"Mechanical health of your vehicles and MOT test"
"MOT Billingshurst (words-650)"
[ "Mechanicalhealth of your vehicles and MOT test Your car is a machine that needs regular maintenance. If you do not maintain your car properly, it wouldnot perform well on the roads. Moreover, if you keep your car in bad conditionfor a long time, you have to change the vehicle repeatedly after short timeintervals. Proper health of your car isnot only important for performance and driving comfort, it also influencesthe level of road safety. If your car has several mechanical faults, it isdangerous for other car drivers and road users. Generally, car drivers ignoreto maintain their vehicles well. Therefore, the Government has introduced MOT Billingshurst which is mandatoryfor cars that are three years old. In fact, the user guidecontains several necessary specifications for the maintenance of your vehicle.It also provides a well-designed schedule for regular car service. But carservice is not legally compulsory for car drivers. Therefore, many car driversignore the car service and keep their vehicles in bad mechanical condition. On the other hand, the MOTtest is a legal test. It means you must submit your vehicle to the MOT centerif your vehicle is three years old. You have to do it every year since the mechanicalcondition of your vehicle may change after the test. Therefore, the renewal of thecertificate is mandatory for car drivers. Since the MOT test is alegal requirement, car drivers cannot ignore it like the car service. They haveto bring their vehicles to the MOT center if they want the MOT certificate. What is the MOT certificate?When you submit your vehicleto the MOT center, the tester there will check the mechanical health of your vehicle.In this process, he will check several parts of the vehicle. DVSA has made alist of car components that a tester has to check during the test. Faults in these componentscan be major, minor, or dangerous according to the definition of the MOT test. Suppose the tester finds aminor fault in the car, they may allow the car driver to have the certificate. Itis also possible that the driver gets an advisory with the certificate. Accordingto the advisory, the driver should keep an eye on minor faults. If your vehicle hasdangerous faults, the MOT center would not allow you to drive your car if you wantto repair the faults in another garage. You can however tow the vehicle. You can drive your vehicle torepair the major faults if you choose another garage for the repair work. As you see, your car wouldnot pass the test if it has major or dangerous mechanical faults. Whatif you drive with an expired certificate?It is better you have theMOT test every year before the expiry date. If you ignore the specifications anddrive your vehicle after the expiry date, you have to face legal actionagainst you because of the expired certificate. You can drive your vehicle witha valid MOT certificate only. Whatare your options after your vehicle fails its test?You have to repair thefaults in your car after it fails the test. As mentioned above, you can repairthe faults in another garage if you wish to have a better quote. If you do notwant to have the repair work in another service station, the center will carryout the repair work. If you submit your vehicle tothe center within 10 working days, you may have a retest. If you fail to repairthe fault within this time period, you have to submit your vehicle again for afull test. Another option after thefailure is an appeal against the test. If you are sure that your vehicle has nofaults, you can use this option, if you have made up your mind to use this option,you cannot change the condition of your vehicle. A professional will check the vehicleagain two perform a full test. " ]