An MOT test checks that your vehicle meets the required road safety and environmental standards. From brakes and tyres to lights, steering, suspension and emissions, an MOT tester inspects a wide range of components to determine whether the vehicle meets the standards required to pass. If you’re wondering what is checked on an MOT, ourContinue reading “MOT Test Checklist UK: What Is Checked on an MOT?”
Diesel Particulate Filters and the MOT A Parliamentary lobbying group called The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ) set up by Barry Sheerman, the Labour MP for Huddersfield, claims that up to 10 percent of diesel cars could have faulty or damaged diesel particulate filters (DPFs). The organisation has further suggested that stricter MOTContinue reading “Add a Diesel Particulate Filter check to the MOT?”
Nuisance (8) (Previously MOT Test of Exhaust and Emissions) The MOT tests both the exhaust system and the emissions coming from the exhaust system. The May 2018 revision of the MOT Testing Manual groups exhaust emissions with noise and fluid emissions under the new heading of ‘Nuisance’. Noise suppression system The Tester will inspect: exhaustContinue reading “Nuisance | MOT Test of Exhaust | Emissions | Noise | Fluid Leaks”
