Some Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) staff who are members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) and Prospect unions are planning to take strike action during April 2023, May 2023 and June 2023. This includes:
There is different guidance about driving examiner strikes in April 2023.
The strike action is part of national industrial action by the PCS and Prospect unions over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms.
The strikes will affect different parts of Great Britain at different times.
The strike action on Wednesday 10 May and Wednesday 7 June 2023 is likely to affect DVSA’s vehicle services including:
DVSA does not expect the strike action on other days to affect MOTs for HGVs, buses and trailers, but will not know for certain until the strike action takes place.
MOTs for cars, vans and motorcycles MOTs for cars, vans and motorcycles are not affected by the strike action. They will be taking place as planned.
If you’re an MOT tester with an MOT demonstration test booked on the dates of the strike action, you should still go for your appointment, unless DVSA contacts you to tell you not to go.
Not all vehicle examiners are union members, and even if they are, they might choose not to go on strike.
DVSA will automatically rearrange your demonstration test if it cannot go ahead because of the strike action.
You should go to your vehicle test appointment as planned if it’s on the date of strike action.
Not all DVSA staff are union members, and even if they are, they might choose not to go on strike.
You will need to book another appointment with an MOT centre if your test cannot go ahead because of the strike action.
Find an MOT centre for HGVs, buses and trailers.
Tell DVSA if you cannot book a new test if both of these apply to you:
Report that you cannot book an HGV, bus or trailer MOT.
Contact your network business manager if a vehicle standards assessor has not attended your site within 15 minutes of the scheduled start time.
To help customers with a test booked, DVSA encourages you to contact them directly once you know if their test will be affected.
You should go to your vehicle approval test appointment as planned if it’s on the date of strike action, unless DVSA contacts you to tell you not to go.
Not all specialist vehicle standards assessors are union members, and even if they are, they might choose not to go on strike.
If your vehicle approval test cannot go ahead DVSA will automatically rebook your vehicle approval test for you if it cannot go ahead because of the strike action.
You’ll be sent the new details. You do not need to contact DVSA.
