how many mot testers are there in the uk
MOT test About 20,100[6] local car repair garages throughout Great Britain, employing about 53,000 testers,[6] are authorised to perform testing and to issue certificates. In principle, any individual in Great Britain can apply to run a MOT station, although in order to gain an authorisation from DVSA, both the individual wanting to run the station, as well as the premises, need to meet minimal criteria set out on the government's website within the so-called VT01 form.[7]