The Department for Transport (DfT) has finally announced the date when it will change the MOT requirements for electric vans weighing between 3.5 and 4.25 tonnes.
Fleets have faced continuing uncertainty over when rule changes designed to ease electric van adoption would be implemented by the UK Government.
A consultation was launched in December 2024 on the changes to the rules, which would see heavier electric vans moved from heavy goods vehicle (HGV) testing requirements to Class 7 MOT rules.
In its consultation response, which was published in November last year, the DfT said it would implement the changes.
Now, it has announced that from June 1, new electric vans weighing between 3.5 and 4.25 tonnes will only need their first MOT three years after registration, rather than one year after registration and then annually.
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