“…dangerous to drive…” Whenever an MOT Tester decides a vehicle should fail the MOT Test, there is an option to declare that one or more of the defects discovered render the vehicle ‘dangerous to drive…’. This is stated in a box at the bottom left of the failure certificate, and the dangerous items are notedContinue reading “The ‘Danger’ Box – MOT Testing and Road Safety”
Late last year, the Parliamentary Transport Committee decided to scrutinize the DfT’s framework plan for road safety and asked for anybody who had an interest to provide evidence. Our Editor, Jim Punter in his role as Chairman of the MOT Trade Forum, a body which promotes the interests of the MOT industry, provided written evidenceContinue reading “MOT Testing Magazine’s Editor Speaks at Parliamentary Committee”
Electric vehicles (more specifically battery-driven vehicles, to differentiate them from trains, trams and trolleybuses, which use a land-based power source) previously thought of as confined to the realms of golf carts, the milkman or mobility for the disabled, are now emerging as a viable commuting vehicle. Further, as road performance and battery endurance increase, andContinue reading “MOT Workshop 19 – Electric Cars”
