Horror story: Splitting the difference
...and a prayer. The assumption is that the pad dislodged itself from the calliper, rubbed against the wheel, then, as the wheel was removed, it split in two and the...
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...at VOSA and report a 97% satisfaction with the MOT service. It displayed some interesting results of garages views on: - managing quality of MOT and addressing non compliance -...
Horror story: More hidden corrosion
...and initially thought the observed play was because of wear in the wishbone bushes. But closer inspection showed it to actually be the sub-frame moving. As with many modern vehicles,...
Clocking up the mileage
As of 18 November 2012, MOT certificates - VT20s - show the mileage of the vehicle for the last three VT20 certificates issued, along with the mileage for the current...
Horror story: Feeling bushed?
...says “how do people drive their vehicles in this condition, as this is a major risk for road safety I failed it for excessive movement of the wishbone bush”. We...
Horror story: Don't do it yourself
...uncommon for amateur mechanics to put brake pads in the wrong way round, but the consequences for the driver and other road users don’t bear thinking about. Or was this...
Horror story: Broken bush carrier on front suspension
...was needed to identify the fracture”. In this case the break is clearly visible and recorded as a failure under reason for rejection 2.4 G1 ‘a suspension component or its...
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
...the rim, and made it to the VTS for its MOT. To their credit the owner was aware of the damage to the wheel, but had not bothered to get...
Sharing data on MOT test results and garages
Last year we told you about some changes proposed by the Department for Transport to improve the experience of garage customers. One of the changes was to look at better...