past or passed uk

If you are referring to a distance or a period of time before now, use “past”: “the police car drove past the suspect’s house” (distance) or “the team performed well in the past” (time). If you are describing the action of passing, however, you need to use “passed”: “when John passed the gravy, he spilled it on his lap,” “the teacher was astonished that none of the students had passed the test,” “after a brief illness, he passed away.” Remember that no matter however you have ”passed the time” you have never “past the time,” not even in the distant past.
“Past” can be an adjective, a noun, a preposition, or an adverb, but never a verb. If you need to write the past tense of the verb “to pass,” use “passed.”

You can see the results as soon as the MOT centre has recorded the test result.
You need the vehicle’s number plate (registration number).

The national standard for driver and rider training tells you everything you must be able to do to pass the test.
It’s the last of 3 tests you have to pass to qualify as an ADI . It’s a test of your ability to teach pupils.

We passed through the gates of the old city .
They stopped at the crossing , waiting for the train to pass.

References:

http://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history
http://www.gov.uk/adi-part-3-test
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/pass_1
http://www.gov.uk/driving-lessons-learning-to-drive/taking-driving-lessons