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2nd April 2018
11:24am BST

If caught driving a non-road legal vehicle you face fines of up to £2,500 and three points on your license. And, with tougher checks due in May, more drivers could be at risk of the penalty.
The new measures are being brought in to 'improve driver safety, reduce air pollution and make the test harder for diesel cars to pass', they will become effective as of 20 May.
Under the new rules, faults will be categorised as: Minor, Major or Dangerous - with Major and Dangerous faults resulting in an immediate ban.
The DVLA website says: "If your vehicle fails the MOT: you’ll get a ‘refusal of a MOT test certificate’ from the test centre."
"It will be recorded in the MOT database. You can take your vehicle away if your MOT certificate is still valid."