Can I bring my children with me to a Northern Ireland MOT appointment?

DVA's published MOT-day instructions say you should attend alone and not bring children or pets when presenting a vehicle for testing.

Arrange childcare where possible rather than assuming a waiting room can supervise children while the vehicle is in the test hall. DVA staff will take the car through the test, and you are expected to wait in a designated area. If attending alone is genuinely not possible because of your circumstances, contact the booking team before travelling rather than simply arriving and hoping an exception can be made.