"What is an MOT test?"
"MOT Westerhope"
[ "What is an MOT test?If a vehicle is 3-5 years old it is important that it goes throughan MOT test to meet the environmental and safety standards. The Government oftransportation has initiated the test which is often called as an MOT. ;An MOT test is widely prevalent at about 20,000 authorised testcentres across the country. The test centre has an official symbol which is ablue sign with white triangles to recognize the centres. ;An MOT Westerhope performs many checks on a vehicle. Thesechecks vary from brakes to lights, seatbelts, mirrors fuel, exhaust, andwipersThe MOT test normally takes an hour to complete. There are manyother things which are taken into knowledge ;Firstly, in case a vehicle does not pass, then there are repairswhich are needed to be done which may take some time. The test centre will notallow to let the driver go along with the car which has not pass an MOT test.This is until the problems are resolved or unless the current MOT certificateis still valid, or if the car has some faults that still needs to be fixedSecondly, the test might go as long as an hour but even if there areno such faults, it does not state that the owner has to leave the vehicle atthe repairing centre for more than sixty minutes. Exam centres will need todrop the vehicle off and must take when it is ready. This clearly means thatone should be willing to leave a vehicle for a day. ;The official governing body has set the maximum toll for the examinationcentres for an MOT test. Right now, it is 54 for cars and 29 for motorbikes,but many centres charge less than this which sometimes can be 50% lessMany times the MOT tests fail for the first time because of littlefaults which the car owner should better fix before going in for the test. ;Here are five reasons for it;1. The screen is notmaintained. This common task usually requires less time, so one should take careof it2. The vehicle is dirty,it is important to clean the car properly. The car boot and the windows shouldbe given a quick wiping3. The car plate ismissing or mistyped. The plate may use wrong spelling or is either stained ormissing. If one wishes to have a personalised number plate, make sure itmatches the rules laid by DVLA4. Any stickers on theglasses should not block the view of a driver. Make sure nothing is stick tothe windscreen5. The headlights shouldwork properly. The MOT includes warning lights as well. So, one should makesure it is working properly and fix a problem if it has any. ;In case there are any other problems in a vehicle, it must berectified as soon as possible. One can do the following things to pass the MOTtest in one go. ;1. Broken bulbs or lightsmust be fixed.2. Tyres should beinflated to the correct pressure and they must have a minimum legal depth of1.6 mm.3. The handbrake must beworking properly.4. Seats and seat beltsshould be adjusted must be in good condition.5. Windpipes should beworking properly.6. The horn should be ingood condition.7. Fuel and other oilsmust be present in enough proportion" ]