MOTnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌem.əʊˈtiː/us/ˌem.oʊˈtiː/a test that all UK road vehicles more than three years old have to pass each year in order to prove that they are safe to drive:
The car will fail its MOT if we don't get the brakes fixed.
an MOT certificate
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On the road: petrol stations, garages & repair shops
- body shop
- bowser
- breaker's yard
- bunk
- car wash
- filling station
- garage
- gas
- gas (sth) up
- gas station
- lube job
- petrol bunk
- petrol station
- service
- service station
- truck stop
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MOT
verb [ T ] ukusMOTing, MOT'd, MOT'd
I want to get/have the car MOT'd before we drive to France.