Happy Halloween! Forget the ghosts and ghouls banging on your doors, we’ve got some far scarier tales to share with you from some seriously spooked MOT testers. When you think...
...for PTI The use of tailpipe or OBD for emission inspections under certain conditions for Euro 5 or 6 engines. Euro 5 tailpipe or conditional OBD (On Board Diagnostics), Euro...
...24 March 2016, you need to check for “white light” in the area formed by the 0% vertical and the 0.5% horizontal lines for all European 'E' beams. We've called...
...testers were banned from conducting MOT tests for 2 years and the owner of the MOT station was banned for 28 days. Serious consequences for testers and garages The bans...
...next few weeks. Vehicles of historic interest and first date of MOT The Department for Transport (DfT) has now published the definitions for the rolling 40-year exemption for vehicles of...
...of the authorised examiner (AE). 2. Premises and equipment There are set down standards for premises and equipment. An AEDM is responsible for ensuring that those standards are met at...
...at as part of site reviews is a garage’s approach to staff training. This is one of the things that forms part of the overall risk score for a garage...
...online, MOT centres will still be able to provide this service for people who need it. You’ll still be able to charge up to £10 for a duplicate certificate. You...
...There could be different options for different types of information. For example, some technologies are fitted to all vehicles from a certain date. This means the way we source that...
...a reason for rejection. 4. Once at a moderate brake effort, hold a steady pedal pressure and check for fluctuation of brake effort through each wheel revolution. Then gradually release...