Tractors will not have to undergo MOT tests, the Department for Infrastructure has confirmed.

The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) welcomed the announcement after raising concerns over reports that Fastrac type tractors, often used by contractors, would face MOTs if they were used at all on public roads.

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Deputy President of the UFU, Ivor Ferguson, said: "This is welcome, since the last thing farmers needed was the hassle, cost and time of having to get an MOT. This would have driven up contractor costs, which would have been a burden for all farmers."

However, tractors being used for commercial purposes outside agriculture may have to undergo an MOT test.

(CD)