MOT Expert, based in St James Mill Road, marked a major milestone this month, with five successful years under the leadership of husband-and-wife directors, Ross and Leanne Laurence.
Since they purchased the company in May 2021, Ross and Leanne expanded their Northampton based training centre into its new, purpose-built headquarters in 2024. Marking their business anniversary with an updated, DVSA MTS integrated garage management software, MOT Xpert alongside their consultancy, MOT Compliance Group – providing a full service offering to MOT testing stations around the UK.
Over the past five years, MOT Expert has significantly expanded its services, reputation and national reach, becoming recognised not only for high quality MOT tester training but also for its industry leading compliance and garage management solutions.
The latest additions to the team include MOT Consultants based in the South West and Scotland to better support their nationwide reach. The team are based around the UK but regularly come together for work socials and to take part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Abington Park – a cause made deeply personal following Ross’s life-changing cancer diagnosis in 2023. Since his recovery, Ross and the MOT Expert team have taken on various fundraising challenges, raising more than £14,000 so far for Cancer Research UK and are hoping to once again add to this impressive total.
Ross said: “Over the last five years we’ve focused on building more than just our MOT training academy. Having started with just two employees, we’ve grown because of the incredible people who make up our team – a team who genuinely want to help garages and MOT testers. We’ve created a complete support system to protect their businesses, meet DVSA standards, operate more efficiently and to ultimately support the MOT industry through economic, legislative and industry changes.
Our values have always been central to how we run the business. We’re incredibly proud of the relationships we’ve built with our team, students and clients over the years, many of whom continue to return to us for additional training and ongoing MOT compliance support and advice.”
Founded in 2015, MOT Expert has continued to grow with the addition of the MOT Compliance Group, a team of MOT testers and former DVSA Vehicle Examiners (VEs) committed to the MOT industry and a system that raises standards and combats DVSA risk whilst delivering over 1,500 qualifications each year to vehicle technicians, garages, dealerships and MOT centres.
Looking to the future, the focus remains on innovation, compliance excellence, training and supporting MOT professionals across the UK.To find out more about their services visit: www.motexpert.org or to learn more about or sponsor the team for Race for Life visit: https://www.justgiving.com/page/motexpert2026