Some changes to the MOT test are happening this month.
Reporting of defects is changing from Fail/Advisory, to Major/Minor/advisory, as well as changes to the format of the certificate.
There have also been a few new items added to the test, including:
>checking if brake pads or discs are missing
I'm rather amused by the implication that I could have got a car with worn out pads to pass an MOT simply by removing them altogether.
They're coming down hard on diesels, actually checking for blanked EGR valves and missing DPF's now, and I believe making it harder to pass the emissions tests too.
Probably for the best, but there'll be a load of well looked after trucks failing now.
>>4166 It's not exactly difficult to install an EGR/DPF just for the test and remove it afterwards, though, is it? From my knowledge it's all on the exhaust side of things which isn't difficult to modify.
It's not particularly, but a lot of chaps will have to buy EGR valves they removed years ago. Anyway it's the emissions that will do a lot of them in. I'm thinking about buying something old enough to be exempt, now.
