Vehicle and Driving Testing Centre

Vehicle Examination

Which vehicles require examination?

If the vehicle is more than 3 years old at the time of the application for its first registration and licence in the Island, or if it is an "annually certifiable vehicle", it will be necessary to produce a road worthiness test certificate which is available from the Vehicle and Driving Testing Centre.

There is no periodic "MoT" for vehicles in general, though annual road-worthiness tests are required for "annually-certifiable vehicles" which include :-

all articulated goods vehicles,
large rigid goods vehicles having more than 3 axles,
all 2 axel vehicles exceeding 7500 KG gross vehicle weight,
buses and coaches,
minibuses,
passenger-cars that are to be used as public passenger vehicles (taxis or private hire cars), and
hire-and-drive vehicles which are over 3-years old.
Vehicles which are imported into the Isle of Man that are over 3 years old require an initial test and examination prior to registration.
Vehicles which have not been licensed for two consecutive years.
Non EU Type Approved vehicles require a Single Vehicle Approval Certificate.