Addlestone Garage, 29/33 Brighton Road, Addlestone KT15 1PG
Addlestone Garage has been MOT Testing in Addlestone for over 30 years, offering a free local collection and delivery service within the local area of Byfleet, Chertsey, Weybridge, New Haw, Oatlands and Ottershaw
TEL: 01932 847754 - 852991
While - U - Wait MOTs (by appointment) for cars & light commercial vehicles, including both petrol and diesel emissions.
Everyone who uses a vehicle on the road is required to keep it in a roadworthy condition. The purpose of the MOT Test is to ensure that cars, other light vehicles (including some Light Goods Vehicles), private buses and motorcycles over a prescribed age are checked at least once a year to see that they comply with key roadworthiness and environmental requirements.
When your car is tested, the MOT looks at some important items to see if it meets the legal requirements. The MOT certificate is not a guarantee of the general mechanical condition of a vehicle however.
Vehicles should receive their first MOT when they reach 3 years of age.
If a car is registered with no prior use on the road, the MOT will be required three years after the date of registration. For example, a car registered "from new" on 25th April 2000 will require its MOT no later than 25th April 2003. If a car is used prior to registration, as would be the case with an import, the MOT will be required three years from the end of the year of manufacture. For example a car manufactured at any time in 2000 will require an MOT no later than 31st December 2003. There is no grace period given after these dates.
An MOT can be carried out at any time.
If the vehicle is presented for test within the calendar month prior to the date that the MOT is due, the test certificate will run from the date of the test to one year after the expiry date of the current certificate (e.g. if the current certificate was due to expire on 1/4/03, and the vehicle was presented on or after 2/3/03, the certificate would run from the test date until 1/4/04). To have this extension, the vehicle owner should present their old certificate to the Test Station to verify that the extra time is applicable. The tester would then write the serial number of the old certificate in the appropriate section of the new certificate.
The same rule would also apply if the vehicle was taken in within a calendar month of its first MOT. In this case, the vehicle owner would need to present their registration document and the serial number from this document will be entered in the "last certificate serial number" box on the MOT.
If the vehicle is tested earlier than one month before its due date, it will only run for twelve months.
Not more than one different identification number should be present on a vehicle first used on or after 1 August 1980. However, the same number may be displayed in more than one place.
Condition, security, legibility and format of letters/numbers.
Condition, operation, security and correct colour. The headlamps will also be checked to see if the aim is correct.
Correct condition and operation
Operate to give the driver a clear view of the road, rear washers and wipers are not part of the test
Condition and drivers view of the road
Correct operation and type
All seatbelts installed are checked for type, condition, operation and security. All compulsory seatbelts must be in place.
Front seats secure. Front and rear backseats can be secured in the upright position.
No leaks, fuel cap fastens correctly and seals securely. The fuel cap will need to be opened. Make sure the key is available.
Vehicle meets the requirement for exhaust emission. These vary on the age and fuel type of the vehicle.
Complete, secure, without serious leaks and silences effectively.
Free from excessive corrosion or damage in specific areas. No sharp edges.
Open and close. Latch securely in closed position. Front doors should open from inside and outside the vehicle. Rear doors may need to be opened to gain access to testable items.
Presence, condition and security
Condition, security, tyre size/type and tread depth. Spare tyres are not inspected.
Condition operation and performance (efficiency test). Wheels are not removed during the test. The tester only examines what they can see, reach or feel.
MOT Computerisation
You will not notice any difference when you take your vehicle for a test, except that the MOT certificate will be in a new format. However, the details of the test will be recorded on the database at the same time as your documents are produced.
For motorists the main feature of the new system is that you can check the MOT status of any vehicle that you own, or are considering buying. You will be able to do this either by visiting www.motinfo.gov.uk or calling our MOT Status Line on 0870 330 0444*. If you are buying a second hand vehicle, and want to check its MOT status you will need the registration mark of the vehicle and either the test number from the new style MOT test certificate or the document reference number from the V5C registration certificate.
The system will provide you with certain key information including; make, model and colour of the vehicle together with the MOT status and expiry date of the valid MOT. The vehicle’s mileage recorded at the time of the MOT test will also be disclosed when you make your enquiry.
The facility to check the MOT history of the vehicle will be available later this year. It will provide full test details for all the tests undertaken on the vehicle since the system was computerised. Information related to any advisory items recoded at the time of an MOT test together with the milages recorded at each Computerised MOT test will also be available as part of this service. We hope that this will encourage motorists to obtain the test history of vehicles before buying so they can make a more informed decision on the suitability of the vehicle.
For any further queries about MOT Computerisation please call the National enquiry number 0870 60 60 440*
*calls charged at national rate
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TEL: 01932 847754 - 852991