The rate at which UK cars that have missed their MOT by more than three weeks is becoming increasingly alarming. During the last six months that number has tripled, and it could be in relation to the MOT exemption period, which was in place during...
ADAS has become a bit of Buzz word in the motor industry recently but, in reality, we’ve all been living with various forms of it for many years. From Anti-lock braking (ABS) and electronic stability programs (ESP) to adaptive cruise control using radar technology, our vehicles...
Due to the impact of the six-month MOT exemption last April when the pandemic started, the DVSA are now encouraging vehicle owners to get the relevant health checks on their cars as fewer vehicles will need an MOT during April & May. The next few months...
Everyone has started to notice them popping up in their local town or village and they’re even more popular with those living in the city. Electric Cars or EVs, is the hot topic in the automotive industry and also a subject widely debated in parliament. For...
The DVSA have released an update to the MOT testers manual 22/03/2021: Page summary: Inspection processes and rules for car, private bus and light commercial vehicle (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicle) MOT tests. Change made: Appendix C: Seat belt fitment tables – First published full detail can be...
Special notice 01/21 has been released to reflect the changes to MOT where certain vehicle will now fail an MOT if the headlight bulbs have been modified to use HID or LED bulbs, DVSA special notice can be read using the following link to the...
Without taking a look on Google, could you have a guess at how many class 4 vehicles failed their MOTs last year? The Answer: 1.27 million That is a huge number of failures and a lot of garages are finding that they’re down to faults relating to...
Traditionally (pre-covid), March & September are the busiest months for MOT testing. April is usually quiet and we don’t see that changing this year. The MOT extension which was introduced last year when the first lockdown was announced, meant that many vehicle owners postponed their MOT...
CCS completed a new garage equipment installation project for Specialist Fleet Services towards the end of 2020, supporting delivery of the client's new maintenance contract with Boston Borough Council. Commercial garage equipment installation at SFS' new vehicle maintenance facility, Boston Commercial garage equipment installation at SFS' new...
For those members who are tracking the MOT workloads as a result of the MOT extension program to vehicles in 2020 as part of the early Covid-19 pandemic containment, the following sheets shows the latest statics published from the DVSA. March MOT predictions, April MOT predictions, Expired MOT...
