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.
VOSA Training Services are extremely busy this year as there is a peak in the NT Refresher training – with around 22,000 testers to be trained. We advise you to book early otherwise you may be unable to get on a …
For those of you who were unable to attend our MOT seminars this year, we took the time to speak with one of our presenters to run through a few commonly asked questions from the seminars.
Fida Muhammad sent us this picture of a repair to the nearside rear seat of the vehicle he was testing. On first inspection the belt was latched and all looked fine, however when he unlatched the belt and pulled it …
A bit of D.I.Y. here on the brakes of a Ford Focus, seen by Robert McKinnon of McKinnon Bros Garage, North Ayrshire. This was presented for a retest with the near side rear handbrake repaired by the owner! - As …
Q. On a Nissan Primera (and Micra) the engine mounting is attached to a cross member - if this member is heavily corroded does this now fail under section 6.1 as it is now insecure? A. Engine mountings are not …
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 …
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, …
‘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 …
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 …
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 …