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Alternative fuel vehicles: guidance for MOT testers

11 May 2021

 

What MOT testers need to know about how hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles work, and what to do when inspecting these vehicles.

 

The guide, accessed via the link below,  briefly explains some of the different vehicle technologies and brings to the attention of the tester some of the things they could come across.

 

Further information:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alternative-fuel-vehicles-guidance-for-mot-testers/hybrid-electric-and-hydrogen-fuel-cell-systems-guidance-for-mot-testers