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My Vauxhall Omega Elite is due an MOT but on pre check they say cold cathode dip is not defined. What can I do?
Car failed MOT on CO emissions today, CO 0.68% HC 145ppm, O2 1.11%, LAMBDA 1.03. They are trying a new lambda sensor, when I got home I noticed the oil temp reads 20 C, surely this is far too low? Could...
Your readers might be interested in how VOSA checks up on the performance of MoT testers. They sit in a car nearby and log into the MoT testing station computer. A Vauxhall Vectra had been passed and was...
I just read a letter sent to Car Mechanics magazine (Oct. page 41). It was sent by an MOT tester who went on a refresher course run by VOSA. One of the things he wrote about was that it seems as though...
My son recently sold his car and had trouble because the purchaser had discovered from a history check that the mileage was 70,000 more than on the odometer in the car. The odometer reading was correct....
Can you please help? The MoT on one of my cars, parked off road on our driveway, runs out on the 19th October. I will be out of the country from the 13th September until the 26th October. The car will...
I took our shopping car for its MoT, yesterday. I have been using the same local garage for years, and I was taken aback when the owner told me that he was stopping doing MoT tests because of the number...
My 2009 320SE Coupe, which is on run flats, is causing a problem. The warning light comes on every few weeks to indicate a loss of pressure. Each time I check the condition of the tyres and pressures...
My son has recently sold his car and had trouble because the purchaser had learned from DVLA or such that the mileage was 70,000 more than the odometer in the car. The odometer reading was correct. It...
It seems that I have been taken for a ride. I bought a car off the internet with the advert stating it had a new MOT. I spoke to the guy, who said the clutch went on his way home after he MOT'd the van....