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The MOT nightmares before Christmas 2

Posted by: Matters of Testing, Posted on: 24 December 2018 - Categories: Horror stories
Decking foot pedal

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. The sound of sleigh bells could put even Ebeneezer Scrooge in the Christmas spirit - but the only bells some MOT testers heard this year were alarm bells!

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The MOT nightmares before Christmas

Posted by: Matters of Testing, Posted on: 20 December 2017 - Categories: Horror stories
Corroded fuel cap

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat, and someone, somewhere, is merrily driving along in a dangerously unsafe vehicle. As an early Christmas present for you, here’s a selection of the juiciest things MOT testers have found over the last few months.

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