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It only feels like yesterday we were reporting on ghost MOTs – fraudulent, spoofed MOT certificates issued for cars that have never actually been tested. But now, the solution is here; testers can now take photos during the MOT test to prove it happened, and it’s on...
MOT Checks You Can Do in 2 Minutes Did you know that a significant number of MOT failures are for things that take less than two minutes to check? Seriously! We're not talking about complex mechanical inspections that require a trained mechanic and a hydraulic lift –...
MOT Test Price Over the Years: How Much has the MOT Test Gone Up? There aren’t many certainties in life – besides death, taxes, and the MOT. But while the dread might be eternal, the price you pay for that test has changed quite a lot over the years. From a few...
There's a good chance you've never given your washer jets a second thought. They're just there, sitting on your bonnet, doing the job whenever you flick the stalk. Out of sight, out of mind. But new figures from the DVSA tell a different story. According to the data,...
Every day, you get up, have a cup of tea, sort the kids for school – and leg it to the car. Everyone strapped in? Great. You turn the key, and off you go. Rinse and repeat, every single day, without a single issue (except for maybe someone dropping their half-eaten...
New MOT Changes for 2026 – Everything You Need to Know The good old MOT is getting a bit of a refresh for 2026. The DVSA has announced some rule tweaks designed to tackle a couple of big issues with MOTs today. The goal? To make MOTs more consistent, and to finally...
Apps and Gadgets to Help Prepare for Your MOT As you flip over your old fashioned paper calendar, those three little letters are there to greet you… “MOT”. There it is, in thick marker pen. Underlined. With a couple of exclamation marks. And a circle drawn round it....
Ghost MOTs – What Are They, and How Can You Stay Safe? Halloween has been and gone, so why are we still talking about ghosts? Well this is actually something altogether more fiendish… ghost MOTs are no joke, and figures released by the DVSA (under a freedom of...
Your Car Could FAIL its MOT with Mirror Problems Mirror, mirror on the car – what causes the most MOT failures by far? Well, the top spot actually goes to lights. Lights cause the most MOT failures – but mirrors are a top reason for failure as well. If we had to guess...
There are plenty of reasons to review MOT records, with buying and selling being the big ones. But there’s one service for checking that beats them all…
The next ten years in motoring tech is going to be… interesting. If ICE bans come in, and artificial intelligence takes the wheel, what’s your MOT going to be like?
Can you tell if a car is going to FAIL the MOT just by looking at it? The short answer? Yes! The MOT test has some pretty rigorous checks – like the emissions test for example – but somany failures are caused by obvious, visible problems. Experienced mechanics, car...
