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The display in my car tells me a statutory vehicle inspection is due. Is this applicable in the UK? What does this involve if required?
I purchased a van with four months MoT. The history shows that it failed its MoT in 2017 due to lots of welding being required. In 2018 an MoT was issued with no advisories but today I took the van to...
Does having a first MoT performed early fix that as the date? Or is it okay if done within a month of the due date?
I have replaced the incandescent bulbs in my front sidelights with LED ones and I have noticed that the light they produce has a blueish tinge. Are they legal?
Will a 2002 petrol car fail its MoT if the engine management light is illuminated?
My Kia Carens is due for its first MoT. Do I need to take it to a Kia dealership or can I take it to my local garage without invalidating the warranty?
The dreaded MoT is fast approaching for my much loved twenty-year-old Audi TT Quattro. I have a nasty feeling both the catalytic converters have or are about to expire. In the winter months, I get a lot...
My 1996 Daihatsu Fourtrak is due its MoT soon and I've noticed that the headlamp washers don't work. Is this an MoT failure?
Maybe I am a bit dim but in your MoT failure stats it states one failure category as "Vehicle ID No." What on earth does that mean in terms of failure?. Or are they talking about the number plates?
Could you please quote your source for saying that diesels registered pre 01/07/2008 are exempted from this part of the MOT? My wife’s 2004 Citroen Xsara Picasso diesel car has just failed the MoT on this...
 

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