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I have just read an article in Telegraph Motoring regarding the new MoT regulations that have recently come into force. I have just returned from Spain where we MoT'd a Spanish car in April. The test was...
I recently had an MOT and a service at a garage. The garage identified a problem with the brakes and pads and new ones were fitted. I asked if there were any other issues with the car and I was told there...
The turbo on my diesel Focus 1.6 TDCi (2006) has failed - will this mean automatic failure of the MOT?
I have a 2002 Mercedes E320 diesel automatic estate. It has done 115,000 miles and I now use mainly Shell V-Power or other brand fuel, but I have been guilty of using supermarket diesel in the past. When...
Last month I acquired a cheap 12-year-old car from a small dealer with a fresh MoT certificate (with no advisories). The MoT history subsequently obtained from VOSA revealed that the car has a potentially...
I have just bought a car with a MOT valid until 10/11/13. It was carried out at a Halfords Autocentre.It showed a mileage 88,348 It had some advisories and I have a reciept from the same Halfords Autocentre...
Would somebody from the government or EU kindly explain in what way a car with a faulty warning light for a door ajar is unroadworthy? How can an airbag be tested without deploying it? Properly trained...
The latest heavy-handed MoT legislation by the EU will force many perfectly safe, usable, older cars off the road. The costs of rectifying faulty warning lights will, in most cases, be prohibitive, particularly...
I have 2010 Honda Civic. I took it for its first MoT and the garage asked me to come and look at the car. It would not pass because the spot welds over the strut top had come away, the wheels were out...
My Wife has just purchased a 2nd had Mazda 3 from Arnie Clark. On several occasions she asked if the MOT was ok and if anything came up. She was told that a new wish bone and bushes were fitted. She...
 

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