MOT:

What is an MOT?

The MOT scheme is primarily a road safety measure designed to ensure as far as possible that all cars, motorcycles and light goods vehicles more than 3 years old, are properly maintained and are at least once a year examined at an authorised MOT test station to make sure that they comply with certain important requirements of the law.

M.O.T. Stands for Ministry Of Transport.
Remember- the test certificate relates only to the condition of the testable items at the time of the test and should not be regarded as evidence of their condition at any other time; nor should it be accepted as evidence of the general mechanical condition of the vehicle.