Different lenders may pay different commissions for such introductions; some lenders may also provide preferential rates to us for the funding of our vehicle stock and also provide financial support for our training and marketing. But any such amounts they and other lenders pay us will not affect the amounts you pay under your finance agreement, all of which are set by the lender concerned. If you would like to know the amount of any remuneration we have received from the finance provider, please ask us.
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