"Interesting Facts of MOT"
"Mot Aldershot, Car Service Aldershot"
[ "Interesting Facts of MOTMOT is the annualtest of vehicles of the United Kingdom as we all know. No car more than 3 yearsold is allowed on the road without an MOT. While every driver is supposed to beaware of this test, it might be surprising to some that not all are cognizantof it, let alone the minute details. Many times, people also misunderstand theobjective of MOT and so they confuse it with car servicing. Let us not mix ourideas about it and get to know what exactly does MOT mean and aim.Where Did This ComeFrom?The concept of MOTwas not there before 1960. As the name suggests, Ministry of Transport (MOT) ofEast Marples was the one to start this under the 1956 Road Traffic Act.Initially, it was not the same as what we know as;MOT Aldershot;testing.Even the name was not MOT test but rather the ten-year test. It was done aftera vehicle would become ten years of age and then it would go on annually. Itincluded just the normal check-up of brakes, lights, seat belts and steering.But then it was seen that road accidents were still a lot with the ten-yearrule and so in the next year it was reduced to seven. Then once a car wouldbecome seven years old, it would have to take the test. 1962 saw thecommercialisation of the test and so from then the certificate dispersal wasstarted. After observing for some time, in 1968 the time was again reduced tothree years for some better results in controlling traffic issues whichcontinue till date. But in 1983, the Ministry further reduced the initial gap to 1year for the ambulances, taxis and any other vehicle with a seating capacity ofmore than 8 years.Evolution of theCheck List Over TimeAs mentioned before, the starting of the MOT test was not that thorough, neither the ones that followed. Butevolution is evidence of the checklist over the years of change. 1968 listincluded the tyre checking to the first simple list. The 1977 list had mostinclusions, namely, brake lights, horns, windscreen wipers and washers, exhaustsystem, direction indicators and also the body of the vehicle. The next changetook place in 1991. Emission checks of the vehicles that run on petrol as wellas the anti-lock braking system of every vehicle are the main two additions;others were the rear seat belt check and rear wheel bearings checking. The nextyear progressed with the tyre tread depth, and checking became stricter thanbefore. 1994 saw the introduction of emission checking of the diesel cars aswell just like the petrol vehicles had already.By 2005, thecertificate issuance became easier with the new computerised administration. Thechecking of steering locks, secondary restraint systems, battery and wiring,speedometers and ESC were successfully added to the checklist in 2012 for a fullproof check-up of every vehicle. As the reason for starting the MOT test was toavoid unnecessary problems of traffic due to ill health of vehicles, all theseupgradations were important and necessary.MOT CategoriesThere are severalcategories in which all the vehicles are divided for the ease of certificationwith a similar standard. Classes I and II are for all kinds of motor bicycleswhile the third one is for motor bicycles along with a sidecar. Class IV isespecially for cars and vehicles with three wheels and the fifth one is for theprivate passenger cars, caravans, ambulances, vehicles with more than 12 seats.There are a few more categories other than the ones mentioned here. Certificatesare provided to the vehicles of all these categories by the VOSA of GreatBritain once they pass it. If you regularly take your vehicle for;CarService Aldershot;then there is no reason to not pass the test" ]