# Device not functioning to prevent vehicle being driven. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Device not functioning to prevent vehicle being driven., defect is Device not functioning to prevent vehicle being driven; category is Minor; inspection item number is 7.3; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Locks and anti-theft device, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Device not functioning to prevent vehicle being driven. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Minor
- **Inspection item number:** 7.3
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Locks and anti-theft device
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Device not functioning to prevent vehicle being driven. | | X | |

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0045

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).