We’re moving vehicle testing advice out of the MOT testing service (MTS) and onto a single, dedicated, and easy-to-access page on GOV.UK.
Here’s a sneak preview of the future online MOT test we’re building as part of our work to update and replace VTS devices by September 2015. These new designs are based on feedback from the trade. They will form the foundation of the new web-based system which will replace the current MOT Comp system.
Since the announcement that the MOT test will be amended to include an inspection of the diesel particulate filter (DPF), we have had many queries about the type of inspection that will take place. Find out about what will be included.
When it comes to assessing tyres, it seems that some testers have difficulty identifying which tread grooves are important when assessing the minimum tread depth requirements. Here we explain the important factors that you need to take into consideration when making any assessment.
These 2 videos contain instructions of the daily routine checks which should be completed by van drivers or operators before they use their vehicles.
There are a number of ways to make slot payments, but using Direct Debit is by far the easiest way. It’s simple to use and allows you to order slots through your VTS device at any time.
The battery must be so insecure such that it is unrestrained and likely to fall from its vertical position when the vehicle is in its presented condition (i.e. bonnet / access panels closed).
Many of you may already have heard that VOSA and DSA are now merging and will be replaced with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency – DVSA. There will be a gradual introduction of the new agency name ahead of the formal launch in April.
This is one for the motorcyclists out there – sent in by Daren Butler of Jim Aim Motorcycles, North Essex. Daren told us ”When testing this Kawasaki ER-5, the rear drum brake did not feel right and it locked on …
Notice anything different about the rear of this Ford Fiesta Courier? Surely this vehicle usually has a torsion bar suspension. Andy Black of ABs MOTs in Penrith sent us this photo of a courier they had in for test. Apparently …
Tests for diesel cars and heavy vehicles are to be tightened up to ensure vehicles have a critical exhaust filter if one had originally been fitted as standard, Roads Minister Robert Goodwill has announced. Garages and testing stations will check …