Check your car's MOT, Vehicle Tax & Insurance
You’ve just used the MOT checker and your car’s MOT is about to expire – don’t panic. There’s some simple things to check yourself before booking your vehicle for an MOT. If you have NO experience in car maintenance and would rather leave it all in the hands of the experts – do precisely that and book your car in for it’s MOT now. Still here? good, that means you don’t mind taking a peek under your car’s bonnet and are prepared to check some basic MOT failure points before the test. The Basics – no skill requiredThere are some things that practically anyone can check before taking a car for an MOT. It’s really annoying if your car fails an MOT because there’s no windscreen washer water or the horn is not working. Things to check that require virtually no mechanical skill
Braking SystemThe expert MOT mechanics have machines dedicated to testing the effectiveness of your brakes. But, just like the list above, there’s no point failing the MOT on something you can check. A little bit of auto knowledge is required here, but not too much. You need to know where the brake fluid reservoir is …
Steering, Exhaust and ShocksLike the brakes, these can only really be tested by the MOT experts at the MOT test centre. You will often see people pressing down on each quarter corner of the car – lookign for excessive bounce, an indicator there’s a problem with a shock absorber. Personally, I’d leave these bits to the professionals AdvertsNational Tyres and Autocare is the largest independent fast fit specialist in the UK. Our highly trained technicians are specialists in vehicle parts repair including tyres, exhausts, brakes, batteries, MOT testing and vehicle safety inspections. We have a network of over 200 branches throughout the UK. Win a Supercar? Every week someone is guaranteed to win a BOTB Dream Car. In the past 19 years there have been over 400 winners, taking home over £23 million worth of prizes. Use your Spot the Ball skill for a chance to win The Best of the Best End of AdvertsMOT CheckerEnter your vehicle’s registration number to check if your car, bike or van has a valid MOT certificate. This service is FREE. The data is provided by the Vehicle Licence Enquiry service (.gov.uk) TAX CheckerEnter your vehicle’s registration number to check if your car, bike or van has a valid Vehicle Tax. This service is FREE. The data is provided by the Vehicle Licence Enquiry service (.gov.uk) The post Pre-MOT checks – Do It Yourself appeared first on Is my CAR … ?. via Tumblr Pre-MOT checks – Do It Yourself
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