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I’ve just bought a 2012 Vauxhall Zafira for my daughter with 60k miles. The dealer had a local MoT Station provide an MoT before we bought it but we were not given the emissions sheet. After just 10 days...
I bought a used Smart Fortwo in February. I had intended to place the car into storage for a few weeks around 30 miles away. During the drive, I noticed a pretty horrendous metal grinding noise coming...
I'm buying a cherry picker, which is built on an IVECO Daily body? Are these MoT exempt?
I have only travelled 1100 miles in the last year and my service is due, is it worth getting a service? Should I need to get a service so soon? I also have 18 years no claim bonus, shall I still protect...
I sold a car for £3000 with six months MoT. The buyer test drove it and was happy with it, even saying so in text exchange that evening. Now they have had it inspected and say the chassis and ball joints...
My wife's 2014 Vauxhall Adam has daytime running lights in the headlight unit, but one side has LEDs and the other side a normal bulb. On its last MoT the mechanic said they need to be the same so I would...
If a car has a directional spare tyre (i.e. it has a "rotation" indicator) will it pass the MOT? I ask because if the said spare was fitted to the car it would only be rotating the right way when fitted...
The nearside front fog light on my 2013 Vauxhall Corsa doesn't work, I have changed the bulb but still not working, will my car fail its MoT because of this?
My car has failed its MoT, can I still keep it on the road outside my house without driving it?
Only three doors unlock/open with either the key or fob on my five-door Volkswagen Golf Mk4. The rear offside door does not respond and cannot be opened from the outside etc. Is this an MoT failure?