Most recently answered mot questions
I'm losing power with four people in the car - could you tell me what might be causing this? Could it be an MOT fail?
A reader mentioned that a new MoT test came into effect in January. Please tell me that this is not so. My daughter has a Volkswagen Passat that has nothing wrong with it apart from the ESP. We help her...
Is it illegal to de-cat a 2002 diesel Freelander TD4?
Our four-year-old Nissan Note has just been for its second MoT. Unfortunately, the information on the dashboard was showing the 'trip' mileage since we had bought the car a year ago, and the garage recorded...
I have just MoTd my car, and wondered where the certificate was amongst the bundle of papers handed back to me. All data was plain text with the exception of the signature, which was the usual 'sweep'....
My Megane recently failed its MoT because the ABS was out of action. I told the tester that I did not need or want ABS. I have driven for more than 50 years in all sorts of conditions and never used ABS....
If a car is submitted early and fails the MoT test, can it be legally used until the current certificate expires?
I cannot believe what I am reading in your column about two-yearly MOTs. My son is in the business and takes in many cars and vans for MOTs. He continually sees vehicles that are downright dangerous. Two...
In the past, before MoTs were computerised, you could take your car in for a test upto a month before old MoT expired and, if it failed, you could still drive on the basis that you could show the old certificate...
As the owner of a 2011 520D BMW touring automatic I only do about 5000 miles a year mainly City driving. I see advertisements for removal of DPF, is this a solution to avoid impending major problems?

