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Inspection processes and rules for car, private bus and light commercial vehicle (class 3, 4, 5 and 7 vehicle) MOT tests.
How the MOT scheme is administered and the rules for authorised examiners, testers and testing different types of vehicles.
How to record MOT test results when the MOT testing service isn't working, and where to get the contingency codes and certificates you need.
Definitions, vehicle classes, reasons to refuse to test a vehicle, narrow track vehicles, historic vehicles and inspection procedures for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Axle, wheel bearing, wheel and tyres, tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and suspension (including springs, shock absorbers, and suspension arms and joints) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Structure and attachments (including exhaust system and bumpers), and body and interior (including doors and catches, seats and floor) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Brake condition and operation, service brakes, secondary brakes, parking brakes, anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic braking system (EBS) and brake fluid rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Headlamp, position lamps, daytime running lamps, stop lamps, indicators, hazard warning lamps, fog lamps, reversing lamps, lighting ‘tell-tales’, trailer electrical socket, electrical wiring and battery rules and inspection …
Noise, exhaust emissions, engine malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) (sometimes called an engine management light or 'EML'), and fluid leak rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners can ask in car driving tests.
Seat belts and restraint systems, airbags, anti-theft devices, horn, speedometer, speed limiter and electronic stability control (ESC) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Assessing corrosion and methods of repair for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
A checklist for MOT testers showing the items that need to be inspected during an MOT test for a car or passenger vehicle.
Reasons for cessation of authorisation for authorised examiners and testers, informal appeal hearings, notice of cessations.
How to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured and unloaded safely from HGVs, trailers, vans and cars.
Understanding your car driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.
Registration plate (number plate) and vehicle identification number rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
The purpose of the MOT test, what it includes, which vehicles are tested and which are exempt, who carries out the test.
Field of vision, bonnet catches, condition of the glass, the view to the rear, windscreen wipers and windscreen washer rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Mechanical condition, steering wheel and column or handlebar, forks and yokes, steering play and electronic power steering (EPS) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
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