IAAF calls for MOT testing
The IAAF has written to the government calling for the MOT extension to be scrapped.
In various communications with DVSA and Department for Transport, IAAF chief executive Wendy Williamson said the decision to extend the MOT “will inevitably have a serious impact on road safety as road worthiness can alter greatly during this period. There is also the obvious concern that due to this postponement there could be thousands of vehicles on the road that are dangerous and unroadworthy”.
Williamson has also written to the NI Assembly challenging the Northern Ireland infrastructure minister’s decision to extend MOTs there for 12 months.
The latest UK government advice is to minimise the use of public transport. Essential journeys, such as for food shopping, family support and travel for all workers, will therefore be increasingly reliant on a private car.
Williamson said: “Use of private vehicles, where there is no fear of direct infection from other members of the community, is increasingly the preferred option. There is more need than ever to keep cars on the road. Therefore, the MOT is an essential requirement to keep vehicles on the move.”
