Horror story: modified towbar
...piece of work showing someone's home made towbar fitting skills and there's no reinforcement in the boot floor”. There are many different manufacturers of towbars. Designs can vary even for...
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Introducing the new MOT security card
...user ID and password and then this number each time you log in to the MOT testing service. Trialling the cards Over the last month we’ve been trialling the new...
Your questions answered: If a cross member is heavily corroded is it a fail?
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...
Your questions answered: June 2013
...vehicles first used from 1 September 2001, and all vehicles first used from this date will also have been fitted with an engine immobiliser from new as a Type Approval...
Horror Story: Feeling out of shape
At first sight this tyre may appear flat, but Vaughan Shacklock from Southdale Service Station in Lincolnshire assures us it is not and was in use only an hour before...
Horror story: Broken rim
Well we have seen cracked and broken wheel rims before but not many as bad as this. It is a surprise that the tyre has remained inflated, let alone on...
Sharing data on MOT test results and garages
...send in your ideas. It's very simple and will only take a few minutes to fill out. Click here to complete the survey now Feature image courtesy of Shutterstock images....
Horror story: A bad egg
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...
Changes made to brake imbalance calculation
...increase, fluctuation, rate of decrease and maximum efforts must still be checked. Please refer to MOT Special Notice 08-13 for the official notification. Why we changed the test The original...
Diesel particulate filter check now required as part of MOT test
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...