Q - High level flashing brake lights are apparently now being fitted to some vehicles as standard fitment. The Bugatti Veyron is one example, and new Mercedes and Audi models will also include this feature soon. Kits are also available …
You may have seen this term used a lot recently and we understand that some of you may be unaware of what it actually is. MOT Modernisation is a project that looks at how we can modernise and develop the MOT scheme to help improve the quality of testing.
At some point your garage will receive a site assessment from a VOSA Vehicle Examiner to assess how your garage complies with MOT scheme requirements. To help you with your site assessments, VOSA have published the ‘MOT Guide to Risk Assessment’ and ‘Site Assessment Risk Scoring Guide’.
With a high proportion of class 7 vehicles failing their MOT test year on year, it's pretty obvious that things have to change. The MOT industry can help out by advising customers to download the ‘Your van - best practice guide’ from GOV.UK.
Kainos is a software company that has been delivering digital technology solutions to global business for more than 26 years and is now working with VOSA on the MOT Modernisation project. We speak with David Baird from 'Kainos' to find out why 'User Experience' is so vital to MOT Modernisation.
We often get asked about bulges in tyres and when do they constitute an MOT failure. Well the manual gives a reason for rejection which states “a tyre has: a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure …
Missing regular servicing can not only be costly in the long run, but can also compromise road safety. The tyres on the front of this 51 plate ‘Toyota Yaris’ had clearly not been checked for some time.
Peter Braddock from Charles Braddock Cars in Cheshire recently sent in a few photos of this 1926 Morris Cowley which they have been conducting MOT tests on since 2005. These photos were taken during a test on 1 October 2013 – and it passed.
Quite a few van manufacturers use ‘spring assisters’ to support the base spring, especially on models which have low load heights or are usually run full or part loaded.
The MOT site assessment is one of the MOT scheme tools to make sure that the vehicles on our roads are safe. This video looks at what site assessments are and why VOSA carries them out.