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...
...drum brake did not feel right and it locked on when conducting the performance check.” He found out that the owner had been carrying out his own repairs and came...
...is not strapped down and is moving around inside a battery box does not justify a failure, as it cannot fall from the carrier. Send in your questions to mattersoftesting@vosa.gsi.gov.uk...
...part of an overall maintenance programme which helps maintain driver and operator road safety standards. If you are a tester or run an MOT garage, please encourage your van driver...
Q. Do I have to jack the rear of a Class 5 lightweight vehicle? A. Yes. Section 2.6 - Rear Suspension and Wheel Bearings applies to all vehicles other than...
...the noise. This is subsequently carried over into the MOT Inspection Manual. So if any visual lamp has failed and the clicking noise made by the flasher unit can be...
...the joint and arm needed replacing; the tyre too needed replacing The failure of the joint meant that the inner edge of the tyre was worn and the cords exposed....
DVSA has received reports of garages getting phonecalls from so-called 'VOSA' / 'DVSA' representatives offering broadband and internet services ahead of the switchover to the new MOT testing system in...
...So if ‘item not tested’ was still available and selected, it would’ve failed for the wheel bearing not being tested, even though no defect with the wheel bearing was identified....
...obstruct correct operation of the belt or significantly weaken the webbing. Remember to pay particular attention to areas around the anchorage, buckles and loops, which may not be readily visible....