Change, cancel or view your MOT/ vehicle test appointment online

Temporary Exemption Certificates (TECs) – private cars only

From 1 June 2025 some vehicles will receive a Temporary Exemption Certificate (TEC), extending the validity of their MOT.

Further information can be found on the Guide to booking your MOT vehicle test page. 

Before you start

To use this service you'll need:

• the booking reference number - for multiple bookings enter a backslash
• the vehicle registration number or trailer ID number
• access to the email address entered when the original appointment was made – a six digit authentication code will be sent to that address and it is valid for 20 minutes, you will need to use it to view or edit your appointment - if the code expires you can get another code

Your appointment notice from the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) will tell you the last day you can cancel your appointment. You must cancel by this date to get your fee refunded. The last day you can cancel your appointment is based on the information below under the heading 'Cancellation dates'.

Cancellation dates

If the date of your test is close to a public or bank holiday, the above 'last cancellation date' does not apply. The bank/ public holiday should be counted as an additional day for rebooking your test.

• DVA bank and public holidays

Privacy notice

You can find out how any personal information you send to the Department for Infrastructure (Driver and Vehicle Agency) when using this service will be handled by viewing their privacy notice

For queries about this service, you can contact the booking enquiries team:

• Driver & Vehicle Agency - testing enquiries