...Robert Goodwill has announced. Garages and testing stations will check for a diesel particulate filter as part of the MOT test (or annual test for heavy vehicles) in February 2014....
...all need to have the right IT equipment in place in order to access the new system and carry on testing. This means you’ll be responsible for your own IT...
For a while now, ‘items not tested’ on MOT Comp has caused some confusion for testers. As a feature which was originally built to be used only by Vehicle Examiners,...
Back in August 2014, we limited the options for ‘item not tested’ on MOT comp to include only the mandatory measured items, eg brake performance, headlamp aim and emissions. Since...
...have their own policy in place for advisories. As pointed out in the MOT Inspection Manual, it’s considered best practice to advise the presenter about: any items which are near...
When the owner of this vehicle dropped it off with Martin, at Discount Tyres in Sittingbourne for its MOT, they mentioned a noise which had been coming from the front...
...covered. The regulations say that “a tyre should not be used on a road if it’s not maintained in such condition as to be fit for the use to which...
...improve it by correcting most of the existing issues. For example, you can now enter the time of a contingency test when you record these details. Just remember to make...
...Corsa. The car apparently had new brake pads fitted by a friend which had been in use for around 3 weeks. It looks like, after fitting the brake pads, their...
...sector skills council for the automotive industry to develop new nationally recognised qualifications for both MOT testers and managers. The new MOT testers’ qualification covers standards and procedures including safe...