MOT Workshop Magazine is a quarterly publication mailed free to all UK MOT Testing Stations. Content consists of MOT news, new service garage and MOT related products, technical information and articles and product reviews based on material previously published in MOT Testing Magazine.
There is also a useful GEA-based Trade Directory of MOT and service garage related equipment and services suppliers.
MOT Workshop is mailed out simultaneously with MOT Testing Magazine.
MOT Workshop is a quarterly publication mailed free to MOT Testing Stations on:
MOT News, New Products and Services
Servicing for the MOT
Product and Equipment reviews
MOT Trade Directory
Free to all UK MOT Testing Stations, or by request.
Failure Breeds Success As Henry Ford once said: ‘Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently’ Mike Dolan has been a consultant in the area of sole trader and small to medium sized company restructuring, business sales and acquisitions for over twenty years. His company Equitable Solutions provides a discrete and confidential service to its clients…
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Equipment Finance For starters here there’s an important disclaimer; when considering equipment finance, we strongly advise anybody embarking on any kind of legal arrangement with respect to raising finance from a third party, to obtain specialised advice from a qualified professional accountant before deciding which path to take, and to consult your solicitor before signing any legally binding document. This…
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MOT Workshop 62 – New Products and Services • Elta Automotive Ltd Launch Visionpro and VXPro • Automechanika provides ELTA with a perfect launchpad • Get your hands on a pair of Grippaz • Remove corroded clamping washers quickly and easily • Remove belt drive pulleys safely and smoothly • Draper tools launches new timing tools range ELTA Automotive Ltd…
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Emissions Testing Equipment Surprisingly, the new European Union regulations due to come into force in May have no fundamentally new requirements regarding the allowable emissions from vehicles subject to MOT Test, but there will, however be a change coming for diesel powered vehicles in Britain with regard to emissions testing equipment – they will, after May 20th need to be…
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MOT Workshop 61 – New Products and Services • Putting temporary-Tester recruitment into high gear • More than a third of drivers unsure they will pass new-look MOT • Clarke Foot Pedal Operated Hydraulic Motorcycle Lift • Long reach pliers Putting temporary-Tester recruitment into high gear By Gavin White Managing Director, Autotech Recruit In March, the industry saw the largest…
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MOT Scheme Training Since MOT Scheme Training was privatised there are three categories of services offered by training providers: Basic MOT training: This is for applicants wishing to be Testers who have the requisite experience as vehicle technicians and the appropriate pre-qualifications required by DVSA. CPD annual training and a Test: Three hours of annual ongoing Continuous Professional Development training…
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MOT Workshop 60 – New Products and Services • Autonomous car projects seeks to emulate natural human driving in UK driving environment • Reach those inaccessible fasteners with this innovative, super-slim, flexi-head ratchet from Laser Tools. • Strict New Emissions Standards Come Into Force From 20th May 2018 – Are You Ready? • Three-ton low-profile trolley jack • Machine Mart’s…
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MOT Testing – a big project There are now 23,000 MOT Testing Stations and about 60,000 active MOT Testers. So the MOT Testing scheme probably involves up to 90,000 people in small businesses. This excludes Civil Servants at DVSA or DfT, and those involved in manufacturing and servicing MOT equipment, or more recently, those involved in MOT Training since it…
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Owning and running an MOT Testing Station differs from other businesses. MOT Testing is governed by DVSA’s rules interpreting European Union (EU) Directives. DVSA regulate the performance of MOT Testers and AEs who can both be ‘dismissed’ by DVSA if the rules are broken; and a key commercial factor, the price of an MOT, is capped by the Government. There…
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• New range of Dama lifts • DVSA has a blog – you know what to do! • Beat the freeze this winter with Clarke Turbo Fan Gas Heaters • Pico introduces Sight Block Low Pressure Fuel System Tester • Keyless entry signal carrier detector • Impact driver and power bar combined – new from Laser Tools • No more…
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Editor Jim Punter, an AE for over 40 years, and in years gone by an MOT Tester, provides an insight into the new MOT Training arrangements for Testers and MOT Managers – including Site Managers and AEs. This year MOT Training has been revolutionised. Since the inception of the MOT Testing Scheme in the late 1950s and early 1960s, MOT…
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• Lucas ZMB271 Single Box 12V Bulb Stand • Thriving in ‘testing’ times • Hole cutter set for parking distance control sensors – fitting and replacing • Commercial finance solutions for the MOT and garage sector • Laser Tools Racing style and practicality in the workshop – this workshop creeper and folding mechanic’s work mat are just the job! LUCAS…
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Our Editor Jim Punter, looks back at the “Good old, bad old days” of the MOT Agency’s enforcement policies, how things are now, and how it might be improved into the future… Bad practice? Since it started the MOT Scheme has seen significant change. Initially it was a simple check of lights, brakes, tyres and suspension, and the Government’s ‘Vehicle…
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• Automechanika Birmingham 2017 hosts increased number of international exhibitors • Worn nuts? No problem! • “Dramatic improvement on CO emissions, engine performance and driveability” with EDT product • New easy to use and highly sensitive Thermal Imaging Camera also features a UV leak detector • Visit Sealey at the 2017 Automechanika show Automechanika Birmingham 2017 hosts increased number of…
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Every year the DVSA produce key reports about the previous year’s MOT Scheme outcomes – the ‘Effectiveness Report’ and the ‘Compliance Survey’. There is another piece of data – the number of ‘dangerous to drive’ defects, flagged up by MOT Testers over the year. Two other DVSA reports touch on the MOT Scheme; DVSA’s Business Plan, and Annual Report. These…
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• The UK’s biggest aftermarket event set to be even bigger • New Training Academy flourishes • Compact but fully featured digital multimeter from Gunson • Solder and heat shrink your wiring connections in one operation with the new set from Laser Tools • Clarke CHAMP3 2HP Portable Air Compressor • The Power-TEC Hy-Jacks – move vehicles quickly, easily and…
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Britain has the safest roads in the world after Sweden, the number of annual fatalities on Britain’s roads having declined significantly and progressively since the early 1960s when the annual MOT Test was first introduced for vehicles over ten years old – 1967 the current system of a car’s first MOT being when it is three years old took affect…
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• The Award in MOT Testing …what’s new? • Sealey Storage and Workstations promotion • IMI, the one-stop shop for MOT businesses • New Pneumatic Jacks from Laser Tools • Versatile cable tie & accessory kit from Gunson • How to complete the DVSA MOT ANNUAL Training & Assessment The Award in MOT Testing …what’s new? On July 20th DVSA…
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• Automechanika Birmingham destined to become the UK’s largest and most successful automotive trade show. • Needle scaler makes light work of weld spatter, rust and paint • New 2kw Infrared Paint Dryer from Power-TEC • 24-month warranty offered on premium quality Borg & Beck water pumps • Brake bike with no hands! • Mac Tools ‘Bruiser’ is ready for…
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Control and monitoring of the MOT Scheme Britain’s MOT Testing Scheme, now over 50 years old has changed significantly over time. The inspection itself has expanded beyond all recognition from the early 1960s, yet whilst some equipment is more sophisticated, its still not as ‘clever’ as it could be. And the way in which the authorities seek to control Testing…
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