"The Evolution Of The MOT Tests"
"MOT Heckington"
[ "TheEvolution Of The MOT TestsCarshave a significant amount of importance in our lives. Just imagine,how difficult it was for stone-age people to travel from one place tothe other. These wonderful companion came into the life of the modernman back in the 1880s. It was a very long journey to go from acombustion engine car in 1880 to the wonderful mechanical beasts wehave now.Backin the 1960s, our government was really worried about the threatposed by cars to the environment. This leads them to introduce thefirst-ever Ministery of transport test.HistoryOf The Mot TestTheMOT testing came into the system under the guidance of ErnestMarples, who was the then minister of transport. You will besurprised to know that originally the MOT test was created fortesting brakes, lights and steering in every ten yearsMoreover,the ministry of transport only charged a mere fourteen shillings tothe people who came for an MOT inspection.Itwas on 31st December 1961 that the testing criteria for vehicleswere changed to seven years due to rapidly increasing car failuresin the inspection.Finally,the testing criteria was further reduced to three years on January1, 1983.TheMOT system evolved over time by increasing the testing areas onvehicles as follows:MOTtesting was quite constant till 1968 with just a tyre, lights andsteering check.Afterabout eleven years, the MOT testing was further expanded towindscreen wipers, indicators, chassis, horns and the exhaustsystem.Further,in the 90s the ministery of transport made it mandatory for carsto go through checking on ABS and rear seatbelts as well.Didyou know that diesel engine vehicle came in the MOT testing range in1994? Before that period MOT only had strict guidelines for Petroloperated cars.Nowthat you have an idea about the evolution of MOT tests, let us have agood look at the classes of vehicle tested under the MOT inspectionTheCLASS 1 Of vehicles belongs to the two-wheeler segment. MOT testsbike up to the limit of 200ccIncase you have a motorbike which exceeds the 200cc limit, then itbelongs to the class II of vehicles tested under;MOTHeckingtonMinistryof transport also inspects the three-wheeler segment with an unladenweight limit of 450kgs.Nowcomes the most common MOT testing, which we all go through everyyear. Your premier hatchbacks, compact cars, taxis and minibusesfall into the class IV category of The MOT testingClassV of the MOT testing inspects all the private passenger cars anddual purpose vehicles with more than 13 seats for the passengers.Incase your annual MOT certificate is due then make sure to visit usat;RobertstyresOurteam of highly qualified experts will not make you leave until yourmaximum satisfaction is guaranteed" ]