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I have damaged the tailgate on my Dacia Sandero stepway when taking off a bike carrier ahead of its MoT tomorrow. The hinges seem strained so it wont fully easily open. Is this an MoT failure and should...
My wife's 2012 RR Evoque is due an MoT and she has just clipped the passenger side (N/S) wing mirror which has cracked and broken the plastic outer bezel and cracked the mirror. The wing mirror is fully...
My 2017 Suzuki Baleno headlamps are fogged up around the outsides but not in the middle - it appears to be between two layers of double glazed plastic? Is this an MoT failure? Is there a fix for this...
I have replaced one headlight bulb (D1S), and have noticed it is slightly brighter than the alternate side. New bulb is 6000k colour temp, and I assume the alternate bulb is 4000k or 5000k. My MoT is due...
One DRL light is out, will this cause a fail for an MoT? It's on a 2013 Nissan Note.
My car has failed its MoT and I want to get it to my house without paying a recovery company. It is still taxed and insured, my licence allows me to tow a trailer. Can I tow the car home using a rigid...
I have a 16-year old Peugeot 407 which has just failed its MOT, mainly because of all the electronic problems causing alarms showing about ABS, the speedometer not working, and other things. Will it...
I have had my car MoT'd 3 weeks earlier than the expiry date of current certificate, unfortunately the car failed its test. Can I legally drive the car for the next 3 weeks until current certificate expires?
If the rear heat shield is missing is this an MoT fail?
The front offside fog light glass on my BMW 1 series is cracked following a stone hit. The light still works. Will this result in an MoT fail please?
 

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