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New test items now live

Posted by: Matters of Testing, Posted on: 27 March 2013 - Categories: Changes to the MOT test, News and updates
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The new test items introduced with the implementation of EU Directive 2010/48/EU are now testable and can be selected as a reason for failure from 20 March 2013. The directive originally planned for 01 January 2012 was put on hold …

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Three mileages odometer history

Posted by: Matters of Testing, Posted on: 26 March 2013 - Categories: Features
car odometer

Highlighted Problems The addition of the odometer history on test certificates has revealed a number of issues. The major problems concern the incorrect identification of vehicles. This can create a false record, failure to link to the vehicle’s previous history, …

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VOSA targets 'white van man'

Posted by: Matters of Testing, Posted on: 25 March 2013 - Categories: News and updates
white Fiat van

‘White van man’ is of course a sterotype but the general road worthiness of vans is of serious concern whatever the colour and it's pretty obvious that things have to change. VOSA's roadside enforcement experience is that targeting light goods …

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Horror story: Feeling bushed?

Posted by: Matters of Testing, Posted on: 23 March 2013 - Categories: Horror stories
engine part

When Paul Heskel a tester at Southall MOT Ltd. in West London pulled the 2006 VW Polo he was testing on to the ramp he felt it to be very unstable, so he was expecting to find the suspension bushes …

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Horror story: Grounded

Posted by: Matters of Testing, Posted on: 22 March 2013 - Categories: Horror stories
engine part

Sam Ballaam from Motor Engineers Grantham Lincs sent us this picture of a lower ball joint on a VW Passat brought to them for test. On discovering the lower section of the ball joint to be missing they showed the …

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Your questions answered: LED combination lamps

Posted by: Matters of Testing, Posted on: 21 March 2013 - Categories: Bikes, trikes, and quads, Your questions answered
row of motorcycles

Q. I have a motorcycle MOT station here in Dumfries (Dumfries Scooters) I wonder if you could give me a definitive answer on the fitment of LED type combined rear lamp/stop lamp and indicator units that seem to be becoming more …

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