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This week my 1997 SAAB 900 Convertible failed its MOT test due to a crack in the bulkhead. It was fine at the service in August. It has done 98,000 miles and been serviced by SAAB dealers each year of...
When we took our Skoda Octavia 2005 for its second MoT, today, we were told that the foglight was illegal as it was on the wrong side of the car, on the passenger side. He passed the car with a comment...
I have a 1992 FIAT Uno that I have owned for about 12 years. It failed its MOT a couple of years ago and has been SORN on our drive ever since, awaiting the rust remedy that never came. I rubbed my hands...
In December last year I had my 6 yr old Ford Mondeo MoT'd at a Ford dealer. The car was serviced and the service department took measurements of the tyres tread depth outer to inner as follows. n/s front...
I am a loss to understand why the police and the government do not take a tougher line on overtinted driver and passenger windows. These windows should have a light transmission of 70% but it is not part...
I would be grateful for your advice. I have an 11 year old Lexus 3.0i Sport in good condition with a recent MOT to get rid of and am thinking of scrappage and buying in its place a small run-around, reliable...
I have owned my car over twenty years. I made it SORN in 2008 when the MoT ran out and after it was 'hot wired' and had the lock and dashboard damaged. I didn't know whether it was worth the expense of...
There is a person in the UK who advertises on the Costa del Sol in one of the local English language newspapers, from a UK address (email and tel. no.) offering MoT certificates. There are an awful lot...
My 1993L Peugeot 205 auto with 50,000 miles has just failed MOT with leak on the power steering. There had been no indication of this problem. Peugeot dealers say it will cost £300 to replace the “ram”?...
I have just had my Citroen C5 MoTd. As always my neighbour is a mechanic and we go over all the MoT requirements before the test. Today it failed on excessive play in the lower ball joint. Yesterday we...