DVSA MOT Tester changes from from 8 January 2024 – DBS Check Required

The requirements for basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for MOT testers are changing from 8 January 2024.

What’s changing

From 8 January 2024, you must submit a basic DBS check if you are:

• a new tester
• an existing tester adding an additional test group (A or B)
• a tester returning after a disciplinary period of 28 days (short-term cessation) or a longer cessation of 2 or 5 years
• a tester returning after being lapsed or suspended from testing – this includes being suspended for not completing your annual assessment

The DBS check must be dated within the 3 months leading up to the demonstration test.

How to submit a DBS check

You will be able to submit your DBS check online if you have a consent check code. You’ll be asked for this code when you fill in the form to book an MOT tester demonstration test.

If you do not have a DBS consent check code or your DBS is not clear

You will need to send DVSA your DBS certificate by post if:

• you do not have a consent check code
• it’s a Scottish DBS certificate (these do not have a consent check code)
• your DBS is not clear but you believe it does not constitute as serious offence as prescribed in the MOT testing guide: appendix 7

Send a copy of all the pages of the certificate, along with your MOT testing service user ID, to:

You should send your certificate by recorded delivery.