Motorists and garages have been hit by a failure of the Government’s on-line MoT system.
It replaced the traditional paper certificates but has been dogged by software issues from the outset and last year 29 Million vehicles were tested.
This summer, garages reported further complications over logging into and recording the data, which has impacted on taxing vehicles as well as police ability to verify if a car was covered.
The DVSA has said a technical issue has affected the system but old style paper certificates can be issued, even if it causes problems for the police.
RAC spokesman Rod Dennis said, “There are clear cost and efficiency benefits for the Government in encouraging motorists and the motor industry to do more online.
“But this latest IT glitch will be starting to undermine motorists’ confidence in the systems the Government is so eager to roll out.
“The problems are causing staff at some garages a real headache, with motorists having to make do with hand-written MOT certificates until the problem has been solved.
“Our advice to motorists is to check the date of their next MOT – and not leave getting their car to the garage until the very last minute.”
