Is Honda liable for structural damage to my 2010 Civic?

I have 2010 Honda Civic. I took it for its first MoT and the garage asked me to come and look at the car. It would not pass because the spot welds over the strut top had come away, the wheels were out...

MoT advisories on recent purchase - should they be fixed?

My Wife has just purchased a 2nd had Mazda 3 from Arnie Clark. On several occasions she asked if the MOT was ok and if anything came up. She was told that a new wish bone and bushes were fitted. She...

Different diagnoses from 2 garages on MOT?

I recently had to have my MOT done and the first garage said the exhaust needed welding and failed the emissions test, and that various bulbs needed replacing and wanted £160 for the repairs - £42.60 for...

Why aren't classic cars inspected more often?

I feel moved to write about recent legislation on exempting pre-1960 vehicles from a MoT. I'm a classic car fan and own Sunbeam Rapiers and a collection of mid-eighties Audi B2 80's. These later cars are...

Why do your MOT charts show above average for the Skoda Superb?

I think you need to look closely at your "MoT results" statistics. I've just looked at the Skoda Superb. The graphs state that for every year apart from 2002 the Superb has a worse pass rate than the average....

Do I need to use the dealer I bought the car from for the first MOT?

Do I need to use the dealer I bought the car from for the first MOT?

MoT test failure confusion

My car recently failed it's MoT and the main failure was the thickness off the pads being below 1.5mm. I arranged for the garage to fix all failure points so I would have a free partial re-test. So 2...

Is this MoT valid?

My new car has mot till 19/11/2013 on our validation certificate it say 12 month mot cover the says inception date 19/11/2013 expiry date 18/11/2014 does this mean it still has a mot till 2014 please explain...

Free MOTs - beware!

I took advantage of a "Free MOT" with National Tyres and Auto Centres linked with an AA membership offer. A little sceptical as to how they financed this, but having taken my car to the main dealers for...

New MoT certificates may lead to more forgeries.

Now that the MoT certificate is no more than a print-out there has been a further outbreak of forgeries. Never take an MoT print-out at face value. MoT paper certificates are no longer proof of existence...