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The Government has indicated it is keen to relax rules that force motorists to pay for an annual MOT test, despite warnings that the move will cause at least 50 more deaths on UK roads every year. A government-commissioned study found that the proposal to reduce the frequency of the vehicle checks was “likely to have adverse road safety consequences”, particularly for older vehicles. The Transport Research Laboratory estimated that vehicle defects were a “contributory factor” in around 3 per cent of road accidents. Motoring groups last night claimed that allowing vehicles to be tested every two years could double the rate of accidents and casualties – adding around 55 to the death toll each year. However, sources at the Department for Transport said the report’s findings did not deter ministers. “This is part of an ongoing reconsideration of the MOT regime. It is important to review the system after almost half a century in which vehicle technology has advanced massively. The research does not prove the case one way or the other,” one source said.  More