This is certainly different than what we expected! We have heard people mention MOT Tests on our Patreon and elsewhere. But until today we didn't know exactly what they were. United Kingdom we have questions! This video literally shows us an MOT test in action. From different car parts checked and explained. However, we have our own list of questions not explained here. This was very interesting and eye opening on something we had never seen before. Why don't we have this exact test in the USA? Natasha was overly excited and super into each moment of this test! Help us with our questions throughout the video and at the end. And have you ever stayed and watched the MOT test on your vehicle? Let us know. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
You can test all the working of all your car lights. I guess you have enough shops and parking lots in US to look use them as mirror in the evening? And also notice if one frontligt shows east and the otherone to sky, LOL. that's a business idea to US - cheap checkup point's for those who don't own Bentley, Maserati etc., but don't like their suspention cracking in the middle of travel (or be stopped for broken backlight)...
MOT stands for the Ministry of Transport test, but the Ministry of Transport itself hasn't existed since the mid-20th century (the name just stuck, as in, "getting an MOT") and has had several successors. For MOT tests, the current agency is the DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which is a merger of the previous VOSA - Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (for MOT tests) with the DSA - Driver Standards Agency (for driving tests) which were two separate agencies until April 2014. Driving (driver's) licenses and vehicle licenses (registrations) are still handled separately by the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency). This "in person" viewing will have been specially arranged, but a "viewing area" has to be provided by the test centre, where you can watch the test being done. Cars have their first MOT when they're 3 years old. This 2016 car was 5 years old in 2021 when the original video was recorded, so this was its third MOT (its first two being in 2019 and 2020 respectively).
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I'm from the UK and used to be an MOT tester and now live in the USA. Since being here I've seen so many cars that I would have failed based on structural damage alone whilst just giving them a walk round ie: structural parts of the vehicle such as the frame and sills(rockers) rusted out that in some cases could actually cause the car to fold in the middle, tires not covered by the wings (fenders), missing headlights and sidelights, wipers damaged or missing, missing bumpers, cracked or chipped glass. I could pretty much go on forever on this ... Basically a good percentage of the cars on American roads need to be extensively repaired or sent to the scrap yard !
@@petersmith7126 ... Only in the USA ... that is an MOT failure in the UK and if spotted by the police would earn you a ticket and probably get your vehicle towed to the car pound.
I've seen the Body swaps they do in states or pick up a car abandoned for 50yrs get it running & drive it across the country home... hell we get done just parking it on a road when MOT lapses.. bloody AMPR cameras everywhere can't get away with it now & there on about CCTV & BODY Cams on Testers linked to VOSA to make sure testers actually doing there job correctly...
The maximum cost of an MOT test for a car is £54.85 (around $70), although many testing centres charge less. As a mechanic (now retired) I have prepared many vehicles and taken them for test. There is always a viewing area where you can watch the test being carried out, from a safe distance. Over the years, there have been many detailed changes to the items tested, but at the core is the structural and functional safety of the car, with environmental considerations being added as years go by. One of the ironies of the system is that, once a vehicle (car or motorcycle) reaches 40 years old, it is exempt from annual MOT tests, although it still has to meet the standards. I watch a few US mechanics' channels, and I find it hard to believe that a developed country allows wrecks like some of the cars featured to be driven on the roads without any means of checking their safety. Add this to the low training and testing standards for drivers and it's not surprising there is a disproportionate number of road casualties in the US.
The classic car exemption was supposed to be due to the new testers not being sufficiently conversant with the standards that needed to be applied to the older vehicle. This I can understand as there are some MOT facilities that I would not take my classic cars to for that very reason. My VW Beetle for example, used to go to a tester that was a VW aficionado who fully understood the marque. In addition, the Govt excuse was that classic cars were used for limited mileage and owned by conscientious enthusiasts(??!!)
@@clivewilliams3661 I'm not complaining - I've got 2 (very well maintained) classic bikes which both benefit from the exemption, and the free road tax.
My local garage does MOTs for £25 . It only costs the garage £1 for every one so a mechanic with MOT accreditation can earn a bundle of cash for himself and the garage😀🤯😉
@@thamesmead21 There is a limit to how low you can price it and still make it worthwhile. The equipment needed is expensive, and it takes up at least one bay of the workshop. You can't fit in extra tests to increase turnover, because each test has to be logged on to the system, and it will not allow you to start another one until the correct time has elapsed, so there is a maximum number you can do in a day.
In the 1970's my family had an MoT station. In those days we had a pit rather than a lift ( hoist). My brother was the registered MoT inspection person for our company. He was working in the paint shop when a customer asked if we could do a MoT on his car. My brother said of course pull your car over the pit. There was a loud bang and my brother ran into MoT bay. The car in question was a three wheel Robin Regal. The driver had driven the single wheel over the open pit. The driver was ok but the Reliant was the worst for wear.
My favourite thing about the MOT, is the fact that all MOT's are stored on a Gov't site. As I cannot afford a new car it allows me to view in part the maintenance of the car over it's lifetime. The latest MOT will also have any problems that will need fixing in the near future (called advisories). Helps stop me buying a lemon.
Same! I use it a lot when looking to buy a car. I'm using a different car ATM whilst mine is offroad. It's a beauty but would cost me 2 years salary to buy. Completely unfeasible. That's before insurance too. Oof. I've just looked at a 2 year younger version of my current car, same engine size. Insurance quote was double what I pay now.
Same, I bought a car with no service history but it was obvious a lifetime of MOT passes and no advisories it was probably looked after well enough to be worth taking a chance on.
Yes it's annual and no you can't put a car on the road that has an expired or no MOT. Nowadays with number plate recognition in police cars, they can tell pretty much immediately if you don't have tax insurance and MOT on your car and will take it off you and leave you to walk home. By the way it's an MOT certificate where MOT is Ministry of Transport.
I use the same garage every year. I always watch. I always chat to the guy doing the test and ask questions. He is always ready to answer - just like in the video. Because headlamps now have plastic lenses instead of glass, the plastic tends to bloom in sunlight. My bloke always buffs them up with T-Cut until the brightness emitted is acceptable. He doesn't charge for that. He's a nice guy and occasionally I sit in his office and have a cup of coffee with him if he isn't busy. I'm in sleepy Wales though.
The MoT is an example of how we care about public duty and rights. We, as owners/drivers don't have the right to put any old rubbish car on the road. Other drivers, road users, passengers have the right to expect my car to be safe and to not (as far as sensibly possible) cause problems to other users through being substandard. While a worry while it's being tested, a cost of about £40, it's a small inconvenience especially when you know almost all other cars (should) have passed and are safe to be on the road alongside me.
IIRC for a car it's £53 now or thereabouts. The price of an MOT varies by vehicle class, is capped by law and the cap goes up periodically with inflation.
The word “should” has to be used loosely - there are six areas of the UK where car crimes are prominent and three of those areas are within the West Midlands and Birmingham areas! They relate to specific demographics within society - just have a guess.
A friend has a 1926 Fisher car that he takes for an MOT every year. With wooden block brakes, no seat belts, solid rubber tyres and acetylene headlights, it's largely exempt from all the tests. However, the MOT tester LOVES taking it out for a road test every year, dressing in helmet and goggles and having a ball. It's the highlight of his year.
The idea of the MOT is to check all parts of the car and functions that can affect safety, both of the driver, occupants and members of the public. MOT stands for Ministry Of Transport. All cars over 3 years old have to have an MOT check every year, it Costs around £50. If your car fails, it’s because something isn’t safe to be on the road.
@@brianchester4218 Funny you say that. I voted Monster Raving Loon at the last election. They had a policy to replace MOT with ROT. Instead of checking cars for roadworthyness, roads should be check for carworthyness. 🤣
@@robbie_ . A member of that party once got elected to a council in Cornwall. A lot of other members asked him what he was playing at, he wasn't supposed to actually win.
MOT stands for Mininistry of Transport Test Certificate and is required every year and must have to get get road tax. It checks the safety of the car to be on road. You will get a pass or fail and the parts that have failed need to be repaired before it is retested and you'll get advisories which are points that are not a failure but need to be checked before next MOT and repaired if would fail on next MOT. Not every garage does them and nor can just any mechanic can you have to be a qualified MOT tester. The price varies depending on garage but my last MOT was £45
Absolutely. It was introduced in the 1960s, when the government department was called the Ministry of Transport. The name stuck, even though the government department's name as changed.
The maximum price is set by the government and depends on the type of vehicle. As I recall from working in a testing station about 45 years ago you were allowed to charge less, but nobody ever did. I think it was about £14 back then. My mum paid about £55 when she had her car done a few months back. That doesn’t seem to have gone up that much from when I left the UK over 15 years ago, so not bad for a mandatory roadworthy test.
There'd be quite a few US UA-camrs put out of business if a version of the MOT was implemented in the States. As someone from the UK it amazes me the condition of some of the cars that Americans deem safe to drive across the country.
@@krazytroutcatcher I watched a guy in the states buy a 80's camper that sat around unloved for 10 years with perished tyres , and drove it home over 2 days popping and wezzing . It was funny to watch , but glad it was over there and not doing it down the M1 on a weekend .
Some states do have an annual inspection but a lot don't cos of muh freedumb. There's some rationale to it in states that are very rural and poor but you don't want somebody driving around town in a car that's held together with gaffer tape.
Once a car/motorcyle reaches 3 years old, an MOT test is required anually from then on. A failure obviously means that appropriate repair work is needed ... provided this is done within 14 days at the original test station, then a 'pass' will be issued on it's completion. If the work is done elsewhere, or after this time period, then the entire test must be carried out again... & a full test fee paid. The test fee is around £50 i believe, but many garages offer a cheaper (cut price) test fee ..... in which the test is equally as strict, but considerably cheaper (maybe £30 or £35)..this is purely at the discretion of the garage/test station. The test station itself has to hold a Ministry of Transport (a government department) certificate, authorising/approving them to conduct MOT testing ... & the testers themselves have to be qualified/approved to carry out the actual testing of the particular type of vehicle. Testers of cars & motorcycles, may not be qualified to test both of these types of vehicle ... & the test station may likely not be equipped to do both. As you can see, the MOT test is pretty 'in depth' ... & (with various changes/amendments) been a part of life here in the UK for probably the better part of 60 years now. Trucks & buses too undergo a similar test...but obviously with additions due to the nature of those types of vehicle ...& their testing first happens when they are 1 year old from new., rather than 3 for cars & motorcycles. ALL tests are annual legal requirements .... & without a 'pass' the annual ( obligatory) 'road tax' cannot be obtained. Hope all this helps
The movie star Paul Newman was not interested in having a flashy car. Any old crate would do. In fact he started a car hire company called "Rent-a-Wreck!"
35 years ago, I put my car in for an MOT, and it failed due to corrosion on the outer sill. I opted to have them do the repair, they offered a good price. They set fire to the car, and the resulting fire also completely destroyed the garage, and the other half dozen or so cars that were also in there. Got a very nice settlement from their insurance. 😂
Heard about a similar incident, the fuel line on a VW Golf was somewhere unexpected. There was a takeaway or something upstairs that had to be alerted as well.
That headlight test thing is to make sure that the headlight beam is aimed correctly (e.g. Not too low so that you don't see anything or not too high that you blind on-coming traffic), and the pattern of the beam is for RHD cars. MOT test is one every year, except for brand new cars. For brand new cars, the first MOT test is done after 3 years, then every year thereafter. I believe taxis and private hire vehicles are done every 6 months. They'll give you a certificate to say whether your car has passed or failed the test. Your car can pass a test and have a few (non urgent) issues. If it has at least 1 major issue, it will fail. If it fails, you can ask them to fix it or you can get it fixed somewhere else (at home or a cheaper garage). Sometimes a fail is so expensive (compared to the value of the car) that some owners are better off buying another car (same make and model) instead of spending money on the repairs. However, this creates a bit of faff as you'll need to insure and tax the new car, and probably do another MOT in less than a year.
@@konobikundude Also, the MOT history can point to whether a vehicle has been looked after or not over it's life. Though this is only really a good indicator if it's heading to the 8-10 year mark, in my opinion
My 20 year old Suzuki passed a couple of weeks ago, initially failed on rear wheel bearings but they did the job while it was on the ramp and all good for another year!
You feel like that sat in the reception as well. Also you can hear them go 'Come and have a look at this! Is it supposed to do that?!' or just 'What the f#_k?!' which I don't think happens on Call the Midwife...
My car passed the MOT recently but tyre tread was on the minors as it was at 1.8mm, so I booked it back in for new tyres, sat in the reception and could see into the MOT test area and a land rover discovery in there being tested and all I heard from one mechanic to the other was I don't think the suspension should sway like that, glad I didn't own that disco
Modern Land Rovers are Bovine Excremental vehicles since BMW previously took over & asset stripped Rover, then sold them off, JLR's are designed for egotists and specifically to fail fast, so the Dearlership can sell parts regularly, especially £15,000 £30,000 engines & transmission unit/packs.
@@razor1uk610 100% can't believe how bad they've got, the older ones weren't the best especially with rust but at least the mechanical side on them is sound, wouldn't touch a new one even if JLR paid me to have it, we have a 300tdi on my family's farm and it's a beast again I don't think there's a panel on it that doesn't have at least surface rust but mechanically it's let us down once when the fuel line broke and that's it
Hi Natasha, Hi Debbie 👋 Sorry I’m late to the party and reading through the comments it looks as though you have the answers to your question. I’m looking forward to the next video already 👍
I always attend my cars MOT so I am on hand to inspect any areas of concern, It also shows that I am fully conversant with my cars and understand their workings. My daughter's car was MOT'd last year by a garage I once trusted. The car passed with advisories for tyre tread depth and suspension alignment. The tyres were only 1/3rd worn and 4x the legal limit. The alignment was perfect that I subsequently checked with my equipment (I have a fully equiped garage) and there was no indication of any misalignment on the vehicle. It was of course coincidence that the garage owner's mate ran a tyre shop with an alignment rig(?). The problem with the advisories is that they stay on the car's official history that can encourage roadside VOSA checks as well as affecting the resale value of the vehicle. Unfortunately, my daughter would not allow me to take a complaint to VOSA for the sake of 'upsetting someone'. Fortunately, the car was written off three months later when it was rear-ended at a junction.
@@salibaba you’re telling me you’ve never had the ‘I hope it’s going to pass’ going through your brain? Maybe you’ve been fortunate enough to have brand new vehicles your whole driving life 👌🏻
My car is taken to the garage for it's annual MOT by my mechanic. I've been down to watch a couple of times, (because I'm a nerd about how things work, like you). One of the guys came over and asked where he knew me from? I was his Year 5 Primary school teacher, back in the day. They still remember to send their best wishes and pass on news about their families. From Yorkshire
Ministry of transport test I was an MOT tester 20 years ago, everything is checked. If it fails you can leave the car to be fixed or take it away and fix it and take it back to be rechecked within 2 weeks on what it failed on. Cars over 3 years old need an mot and every year onwards
I can't believe that some wanted to make the test be every two years, I mean, a lot can happen in six months never mind a year, so two years was crazy - Tories!
In Belgium, the first MOT is after 4 years, if you bass your first MOT without delay (with a pass that is), the next will be 2 years later. If you are late, of you don't pass in one go, the next will be next year. From then on, if will be every year. If you have a towing hook, you will have a MOT every year for that
What wasn’t mentioned on the video is the MOT tester does a thorough check for any rust within a foot of all steering,suspension and seat belts mounting points. If anything is found in any of these areas the car will fail the test. Obviously because we live on a damp island that salts the roads in winter our cars tend to rust in the important places. It is quite common to see 10 year old cars being scrapped for failing for rust weakening the car’s structure. I’m so pleased that we have the MOT as it means that the vehicles using the roads are fit to be driven. I have seen on UA-cam where in certain states in USA cars with serious rust are still being driven on public roads.
I've seen them video's of horrendous damage to vehicles undersides when they take it to the garage because it's rattling. Bits broken in the suspension and break discs worn through to the vents 😮
@ That’s excellent news considering the age of your Volvo. I’m in Cardiff and drive an 18 year Vw Golf mk5 that also recently passed the mot with only a few suspension related advisories
10:12 many garages will offer a 'service and mot' where they do maintenance like changing oil and filters and then do the MoT. Typically fixing the minor adjustments prior to the 'real' test.
My local garage sends me a short video of my Mini being checked over during the MOT with a description of any problems...Very helpful. You can also set up a reminder notification with the DVLA website so you don't forget when the MOT is due.
Sorry if I’m repeating others but the MOT is for safety - yours as a driver, other road users, pedestrians, and the environment (emissions). Basically so you aren’t driving round in something that’s a danger to yourself and others. Importantly, except for very new cars, it’s a legal requirement to have your car pass it every year (there are some things that won’t make it fail but will get you an advisory ‘you want to keep your eye on that’). The garage must be an approved MOT test centre. Any failure must be repaired or you won’t get your certificate, and crucially, no MOT pass means your insurance is not valid, and no insurance mean you cannot legally drive and the police can pull you over, and prosecute you. With an expired or failed MOT yoi can only drive the car to get a repair or to a booked appointment. The systems are all linked up though so you don’t have to use papers these days, and the police can check via computer if your insurance is valid.
In NZ we have the same sort of testing for our vehicles, it's called a WOF or Warrant Of Fitness, to ensure that our cars are safe to operate on the road. Depending on the age of the vehicle it's done every 6 or 12 months.
Wait… in America you don’t have to have your vehicle checked annually? You can just drive any old junk heap around without someone checking the brake work and the seatbelts are good? That sounds beyond reckless.
Depends where you live. I lived in Pennsylvania, my county - Cumberland county we had an annual inspection and an emissions test, 2 stickers to put on the windscreen. But the next county Perry, which was much more rural did not have the emissions test just the regular inspection. The test is annual even on new vehicles unlike the MOT, which doesn't start until the car is 3 years old. A new guy joined our office from Arkansas where they do not have annual inspections, even though the Penna inspection wasn't as thorough as the current MOT, it failed on a number of things.
Our similar test in Ireland is called the NCT - National Car Test. It costs 55 euro - about 46 sterling or 58 US dollars. If you fail, you have a month to get things fixed and bring it back. If it can be a visual test (bulbs, tyres, etc.) it is free for the recheck. If it needs to go up on any specialised equipment it is a further 26 euro. You are not allowed to go down right beside them and watch the test, but you can watch from a viewing gallery in the waiting room. We have specialised NCT centres who just test all day every day. The NCT in Ireland is not done by 'normal' garages. For such a car centric country, I was amazed when I found out the US does not have similar standards.
@@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373They did they just had a huge backlog and gave an amnesty at one point. Now in Northern Ireland still part of the UK for now were totally different as our MOT test is carried out at government owned sites. Plus it has a huge backlog cause they bought dodgy Chinese vehicle lifts with dodgy welds. Then COVID. So now we wait about three months after booing for an appointment. However unlike Britian it's after 4 years from new for our first test. Unlike Britian or Ireland it's a bit more harder if your car fails as you then have to get the vehicle to a mechanic for a repair cause private garages don't do the test here. Private garages usually offer a Pre MOT check for around fifty quid and then the other near fifty quid for the test. So a bit more expensive than the rest of the UK or Republic of Ireland.
An MOT has 4 different types of defects: advisory which means keep and eye on it and replace when needed, minor for defects that will still pass but need sorting out ASAP, major for stuff that needs sorting out immediately and fails the MOT, and dangerous which means don’t drive until it’s fixed. We can also do what’s called a PRS (Pass after Rectification at Station) which will let us repair something that would fail and then pass it (as long as the repair takes less than an hour to do, for example a tyre or brake pads). For failures, you get 10 working days to sort it out for a free retest, which we only do checks for the area(s) that failed.
The funny thing about it being the Ministry of Transport Test (hence often written as MoT) is that there hasn’t been a “Ministry” of transport since 1970. The government department has undergone name changes, absorption into other departments, reorganised as its own independent department and renamed yet again to what is now the Department For Transport. But during that whole time the MoT Test has always been called the MoT Test.
By the same token, the Road Fund Licence is now the vehicle excise duty. It used to be to keep the roads etc in good repair,now it just goes into the "Govt. Pot"
On my last MOT my car failed on emissions. The culprit was no 2 cylinder plug lead, causing a sporadic misfire. A new set of plug leads solved the problem. The cost of MOT at present is £48
I heard a rumour, sometime ago that the government were going to insist the term "MOT" was dropped and the test to be renamed the "Department For Transport" test. According to the rumour this was dropped because you only have to add an "A" to the initials and it would become known as the "DAFT" test
I used to work in Fleet Admin here in the UK and booking MoT's for clients was a huge part of the job. Needless to say being Fleet vehicles a lot of them were not well looked after by the user. I spent so much time on the phone managing a three way barney between the client Fleet Manager, the driver and the garage when it failed on something. :D This meant a some companies would only keep cars for three years to avoid them ever needing an MoT.
Hi Ladies, Brit here, have been to the States quite a lot, have driven across and through many States and met many lovely people. What I find amazing in America is the state of many vehicles on the roads and also that over half of drivers are uninsured. That would be very serious in Europe, probably prosecution. For starters you must by law, be insured for third party, minimum. Next comes your vehicle, which also by law must be tested every year. Which starts at the third year from new. This test is called a MOT (Ministry of Transport) and covers quite a lot as you have just seen. The test is very thorough. If your vehicle fails and the MOT centre is unable to do the repairs, you are not allowed to drive it- you would in essence have to have it towed to a garage that could do the work. That said most MOT centres do have all the facilities to repair your vehicle to the required standard. If your vehicle has failed, and you were to drive it, you would be uninsured! Plus if the police stopped you, you would be prosecuted. As to the tyres, there are different types in the way they are constructed ie Radial or side reinforced and some have to be fitted a certain way (they are marked as to their rotation and must be fitted correctly) and mixture of tyres is a MOT failure. ALL tyres must be the same construction. To the driver, its quite a good feeling to know that your car has passed the MOT. There is also another bonus, if you are buying a second hand car, you know it has to be to a certain standard, whereas in America, you could buy a shiny piece of junk! The MOT checks; steering, suspension, wipers/washers, towbar(if fitted), emissions, doors, mirrors, exhaust system, horn, brakes, tyres and wheels (tyres minimum depth 1.6mm), bonnet(hood), , registration plate, lights,, electric wiring/battery, windscreen, seatbelts and seats, fuel system, body/vehicle structure. It does not check; engine, clutch and gearbox. Customers are not allowed to watch, you would be uninsured and cause a liability to the garage.
Some NOT centres have a viewing room on the side, so you can watch through a large window I use a centre that only does MOT's and pop to a cafe nearby whilst I wait
Mmmmmmmm John, your explanation about an MOT fail is a little off piste. If the vehicle fails the MOT on a minor item, such as a side light bulb not working, or headlamp aim slightly low, you can still drive the vehicle away to an alternative repair place or take it home to do any repairs, PROVIDING, you have taken the vehicle in for test before your original test certificate has expired, which means the vehicle is still tested, and can therefore be driven on the road. UNLESS......a dangerous fault is recorded during the test which means that the tester believes that the vehicle is unsafe to be used on the road, irrespective of the original valid test certificate, (example is total brake failure). In this instance the vehicle needs to be removed by some form of recovery and the repairs must be done before the vehicle can be used on the road. In the event of a fail, minor or dangerous, the vehicle has to return to the test station, when repairs are completed, within 10 working days for a re-test, or registered on a Statutory Off Road Notification. If the vehicle has been off the road for some time it can still be driven directly to an MOT station to be tested, PROVIDING, an appointment has been made for the test and the vehicle is insured for use on the road. If it fails in this instance it will need to be recovered as it has no test certificate. An advisory would be something like a minor oil leak or brake pads with only 30% material remaining, in this instance there is no fail or re-test required.
You can drive it to another mot station for repair they changed it some years ago where if it failed you couldn't drive it which left drivers with no car until they could afford it or shop around. It was changed back a Yr later, I know this as it happened to me, they said I couldn't take my car, would be stopped by police against law. I rang police they more or less said bs. They don't have failed mot come up on say anpr. Contacted another garage & they're the ones that told me that the garage doing the repair were wrong.
In Northern Ireland we can’t go to a garage, we have to go to a specialist testing centre. We also often go for a pre MOT check at a garage. We only MOT cars that are 4 years old and above
Using a plain wall is an easy way to test your lights while on your own. Park your car a few feet from a plain wall, turn on your lights, and observe the pattern they make on the wall. The same goes for your brake lights, reverse up to a wall and park a few feet from it. You can just press your brake pedal and observe the light pattern. If a bulb goes, it will change the light pattern you see. So you know a bulb is out.
@@Gazzxyit’s more than that - look at the example questions on the gov uk website. The tell me questions can cover tyre tread depth, how to check the brakes, brake fluid, steering etc.
@@djs98blue could.. they could also cover none of them . besides most of them the answer is to look at the thing looks ok, moving on. and that's all the kids these days bother to learn. just how to answer the question, not how to execute it or what the answer means.
My 2012 Honda Jazz had its annual MOT last week. Had some advisories last year about brake pad and disc wear on the rear wheels so had those replaced and new tyres put on the front (as tread depth was getting close to min) the day before this MOT. Passed with flying colours and no advisories. All good to go for another year 👍 Incidentally, it must be remembered that an MOT does not guarantee that your car will be mechanically sound for the next 12 months. A car could very easily fail an MOT the very next day after it passed. 2 years ago, my same car passed its MOT in the November, and a few months later the oil filter disintegrated on the M42 motorway at 70mph due to a build up of rust over the very wet winter we had. Keep an eye on liquid levels once a week (say, every Sunday) Oil, water, washers, brakes etc and don't put off replacing oil and air filters. My local trusted garage (who I bought my car from) doesn't do MOTs themselves, they book it in at a dedicated MOT station for me, but what they do do (doo doo 🤭), is they will repair anything the car fails on at a very good price then send it back for a retest. All for just £46 US$58 at current exchange rate.
Thanks for this video.although I'm from the UK and have my car tested every year I did not really know what it actually entailed. Maybe I should ask to watch next time.
I remember my Grandmother, who was born in 1903, saying that she remembers when the MOT test was first introduced in 1960. She said it pretty much overnight ended that cliché you see in old movies of battered old cars backfiring. She said before then it was common to see cars being driven around in dangerous conditions of disrepair.
13:23 Many MoT test centres have a test observation area (a room separated from the test area by a window, usually with seats and sometimes a coffee machine). Also, it's possibly to see if a car is MOT'd and taxed on the gov.uk website.
My MOT tester has a camera and I can watch the MOT being done in the waiting room. It's a thorough test. My last one was £50 plus £40 to weld my exhaust back together.
Not every garage does MOTS only licensed garages. You can't go to a MOT garage to get the work done first to pass the MOT. You take your car for the test if it fails you have to get it fixed, then return for the test at any licensed MOT garage. The other MOT garages will know your car previously failed via the linked computer system and what needs fixing. A few ordinary garages will offer pre MOT repair work, but many will not point blank refusing to do so,
@@stevesoutar3405There's a place near me that sells (or used to) part worn tyres from Germany because the tyres have to be replaced; some of them were indistinguishable from brand new.
Yes, being a squaddie in Germany owning a a car, TUV was a lot tougher. Even as early the 1980's, they were so strict on emmissions. Slightest bodywork rust, was deeply frowned upon.
Hah! I remember the first MOT test I took a car to. It was in 1969, not long after the test was introduced in UK. It was my first car that I paid £70 for - yes, probably 8 or 9 years old. I was allowed to watch as the mechanic got a pointed hammer and started knocking holes into the metalwork under the doors. It failed due to rusted out structure. He said, "I can weld in some new panels for you" - cost £70! That car had an adventurous life with me for another year or two, including having the handbrake come off in my hand, one of the front wheel assemblies breaking off, and complete brake failure before it was scrapped and went to the great recycling plant in the sky. And all these years later, I still remember the registration plate of that, my first car: 40EOB. I have difficulty remembering the plate for my present car, let alone all the others I have owned and driven over the years! Still, grateful for that MOT test. The old rust bucket could have given way at any time and caused me serious grief!
You are being ripped off. I live in London the most expensive city in Europe is not the world and only pay £40. Better to go to a local small mechanic for a better price.
I get a full service and MOT done at the same time once a year. Doing both together means that I don't have to worry about it failing the MOT as my mechanic will pick and fix anything that would cause it to fail before it goes for testing.
I think technically now if you book a service and MOT they are supposed to do the MOT first then the service and repairs and then re-MOT anything they fixed. The government changed the rules on that as they wanted better statistics on what condition cars were in on the road rather than did the garage fix the car up before a test.
Loved this! I think we all dread MOT day but once it’s over and we’ve (hopefully) passed, it’s a relief for the rest of the year! To answer some of your questions: MOT test price varies (I pay £40), vehicles over 3 years old need annual MOT’s (it goes from their initial registration date so mine is due 3rd January each year but i get mine done between 4th and 11th December typically). If you fail then the elements you fail on need repairing and the vehicle then needs re-testing, it is illegal to drive it around on the roads (unless to an MOT test which has been booked) if it has failed. If you repair and book a re-test within 14 days then you don’t have to pay the test cost again, if you leave it too long then you have to pay for a repeat test.
It's just a "fact of life" ... and IMO less annoying than "doing your taxes", because you are only involved with money and everything else is done by experts.
The MOT test is a test on the car, but the centres themselves are subject to checks to make sure they do the job and don't just take the fee and pass the vehicle for use on the road without performing the inspection. That was my uncle's job before he retired and he encountered quite a few centres that charged extra for just handing out the certificates, until they had their permits pulled. Without the MOT, insurance is invalid and you can't tax your vehicle, so taking it on the road us illegal. Experience taught me to carry sets of spare bulbs because one always fails just as the MOT falls due.
In Sweden it's called control inspection and it's a station you go to every year. It costs around 50 dollars. A return visit costs around 30 dollars. Veteran cars do not need to be inspected. 😊
And the stations are not garages, (so no incentive to "generate" work). Stations are checked up on, and a few years back one chain lost its certification. Back now after showing their improvement work (and likely, at least initially, kept a closer than usual eye on). Lights check is facilitated by mirrors around the bay, so no need for walk around or brake depressor gadget. Two levels of fails, first you don't need to have reinspected, it's on you to fix it (trouble if stopped by police and not fixed). Second needs reinspection, and you have a month. If not reinspected in time you're not allowed to drive it on the road except for brief test to check/verify fix, and shortest route to a booked inspection (if stopped can't just claim to be on the way to an inspection when in reality driving around ignoring the inspection) 1st inspection when car is 3 years old, 2nd at 5, then annually (actually you get 14 months since a few years back) until it's classed as 'veteran' (50 years for cars, 40 for motorcycles). If it's been off the road for years (untested) as it crosses this age limit, then it will still need a final check ( technically an OK check within 2 years of the 50th/40th birthday is accepted)
In Northern Ireland, the mot test (ministry of transport test) is carried out in Government test centres, which are much more automated and faster. If your car fails, then you must book a retest, and have the relevant repair carried out as soon as possible . The test costs around £37 and a retest is around £18. The test must be carried out annually and without a valid mot certificate, you cannot tax your car. Taking your car on the road without tax, insurance or a mot will result in your car being seized and impounded. Hope this helps you to understand how it all works!
The MOT (Ministry of Transport Test) is a comprehensive safety check to ensure that every car on the road is safe to drive. In the US you’ve got absolute death traps on the road because no one has to drive a roadworthy car - no one checks. At least you know your car is safe to drive - esp if you have kids. And they do check emissions. You have to ensure when you leave it with them that the basics are ok - like windscreen wash, because they will fail u if it isn’t. It’s strict but for a good reason. It doesn’t cost the earth to get done, and most garages offer a free re-check if it fails first time. I can guarantee if you introduced this in the US SO many cars would be off the road immediately. They give you a report - there can be ‘do it now to pass’ and/or ‘advisories’ which tell you something is just ok now but will need doing shortly
One of the most comforting things about the MOT test is that you know when you are out and about that everyone else has had to get one done. It also provide a somewhat impartial history of a vehicle if you are buying one second hand.
In Ireland we have the NCT (National Car test). Which is first due when a car is 4 years old. Then is tested every 2 years until it is 10 years old. Then it is tested every year. The test is only done by only done a NCT centre at a cist of €56. If the car fails you get 28 days to have the work done at a garage and return for a re-test. If it is a visual defect you pay nothing, but if a physical test is required you pay €28. In Ireland we have to display three labels in our windscreen our road tax disc, insurance and NCT. The UK are fully digital now and display nothing.
I thought they did that in every first world country. In New Zealand we call it a Wof (Warrant of Fitness, as in 'fit for the road') for private vehicles or CoF (Certificate of Fitness) for commercial vehicles, CoF is a lot more involved. Private vehicles get checked every 6 months if first registered before 2000 and every 12 months if first registered after 1999. Commercial is always every 6 months. If a check fails you get 28 days to get it repaired without paying for the recheck, they only check the defect has been repaired and not the whole process again. Testing is often done while you wait. Currently it can cost around $100.00. Test duration is around 10 - 15 minutes. Brand new (private) vehicles get their WoF when sold to you (so the dealer arranges and pays for it) and that lasts for 5 years, then the annual test starts.
My mum once bought a used car from a local dealership that does MOT themselves too. The next year went to a different place for the MOT and the lads there told us the piece of junk couldn't have possibly gotten through an MOT the previous year - that's how rusted the underside of it was. And that's how much they can tell during the checks. We were furious. They recommended a different dealership and those guys were great, got her a used car that's been going strong for years now. We only go to that MOT place now, as the guys can be trusted properly. I wouldn't at all say it's common that places like that screw people over, but as with all businesses, there's some very shady people out there. I left a very honest review and many people have reacted to it, so I hope our horrible experience saved others the trouble. The place should really be shut down for such things. She used to always bring her car there for the MOT, so we have no idea if they had been honest with her before or not, which is troublesome. The MOT exists to give everyone on the road a peace of mind that no one is driving some piece of junk that will fall apart in the middle of the road and take 5 people with it. I think it's great and it exists in many countries in different forms.
in northern ireland its a bit different we only use test centers and also the first test is when the car is 4 years old where the rest of the uk is 3 years
In Northern Ireland( part of the UK) we have dedicated test centres, which are independent of the mechanics, and don't do repairs. The reason being that if the same garage doing the tests also does the repairs, there is a potential conflict of interests. The tests cost £38, which I actually consider good value for a safety check. The problem is if your car fails and is considered unroadworthy, you have to get it to your mechanic. It's a bit of a fudge, but you're are allowed to drive it there and back. I think recently they've been considering changing the MOT to biannually as cars have become more reliable.
I lived and drove in USA (Michigan) in the 70s. One thing that stood out to me was the fact the US licence plate was issued to the driver not the car. All this may have changed now. In the UK it is the car that is issued with the licence plate and plate remains with the car from when it was first registered to when it's scrapped. If your car is over 3 years old you need an MOT every year.
One clarification…in the UK there is something called “cherished number plates”. These are typically the older plates from vehicles that have long since been scrapped that spell out words or initials. The number plate schema has changed many times in the uk but prior to 1963-65 (depending on which part of the country you were in) the format did not include a year designation. Hence plates were either up-to 3 letters followed by up-to 3 numbers or up to 3 numbers followed by 3 letters - for example ABC 123 or 123 ABC. These plates can be bought and transferee between vehicles provided that there would be no confusion as to the age of the vehicle - and there is a market for these that can command crazy valuations. For example F1 is a valid plate and is currently for sale and is up for sale at £15m - about $19m (yes - really).
In the UK ( England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) UK government law requires that the very first MOT test must be done 3 years from the date of first registration with the DVLA ( Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority) when you buy a new car from an Authorised Car Dealership. The car must then have an MOT done every year till you sell it privately or trade in your car at any car dealership. When you usually buy a new car the dealership offers servicing plans inclusive of MOT, It is up to the buyer if they want to have the type of service plan offered at the time of buying the new the new car. The same usual offer is usually the same when you buy a used car at a top quality car dealership and at the branded authorised car dealership. Many used car dealerships include a new car MOT if the MOT has 5 months or less left of the current MOT. When you arrange to have a MOT done and are paying for it yourself it costs £54.95 if I remember correctly. I had my First MOT done in April this year at the VW dealership I purchased my new car from. VW dealership plan I have is for annual servicing of my car and I have to pay for my MOT. I pay £27 per month for my annual VW service plan for my VW Up. The VW dealership collect my car from my house in the morning and return my car by 5pm.the same day. I previously had 2 years free servicing when I brought my car. Many garages and car dealerships in the UK do MOT tests and the DVLA have a set cost to do the MOT regardless of the type of car that you may own. I had my previous car MOT tests and annual services done by Farmers Auto Care located on Hilllhouse Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.. Farmers Autocare is a very large company with numerous branches through out Scotland. I don`t know if they also operate in places in the UK. Kwik Fit is also another reliable large company that does MOT, Services etc. When your car fails an annual MOT your not meant to drive it even though the Highway Code states you can do so as long as your driving home or to a MOT establishment that the MOT test was carried out. Generally you leave your car at the MOT establishment and have them repair the car and have another MOT retest done at no more expense to yourself. If you drive your vehicle away from an MOT test failure you have to pay for the annual retest again. When you have your car still having a valid MOT ( example 4 weeks remaining validity) you can still use your car as usual but have to arrange another MOT test before it`s validity expires. You have to pay for the MOT. test again and this also provides time to get your car failure repair carried out at an establishment of your own choosing. An advisory notice can still be issued if your car still passes it`s MOT test. (example: Tyre tread wear is very close to the legal minimum limit of 2mm) This will not include Brake lights, additional car lights not working or head lights out of alignment. One excellent thing regards annual MOT testing is that your car mileage is imputed on the DVLA Data Base immediately regardless if your car passes the MOT or not. This also helps when you decide to buy a used car as you can also compare the car mileage with the car servicing history. NOTE: The UK has ANPR cameras located in cities, towns and numerous roads, streets and motorways ( Freeways per USA) Police vehicles are also equipped with ANPR technology equipment. ANPR means Auto Number Plate Recognition.. When a police vehicle passes you, behind you or passing in the opposite direction It alerts the Police Officers that your car has No Valid MOT, Not Insured, No car tax paid to be legally on the road. When stopped the police will further check that you legally have a driving licence etc. Your car will immediately be ceased and impounded till you show proof that your car can now be legally allowed on the road. You also will have to pay for the cost of the tow truck when your car is ceased besides a daily charge for your car being at the Impound car lot. Regardless where you are stopped, with or without passengers in your car it immediately gets ceased and impounded. There are also people who buy an inexpensive car and have no intention of buying car insurance or maintaining the car. Once ceased and impounded the car is left at the impound yard and then sold as scrap to off set the impound charges. I hope this explains MOT tests etc. MOT is Ministry of Transport. Best Wishes Allan
The Ministry of Transport is no longer an independent entity. It has been subsumed into the Department of the Environment, but everyone still calls the test the MOT. MOT is also used as a verb - 'Have you had your car MOT'd yet?'.
@@marieparker3822 Thanks for informing me of that. I never knew that the MOT has been subsumed into the DOE. I don`t think many people who own cars know of this. Yes, I had my car MOT tested in April this year.
To answer some of your questions, most garages will do an MOT and often have a waiting room with a viewing window if you want to watch but wouldn't usually let you on the shop floor. If you're really curious, find a UK licence plate number (it's clearly visible on the car tested here) and go on gov.uk where you can check the MOT history in the 'Driving and transport' section.
We has about the same test as MOT in Uk, here in Norway. Our check list is 150 points, anything more than minor things has to be fixed before the vehicle pass. Out test is every second year for vehicles older than 5 years. Classic cars is tested under milder rules due they don't have modern stuff on them. We have 30 days to fix the faults unless the MOT test expire date is met. If your car fail the test your vehicled will be banned from driving. If you get caught by police or the road authories, the license plates will be pulled off the vehicle and you will also be fined. You also have to pay to get the plates back. Your MOT test cost around 120 dollars and if you fail you will have to pay for the retest as well which is around 40 dollars. So by checking your car before the test and fix any faults or damage will save you money. We will fail the test if a light bulb is broken to give an example. I usually test my Volvo at the dealership as they tend to run a reduced test price on older vehicles.
Considering How many vehicles are in America and how big it is it amazes me how the American government haven’t realised that introducing a standard MOT to every vehicle would not only make the roads safer but would generate sooooo many new jobs and Millions of dollars for the country..or am I wrong.
It would have to be done at a federal level and Americans don't like big government taking taxes to spend money. The 10th Amendment means each state can set its own rules so that is why lots of states either don't bother or have minimal testing.
@@3vom You could bypass the 10th Amendment by saying that ever car travelling on a federal road (Interstate) or crossing a state line has to have such a test.
Here's a tip if you want to check your brake lights without an assistant - use a shop window to check the reflection of the back lights in your mirrors. Works best at dusk/night
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow, just checked the MOT history of the car in the video online, it had failed an MOT with 3 major defects, on the 10th March 2022, they were repaired and retested the day after the result was a pass.
Another great upload, we have to get the MOT done once a year however I haven't actually seen one done until today :-) so thank you both. I think they are a good idea to keep people safe and to lower the risk to the buyer when purchasing a 2nd hand car.
If you fail you have to have the repairs done and checked before the garage will issue an MOT. Where things are not quite a fail but may become so over the next MOT period, 1 year, the certificate will list the "Advisories", which should be addressed before the next MOT.
In the UK, there is the MOT (if the car is older than 3 years old) and the annual service. The annual service is the expensive bit. MOT's are around £40-50 and a basic service is in excess of £220.
If the car fails you have 10 days to get the work done and get a free retest. After those 10 days pass, you have to pay the full charge. You should only be driving the car to and from the test station if it has failed the test. If it has major failures though, ie high safety risks, then you can't drive it till it has had the work done to fix it. Most get small jobs done that day like tyres, bulbs or simple part swaps like springs. We used to ask the customer before, if its anything small like wiperblades or bulbs etc, do you want us to sort it then and there. That way its sorted by the time they arrive for the car and not taking up garage space. The MOT tester would just wander over and check it then sign it off as a pass
To drive in the UK you need a valid certificate for any car over 3 years old. Cars have to pass to be on the road. It costs around £50, if you get all fixed within a certain time the retest is included. 20:45
Classic Ashley Niel. Says hes gonna just let the guy get on with it and ask a few questions, proceeds to waffle all the way through, couldn't imagine having him as an instructor.
This is pretty similar across Europe I believe. Here in Norway it has to pass a similar test before the car is 4 years old and then every other year after that. Different check point have different fault code levels. Any code 1 is ok, but should be fixed. Code 2 needs fixing to get car approved and Code 3 fault means car is not legal to trive. The Code 3 fault is critical items like brake faults and suspension faults. Driving a car that has not passed this test before the deadline also means your insurance is void. The test here cost anywhere from 80 to 130 USD roughly, but keep in mind there is 25% VAT included in that figure.
The MOT Test was originally an abbreviation for the Ministry of Transport Test but the Ministry no longer exists! Its functions were taken over by the Department for Transport in 1919 but the test is still known as the MOT Test. It currently costs £54.85 (about $70 US). It is amazing to us in the UK that some States do have have a similar test, especially after watching the wrecks shown on the Just Rolled In UA-cam channel.
Here in New Zealand it's called a wof which is a warrant of fitness and they don't do a emission tests. Other than that is pretty much the same as in the UK. But we do have a tyre tread depth of 1.5 mm if it's below that you fail your warrant of Fitness.
I live in Northern Ireland, we have MOT centres that just test cars and lorries, generally takes about 20min to test, if car fails then you get the car repair at failure you bring it back and generally that's the only check that they'll do ,tho it will cost you the price of another test. Think the test over here is more intensive and being run by a dedicated dept with more up to date machines to do the job! Think it's good because there used to be a lot of deathtraps on the road before this!
If your car fails then you can drive home but not use it again until the defect is fixed. You can also get an advisory which means it is not a fail but needs to be addressed for the next test.
I think that changed a few years back when when they started categorising test failure points as minor, medium or dangerous. If any dangerous failure point, it cannot be driven away.
It's always best to get your car MoT'd at a dedicated testing centre. Our local one will replace your bulbs and/or wiper blades to pass your car if that's the only failure (they charge a moderate amount for headlight bulbs and wipers, but not for little bulbs). The govt set a maximum fee of £54.85 for a car MoT test, though some test centres charge less for early booking or if you're an oldie. Unlike the video illustrated, you aren't supposed to speak to the testers testing your car, though you can watch (and pray!) whilst they are testing your vehicle.
If a car fails an MOT test you can only legally drive the failed car for 2 weeks after the MOT expiry date. After that date you can only legally drive the car if you can prove you are driving the car to a test centre for a retest. All test results (pass or fail) are placed into a national data base so the police using ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) fitted to most police cars can check the MOT, insurance and road tax status of the vehicle just by reading your number plate which is done automatically by the ANPR system.
This isn't strictly correct, you can take your vehicle away if your current MOT is still valid but if you have ‘dangerous’ problems listed in the MOT you should get it repaired before driving away. You risk being prosecuted if you get caught driving the car with dangerous items on the fail even if your current MOT is still valid.
@@RobertHunter-u5o wrong www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test Read the bit on "Failing the MOT" Driving a vehicle that’s failed You can take your vehicle away if: your current MOT is still valid no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT
The fine for driving without an MOT, unless to or from a pre-arranged MOT test is up to £1000. If caught driving a car deemed "dangerous" by an MOT test that rises up to £2500 and you cannot drive it home from the test. There is no 2 week grace period as you wrongly state, though I believe there was many years ago.
MOT stands for Ministry of Transport, it’s the body that controls the test. It costs approximately £35-50 ($45-$60) for a test which takes approximately 45min to 1hour. Cars 3years old and over require testing annually. If it fails the test for anything it needs to be retested (only the failures if within 14 days) after the repairs are made, it can fail for something as simple as a light bulb not working. The report will also highlight any “advisory’s” or minor defects which are currently a failure but may become an issue in the future.
MOT stands for Ministry of Transport. I had to look it up as I don’t think I’ve ever known that, so I learnt something 😊 Yes we pay for it, but if you fail you get a free re-test. Some garages have viewing windows and ones like my old one when I had a car used to happily let you watch if you really wanted to, so long as you don’t get in the way of course.
MOT actually stood for "Ministry of Transport" which used to be the government department that covered all transport. The test just adopted the title MOT as it was the MOT that set the rules for the Annual Vehicle Inspection.
booking the MOT and a service at the same time is good, because they can fix any minor failures during the service, anything more major they will want to talk to you before fixing as you might decide you dont want it done.
Yes, and often garages will discount the MOT if booked together with the service..! There is a set govt. max fee for the test, depending on the type of vehicle - many garages will do them for less, say £30 if booked with a service
Problem is modern cars tell you when they want service. It is based on several factors. Time, distance driven and how you drive. I tend to do it during my tire change every spring or autumn. I use a tire hotel which cost me around 95 USD every change. It includes the change, washing the tires and storing them.
@@Gazer75 I've never heard of a tyre (or tire) hotel in the UK. Maybe there are parts of Scotland where the weather is particularly extreme, but here in England the same tyres are fine all year round. We just leave them on until they wear down or get too perished. Ideally we'd want tyres to have more than the minimum tread in the winter when there could be snow, ice or standing water, but it's not a legal requirement. (Where I am - near London - we rarely get snow, and we don't get as much rain as the western side of the country.)
MOT is Ministry of Transport, which is a government department. The tests are registered with the Ministry, and are required annually on all cars over 3 years old.
He should have explained the Ministry of Transport test (MOT). Is only undertaken by specially licensed garages. They are compulsory and takes place after a car reaches 3years from new. Then every year after that. The details are entered onto a national computer to which the police have access. If it fails, you can not drive it on the road unless driving to a test centre or a garage for repair. You can watch MOT test some garages have a viewing area. Some can have seats, and tea/coffee machines.
I used to live at the top of the South Wales valleys. There was a place up there where they had got their hands on a whole bunch of pre-stamped MOT certificates. You could drive your vehicle in there and be out in 10 minutes and it didn't matter if you had a tractor made in 1955 or a Chieftan tank...
The first MOT is due when a car is 3 years old. Mine is a fleet vehicle, usually changed after a year or so. My wife's is an '03, still low mileage, barely 40k, but every MOT is a 'fingers crossed' in case it needs a major fix. But it nearly always passes, given a light bulb or a windscreen wiper. Chwarae teg (That's 'fair play')(No idea who stole it)(but the English always blame us)(and vice versa). Happy Christmas, girls. Oh, the best Christmas Msrket I've seen close to was at Winchester Cathedral.
My garage is AWESOME. It’s down a lane in the middle of town in what used to be stables and I can leave the car either toddle off to amuse myself for a couple of hours or drop the car off early, go to work or home, and they call me when it’s ready. There’s been a garage there for over 100 years. Must be good.
FYI Ashley is not only a driving instructor but also teaches driving instructors! His channel is all about driving errors and seeking to improve driving standards. He visited the USA and took Lessons in New York, you may find those vids interesting. Now for the surprise! My car is over 40 yrs old s is exempt from both MOT and Road Tax, but must be kept in good condition, there has been thoughts on making MOT biannual rather than annual as MOT testing stations are struggling to keep up!
I have stayed on many occasions to watch my car have a test. I used to know a tester and he let me look under the car more than once while he pointed out any potential future problems. It was the only chance in the year that I had to look under the car which I found very interesting.
Hi ladies, at 4:18 of your video do you see on the garage wall, a blue sign with three white triangles? that is the sign of a garage that has been authorised to carry out the MOT test by the government, no other garage can do it
This is certainly different than what we expected! We have heard people mention MOT Tests on our Patreon and elsewhere. But until today we didn't know exactly what they were. United Kingdom we have questions! This video literally shows us an MOT test in action. From different car parts checked and explained. However, we have our own list of questions not explained here. This was very interesting and eye opening on something we had never seen before. Why don't we have this exact test in the USA? Natasha was overly excited and super into each moment of this test! Help us with our questions throughout the video and at the end. And have you ever stayed and watched the MOT test on your vehicle? Let us know. Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
You can test all the working of all your car lights. I guess you have enough shops and parking lots in US to look use them as mirror in the evening? And also notice if one frontligt shows east and the otherone to sky, LOL.
that's a business idea to US - cheap checkup point's for those who don't own Bentley, Maserati etc., but don't like their suspention cracking in the middle of travel (or be stopped for broken backlight)...
MOT stands for the Ministry of Transport test, but the Ministry of Transport itself hasn't existed since the mid-20th century (the name just stuck, as in, "getting an MOT") and has had several successors.
For MOT tests, the current agency is the DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which is a merger of the previous VOSA - Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (for MOT tests) with the DSA - Driver Standards Agency (for driving tests) which were two separate agencies until April 2014.
Driving (driver's) licenses and vehicle licenses (registrations) are still handled separately by the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency).
This "in person" viewing will have been specially arranged, but a "viewing area" has to be provided by the test centre, where you can watch the test being done.
Cars have their first MOT when they're 3 years old. This 2016 car was 5 years old in 2021 when the original video was recorded, so this was its third MOT (its first two being in 2019 and 2020 respectively).
Not directly related but I recommend Eddie Hall's video "The World's Strongest Man Vs The World's Smallest Car": ua-cam.com/video/AUXDwEHmcf8/v-deo.htmlsi=DRrEU0Qbay_cnebM
Here in Virginia you have state inspection which is similar to the mot in the uk it's just to make sure your vehicle is safe to use on the road
The car is a KIA Picanto, I have the same one nippy little car 😊
In the UK, when an elderly person goes to their doctor for an annual checkup they often say "I'm going to the doctor for my MOT".
Multiple Orifice Tests.
LOL. Miscellaneous Orifice Tests
For Passenger Carrying Vehicles (Buses) its COF - (Certificate of Fitness) so you could get a Cough with your MOT.
I say similar regarding my wheelchair when it’s checked to see if I’m needing new seating, tires ect lol
If your mechanic has a Doctorate of Engineering, this can also be used to mean both yourself or your car.
I'm from the UK and used to be an MOT tester and now live in the USA.
Since being here I've seen so many cars that I would have failed based on structural damage alone whilst just giving them a walk round ie: structural parts of the vehicle such as the frame and sills(rockers) rusted out that in some cases could actually cause the car to fold in the middle, tires not covered by the wings (fenders), missing headlights and sidelights, wipers damaged or missing, missing bumpers, cracked or chipped glass. I could pretty much go on forever on this ...
Basically a good percentage of the cars on American roads need to be extensively repaired or sent to the scrap yard !
It's common to see off road and SUVs with wider wheels and tyres protruding out past the body work
@@petersmith7126 ...
Only in the USA ... that is an MOT failure in the UK and if spotted by the police would earn you a ticket and probably get your vehicle towed to the car pound.
@@ric66fb it's the USA I'm talking about
I've seen the Body swaps they do in states or pick up a car abandoned for 50yrs get it running & drive it across the country home... hell we get done just parking it on a road when MOT lapses.. bloody AMPR cameras everywhere can't get away with it now & there on about CCTV & BODY Cams on Testers linked to VOSA to make sure testers actually doing there job correctly...
The maximum cost of an MOT test for a car is £54.85 (around $70), although many testing centres charge less. As a mechanic (now retired) I have prepared many vehicles and taken them for test. There is always a viewing area where you can watch the test being carried out, from a safe distance.
Over the years, there have been many detailed changes to the items tested, but at the core is the structural and functional safety of the car, with environmental considerations being added as years go by. One of the ironies of the system is that, once a vehicle (car or motorcycle) reaches 40 years old, it is exempt from annual MOT tests, although it still has to meet the standards.
I watch a few US mechanics' channels, and I find it hard to believe that a developed country allows wrecks like some of the cars featured to be driven on the roads without any means of checking their safety. Add this to the low training and testing standards for drivers and it's not surprising there is a disproportionate number of road casualties in the US.
The classic car exemption was supposed to be due to the new testers not being sufficiently conversant with the standards that needed to be applied to the older vehicle. This I can understand as there are some MOT facilities that I would not take my classic cars to for that very reason. My VW Beetle for example, used to go to a tester that was a VW aficionado who fully understood the marque. In addition, the Govt excuse was that classic cars were used for limited mileage and owned by conscientious enthusiasts(??!!)
@@clivewilliams3661 I'm not complaining - I've got 2 (very well maintained) classic bikes which both benefit from the exemption, and the free road tax.
My local garage does MOTs for £25 . It only costs the garage £1 for every one so a mechanic with MOT accreditation can earn a bundle of cash for himself and the garage😀🤯😉
@@thamesmead21 Most MOTs around here cost £45.
@@thamesmead21 There is a limit to how low you can price it and still make it worthwhile. The equipment needed is expensive, and it takes up at least one bay of the workshop. You can't fit in extra tests to increase turnover, because each test has to be logged on to the system, and it will not allow you to start another one until the correct time has elapsed, so there is a maximum number you can do in a day.
In the 1970's my family had an MoT station. In those days we had a pit rather than a lift ( hoist). My brother was the registered MoT inspection person for our company. He was working in the paint shop when a customer asked if we could do a MoT on his car. My brother said of course pull your car over the pit. There was a loud bang and my brother ran into MoT bay. The car in question was a three wheel Robin Regal. The driver had driven the single wheel over the open pit. The driver was ok but the Reliant was the worst for wear.
My favourite thing about the MOT, is the fact that all MOT's are stored on a Gov't site. As I cannot afford a new car it allows me to view in part the maintenance of the car over it's lifetime. The latest MOT will also have any problems that will need fixing in the near future (called advisories). Helps stop me buying a lemon.
Same! I use it a lot when looking to buy a car. I'm using a different car ATM whilst mine is offroad. It's a beauty but would cost me 2 years salary to buy. Completely unfeasible. That's before insurance too. Oof. I've just looked at a 2 year younger version of my current car, same engine size. Insurance quote was double what I pay now.
It's also handy when you lose your MoT certificate (again). You can just log on to the appropriate site and download an official duplicate.
Same, I bought a car with no service history but it was obvious a lifetime of MOT passes and no advisories it was probably looked after well enough to be worth taking a chance on.
to be fair. any persons not a total moron would be getting advisories looked at not too long after mot anyway
Yes it's annual and no you can't put a car on the road that has an expired or no MOT. Nowadays with number plate recognition in police cars, they can tell pretty much immediately if you don't have tax insurance and MOT on your car and will take it off you and leave you to walk home. By the way it's an MOT certificate where MOT is Ministry of Transport.
I use the same garage every year. I always watch. I always chat to the guy doing the test and ask questions. He is always ready to answer - just like in the video. Because headlamps now have plastic lenses instead of glass, the plastic tends to bloom in sunlight. My bloke always buffs them up with T-Cut until the brightness emitted is acceptable. He doesn't charge for that. He's a nice guy and occasionally I sit in his office and have a cup of coffee with him if he isn't busy. I'm in sleepy Wales though.
The MoT is an example of how we care about public duty and rights. We, as owners/drivers don't have the right to put any old rubbish car on the road. Other drivers, road users, passengers have the right to expect my car to be safe and to not (as far as sensibly possible) cause problems to other users through being substandard.
While a worry while it's being tested, a cost of about £40, it's a small inconvenience especially when you know almost all other cars (should) have passed and are safe to be on the road alongside me.
IIRC for a car it's £53 now or thereabouts. The price of an MOT varies by vehicle class, is capped by law and the cap goes up periodically with inflation.
"Should" Good Man ! I respect your "faith" ! 40 quid is very cheap - let me know where !
The word “should” has to be used loosely - there are six areas of the UK where car crimes are prominent and three of those areas are within the West Midlands and Birmingham areas! They relate to specific demographics within society - just have a guess.
Yeah, the USA doesn't care about other road users, hence the cyber truck.
@@JimJammXVII Interbreds?
A friend has a 1926 Fisher car that he takes for an MOT every year. With wooden block brakes, no seat belts, solid rubber tyres and acetylene headlights, it's largely exempt from all the tests. However, the MOT tester LOVES taking it out for a road test every year, dressing in helmet and goggles and having a ball. It's the highlight of his year.
The idea of the MOT is to check all parts of the car and functions that can affect safety, both of the driver, occupants and members of the public. MOT stands for Ministry Of Transport. All cars over 3 years old have to have an MOT check every year, it Costs around £50. If your car fails, it’s because something isn’t safe to be on the road.
Great idea why do they not have this for roads?
@@brianchester4218 Funny you say that. I voted Monster Raving Loon at the last election. They had a policy to replace MOT with ROT. Instead of checking cars for roadworthyness, roads should be check for carworthyness. 🤣
@@robbie_ .
A member of that party once got elected to a council in Cornwall. A lot of other members asked him what he was playing at, he wasn't supposed to actually win.
@@robbie_ Cannot disagree dont waste vote next time REFORM we need to break the 2 main parties hold on politics not good for the country
@@robbie_ why replace when you can have both?
I've never seen an MOT carried out on my cars this was a really great video 😊 thank you ladies ❤
MOT stands for Mininistry of Transport Test Certificate and is required every year and must have to get get road tax. It checks the safety of the car to be on road. You will get a pass or fail and the parts that have failed need to be repaired before it is retested and you'll get advisories which are points that are not a failure but need to be checked before next MOT and repaired if would fail on next MOT. Not every garage does them and nor can just any mechanic can you have to be a qualified MOT tester. The price varies depending on garage but my last MOT was £45
Absolutely. It was introduced in the 1960s, when the government department was called the Ministry of Transport. The name stuck, even though the government department's name as changed.
It's only required once a car reaches 3 years old.
The maximum price is set by the government and depends on the type of vehicle. As I recall from working in a testing station about 45 years ago you were allowed to charge less, but nobody ever did. I think it was about £14 back then. My mum paid about £55 when she had her car done a few months back. That doesn’t seem to have gone up that much from when I left the UK over 15 years ago, so not bad for a mandatory roadworthy test.
Yes mine was £40 @@Dasyurid
@@Dasyurid I wish it was £14 still lol
There'd be quite a few US UA-camrs put out of business if a version of the MOT was implemented in the States. As someone from the UK it amazes me the condition of some of the cars that Americans deem safe to drive across the country.
I did wonder about how they’d dig a vehicle out of the undergrowth, start it, then drive 400 miles home.
@@krazytroutcatcher I watched a guy in the states buy a 80's camper that sat around unloved for 10 years with perished tyres , and drove it home over 2 days popping and wezzing . It was funny to watch , but glad it was over there and not doing it down the M1 on a weekend .
Some states do have an annual inspection but a lot don't cos of muh freedumb. There's some rationale to it in states that are very rural and poor but you don't want somebody driving around town in a car that's held together with gaffer tape.
Once a car/motorcyle reaches 3 years old, an MOT test is required anually from then on. A failure obviously means that appropriate repair work is needed ... provided this is done within 14 days at the original test station, then a 'pass' will be issued on it's completion. If the work is done elsewhere, or after this time period, then the entire test must be carried out again... & a full test fee paid. The test fee is around £50 i believe, but many garages offer a cheaper (cut price) test fee ..... in which the test is equally as strict, but considerably cheaper (maybe £30 or £35)..this is purely at the discretion of the garage/test station. The test station itself has to hold a Ministry of Transport (a government department) certificate, authorising/approving them to conduct MOT testing ... & the testers themselves have to be qualified/approved to carry out the actual testing of the particular type of vehicle. Testers of cars & motorcycles, may not be qualified to test both of these types of vehicle ... & the test station may likely not be equipped to do both. As you can see, the MOT test is pretty 'in depth' ... & (with various changes/amendments) been a part of life here in the UK for probably the better part of 60 years now.
Trucks & buses too undergo a similar test...but obviously with additions due to the nature of those types of vehicle ...& their testing first happens when they are 1 year old from new., rather than 3 for cars & motorcycles. ALL tests are annual legal requirements .... & without a 'pass' the annual ( obligatory) 'road tax' cannot be obtained.
Hope all this helps
The movie star Paul Newman was not interested in having a flashy car. Any old crate would do. In fact he started a car hire company called "Rent-a-Wreck!"
35 years ago, I put my car in for an MOT, and it failed due to corrosion on the outer sill. I opted to have them do the repair, they offered a good price. They set fire to the car, and the resulting fire also completely destroyed the garage, and the other half dozen or so cars that were also in there. Got a very nice settlement from their insurance. 😂
At least they fixed the issue in a roundabout fashion, the car doesn't have rusted sills if the car no longer exists 😂
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😁👌👏👏👏
Heard about a similar incident, the fuel line on a VW Golf was somewhere unexpected. There was a takeaway or something upstairs that had to be alerted as well.
😂🤣😂😂😂
So they had a burning desire to fix the car?
That headlight test thing is to make sure that the headlight beam is aimed correctly (e.g. Not too low so that you don't see anything or not too high that you blind on-coming traffic), and the pattern of the beam is for RHD cars.
MOT test is one every year, except for brand new cars. For brand new cars, the first MOT test is done after 3 years, then every year thereafter. I believe taxis and private hire vehicles are done every 6 months. They'll give you a certificate to say whether your car has passed or failed the test. Your car can pass a test and have a few (non urgent) issues. If it has at least 1 major issue, it will fail. If it fails, you can ask them to fix it or you can get it fixed somewhere else (at home or a cheaper garage). Sometimes a fail is so expensive (compared to the value of the car) that some owners are better off buying another car (same make and model) instead of spending money on the repairs. However, this creates a bit of faff as you'll need to insure and tax the new car, and probably do another MOT in less than a year.
The MOT is the reason you see very few rust buckets on UK roads these days, in marked contrast to the USA.
MOT-ability of a car is directly related to perceived value too.
Which is why good cars come with a brand new MOT certificate (12months)
@@konobikundude Also, the MOT history can point to whether a vehicle has been looked after or not over it's life. Though this is only really a good indicator if it's heading to the 8-10 year mark, in my opinion
My 14 year old car has just passed its M O T this last week, so pleased about it considering all the pot holes and speed measure in my village
My 20 year old Suzuki passed a couple of weeks ago, initially failed on rear wheel bearings but they did the job while it was on the ramp and all good for another year!
I have watched my car being tested and I won't do it again. I was pacing up and down like a expectant father.
You feel like that sat in the reception as well. Also you can hear them go 'Come and have a look at this! Is it supposed to do that?!' or just 'What the f#_k?!' which I don't think happens on Call the Midwife...
My car passed the MOT recently but tyre tread was on the minors as it was at 1.8mm, so I booked it back in for new tyres, sat in the reception and could see into the MOT test area and a land rover discovery in there being tested and all I heard from one mechanic to the other was I don't think the suspension should sway like that, glad I didn't own that disco
Modern Land Rovers are Bovine Excremental vehicles since BMW previously took over & asset stripped Rover, then sold them off, JLR's are designed for egotists and specifically to fail fast, so the Dearlership can sell parts regularly, especially £15,000 £30,000 engines & transmission unit/packs.
@@razor1uk610 100% can't believe how bad they've got, the older ones weren't the best especially with rust but at least the mechanical side on them is sound, wouldn't touch a new one even if JLR paid me to have it, we have a 300tdi on my family's farm and it's a beast again I don't think there's a panel on it that doesn't have at least surface rust but mechanically it's let us down once when the fuel line broke and that's it
More like a Burglar awaiting sentencing..! (?) hyper stress !
Hi Natasha, Hi Debbie 👋 Sorry I’m late to the party and reading through the comments it looks as though you have the answers to your question. I’m looking forward to the next video already 👍
Hey Ashley! Nice to see yet another Venn diagram Union between my favourite channels 😁
It’s the annual test that makes everyone shake in their boots 😂 no better feeling than having your car pass!
at year 3 and annually from there on .
TBF it only makes people quake if they have a habit of driving around in sheds. 😂
I always attend my cars MOT so I am on hand to inspect any areas of concern, It also shows that I am fully conversant with my cars and understand their workings.
My daughter's car was MOT'd last year by a garage I once trusted. The car passed with advisories for tyre tread depth and suspension alignment. The tyres were only 1/3rd worn and 4x the legal limit. The alignment was perfect that I subsequently checked with my equipment (I have a fully equiped garage) and there was no indication of any misalignment on the vehicle. It was of course coincidence that the garage owner's mate ran a tyre shop with an alignment rig(?). The problem with the advisories is that they stay on the car's official history that can encourage roadside VOSA checks as well as affecting the resale value of the vehicle. Unfortunately, my daughter would not allow me to take a complaint to VOSA for the sake of 'upsetting someone'. Fortunately, the car was written off three months later when it was rear-ended at a junction.
@@clivewilliams3661 That's a strange use of "fortunately" :)
@@salibaba you’re telling me you’ve never had the ‘I hope it’s going to pass’ going through your brain? Maybe you’ve been fortunate enough to have brand new vehicles your whole driving life 👌🏻
My car is taken to the garage for it's annual MOT by my mechanic. I've been down to watch a couple of times, (because I'm a nerd about how things work, like you). One of the guys came over and asked where he knew me from? I was his Year 5 Primary school teacher, back in the day. They still remember to send their best wishes and pass on news about their families. From Yorkshire
Ministry of transport test
I was an MOT tester 20 years ago, everything is checked.
If it fails you can leave the car to be fixed or take it away and fix it and take it back to be rechecked within 2 weeks on what it failed on.
Cars over 3 years old need an mot and every year onwards
I can't believe that some wanted to make the test be every two years, I mean, a lot can happen in six months never mind a year, so two years was crazy - Tories!
In Belgium, the first MOT is after 4 years, if you bass your first MOT without delay (with a pass that is), the next will be 2 years later. If you are late, of you don't pass in one go, the next will be next year. From then on, if will be every year. If you have a towing hook, you will have a MOT every year for that
7:20 It's done annually. It costs around £40. And when we go for a physical and get blood work etc, we refer to that as our MOT
What wasn’t mentioned on the video is the MOT tester does a thorough check for any rust within a foot of all steering,suspension and seat belts mounting points.
If anything is found in any of these areas the car will fail the test.
Obviously because we live on a damp island that salts the roads in winter our cars tend to rust in the important places.
It is quite common to see 10 year old cars being scrapped for failing for rust weakening the car’s structure.
I’m so pleased that we have the MOT as it means that the vehicles using the roads are fit to be driven.
I have seen on UA-cam where in certain states in USA cars with serious rust are still being driven on public roads.
I've seen them video's of horrendous damage to vehicles undersides when they take it to the garage because it's rattling. Bits broken in the suspension and break discs worn through to the vents 😮
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I have seen those videos as well.
I’m so glad that I live in the UK so all of our vehicles have been inspected and are safe to drive on the roads
My 20 yrs old Volvo just passed the MOT and is not rusty at all despite living in a fishing village on the northern Scottish coast.
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That’s excellent news considering the age of your Volvo.
I’m in Cardiff and drive an 18 year Vw Golf mk5 that also recently passed the mot with only a few suspension related advisories
10:12 many garages will offer a 'service and mot' where they do maintenance like changing oil and filters and then do the MoT. Typically fixing the minor adjustments prior to the 'real' test.
My local garage sends me a short video of my Mini being checked over during the MOT with a description of any problems...Very helpful. You can also set up a reminder notification with the DVLA website so you don't forget when the MOT is due.
Sorry if I’m repeating others but the MOT is for safety - yours as a driver, other road users, pedestrians, and the environment (emissions). Basically so you aren’t driving round in something that’s a danger to yourself and others. Importantly, except for very new cars, it’s a legal requirement to have your car pass it every year (there are some things that won’t make it fail but will get you an advisory ‘you want to keep your eye on that’). The garage must be an approved MOT test centre. Any failure must be repaired or you won’t get your certificate, and crucially, no MOT pass means your insurance is not valid, and no insurance mean you cannot legally drive and the police can pull you over, and prosecute you. With an expired or failed MOT yoi can only drive the car to get a repair or to a booked appointment. The systems are all linked up though so you don’t have to use papers these days, and the police can check via computer if your insurance is valid.
Morning girls Richard the london cabbie here we have to have 2 MOTs a year 1 every 6 months. All the best girls brilliant as usual x
In NZ we have the WOF and for vehicles registered before 2000 it is every 6 months as well. My previous vehicle went through the biannual check.
In NZ we have the same sort of testing for our vehicles, it's called a WOF or Warrant Of Fitness, to ensure that our cars are safe to operate on the road. Depending on the age of the vehicle it's done every 6 or 12 months.
this should be fun!!!its always one of those "how much is the damage and cost"moments every year!!🤣🤣
Wait… in America you don’t have to have your vehicle checked annually? You can just drive any old junk heap around without someone checking the brake work and the seatbelts are good? That sounds beyond reckless.
Depends where you live. I lived in Pennsylvania, my county - Cumberland county we had an annual inspection and an emissions test, 2 stickers to put on the windscreen. But the next county Perry, which was much more rural did not have the emissions test just the regular inspection. The test is annual even on new vehicles unlike the MOT, which doesn't start until the car is 3 years old. A new guy joined our office from Arkansas where they do not have annual inspections, even though the Penna inspection wasn't as thorough as the current MOT, it failed on a number of things.
Our similar test in Ireland is called the NCT - National Car Test. It costs 55 euro - about 46 sterling or 58 US dollars. If you fail, you have a month to get things fixed and bring it back. If it can be a visual test (bulbs, tyres, etc.) it is free for the recheck. If it needs to go up on any specialised equipment it is a further 26 euro. You are not allowed to go down right beside them and watch the test, but you can watch from a viewing gallery in the waiting room. We have specialised NCT centres who just test all day every day. The NCT in Ireland is not done by 'normal' garages. For such a car centric country, I was amazed when I found out the US does not have similar standards.
You lot did not have a driving test not long ago😅
@@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373They did they just had a huge backlog and gave an amnesty at one point.
Now in Northern Ireland still part of the UK for now were totally different as our MOT test is carried out at government owned sites. Plus it has a huge backlog cause they bought dodgy Chinese vehicle lifts with dodgy welds. Then COVID. So now we wait about three months after booing for an appointment. However unlike Britian it's after 4 years from new for our first test. Unlike Britian or Ireland it's a bit more harder if your car fails as you then have to get the vehicle to a mechanic for a repair cause private garages don't do the test here. Private garages usually offer a Pre MOT check for around fifty quid and then the other near fifty quid for the test. So a bit more expensive than the rest of the UK or Republic of Ireland.
Ashley Neal's channel is the best motoring channel on UA-cam. Essential viewing for all motorists.
An MOT has 4 different types of defects: advisory which means keep and eye on it and replace when needed, minor for defects that will still pass but need sorting out ASAP, major for stuff that needs sorting out immediately and fails the MOT, and dangerous which means don’t drive until it’s fixed. We can also do what’s called a PRS (Pass after Rectification at Station) which will let us repair something that would fail and then pass it (as long as the repair takes less than an hour to do, for example a tyre or brake pads). For failures, you get 10 working days to sort it out for a free retest, which we only do checks for the area(s) that failed.
The funny thing about it being the Ministry of Transport Test (hence often written as MoT) is that there hasn’t been a “Ministry” of transport since 1970. The government department has undergone name changes, absorption into other departments, reorganised as its own independent department and renamed yet again to what is now the Department For Transport. But during that whole time the MoT Test has always been called the MoT Test.
By the same token, the Road Fund Licence is now the vehicle excise duty. It used to be to keep the roads etc in good repair,now it just goes into the "Govt. Pot"
On my last MOT my car failed on emissions. The culprit was no 2 cylinder plug lead, causing a sporadic misfire. A new set of plug leads solved the problem. The cost of MOT at present is £48
Some garages have a viewing window but you are not allowed on the garage floor
I heard a rumour, sometime ago that the government were going to insist the term "MOT" was dropped and the test to be renamed the "Department For Transport" test. According to the rumour this was dropped because you only have to add an "A" to the initials and it would become known as the "DAFT" test
@@victoriaroberts7034 MOT stations must provide a viewing area so you can watch the test, that viewing area can be on the garage floor
I used to work in Fleet Admin here in the UK and booking MoT's for clients was a huge part of the job. Needless to say being Fleet vehicles a lot of them were not well looked after by the user. I spent so much time on the phone managing a three way barney between the client Fleet Manager, the driver and the garage when it failed on something. :D This meant a some companies would only keep cars for three years to avoid them ever needing an MoT.
Hi Ladies, Brit here, have been to the States quite a lot, have driven across and through many States and met many lovely people. What I find amazing in America is the state of many vehicles on the roads and also that over half of drivers are uninsured. That would be very serious in Europe, probably prosecution. For starters you must by law, be insured for third party, minimum. Next comes your vehicle, which also by law must be tested every year. Which starts at the third year from new. This test is called a MOT (Ministry of Transport) and covers quite a lot as you have just seen. The test is very thorough. If your vehicle fails and the MOT centre is unable to do the repairs, you are not allowed to drive it- you would in essence have to have it towed to a garage that could do the work. That said most MOT centres do have all the facilities to repair your vehicle to the required standard. If your vehicle has failed, and you were to drive it, you would be uninsured! Plus if the police stopped you, you would be prosecuted. As to the tyres, there are different types in the way they are constructed ie Radial or side reinforced and some have to be fitted a certain way (they are marked as to their rotation and must be fitted correctly) and mixture of tyres is a MOT failure. ALL tyres must be the same construction. To the driver, its quite a good feeling to know that your car has passed the MOT. There is also another bonus, if you are buying a second hand car, you know it has to be to a certain standard, whereas in America, you could buy a shiny piece of junk! The MOT checks; steering, suspension, wipers/washers, towbar(if fitted), emissions, doors, mirrors, exhaust system, horn, brakes, tyres and wheels (tyres minimum depth 1.6mm), bonnet(hood), , registration plate, lights,, electric wiring/battery, windscreen, seatbelts and seats, fuel system, body/vehicle structure. It does not check; engine, clutch and gearbox. Customers are not allowed to watch, you would be uninsured and cause a liability to the garage.
Some NOT centres have a viewing room on the side, so you can watch through a large window
I use a centre that only does MOT's and pop to a cafe nearby whilst I wait
@annemumby-qt9uo Very sensible!
My MOT garage picks my car up,does the test and drops it back to me.Good service by good mechanics.
Mmmmmmmm John, your explanation about an MOT fail is a little off piste. If the vehicle fails the MOT on a minor item, such as a side light bulb not working, or headlamp aim slightly low, you can still drive the vehicle away to an alternative repair place or take it home to do any repairs, PROVIDING, you have taken the vehicle in for test before your original test certificate has expired, which means the vehicle is still tested, and can therefore be driven on the road. UNLESS......a dangerous fault is recorded during the test which means that the tester believes that the vehicle is unsafe to be used on the road, irrespective of the original valid test certificate, (example is total brake failure). In this instance the vehicle needs to be removed by some form of recovery and the repairs must be done before the vehicle can be used on the road. In the event of a fail, minor or dangerous, the vehicle has to return to the test station, when repairs are completed, within 10 working days for a re-test, or registered on a Statutory Off Road Notification. If the vehicle has been off the road for some time it can still be driven directly to an MOT station to be tested, PROVIDING, an appointment has been made for the test and the vehicle is insured for use on the road. If it fails in this instance it will need to be recovered as it has no test certificate. An advisory would be something like a minor oil leak or brake pads with only 30% material remaining, in this instance there is no fail or re-test required.
You can drive it to another mot station for repair they changed it some years ago where if it failed you couldn't drive it which left drivers with no car until they could afford it or shop around. It was changed back a Yr later, I know this as it happened to me, they said I couldn't take my car, would be stopped by police against law. I rang police they more or less said bs. They don't have failed mot come up on say anpr. Contacted another garage & they're the ones that told me that the garage doing the repair were wrong.
In Northern Ireland we can’t go to a garage, we have to go to a specialist testing centre. We also often go for a pre MOT check at a garage. We only MOT cars that are 4 years old and above
It was oddly hypnotizing watching this! Really enjoyed learning all that's shown!
It was!!
Using a plain wall is an easy way to test your lights while on your own.
Park your car a few feet from a plain wall, turn on your lights, and observe the pattern they make on the wall.
The same goes for your brake lights, reverse up to a wall and park a few feet from it.
You can just press your brake pedal and observe the light pattern.
If a bulb goes, it will change the light pattern you see. So you know a bulb is out.
We also have to pass a test on basic vehicle maintenance as part of our driving test now.
Did you pass it?
@ I wish I was that young! Passed my test in 1998.
no we dont... there is a chance your show me tell me may ask about something like oil or washer fluid..
@@Gazzxyit’s more than that - look at the example questions on the gov uk website. The tell me questions can cover tyre tread depth, how to check the brakes, brake fluid, steering etc.
@@djs98blue could.. they could also cover none of them . besides most of them the answer is to look at the thing looks ok, moving on. and that's all the kids these days bother to learn. just how to answer the question, not how to execute it or what the answer means.
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My 2012 Honda Jazz had its annual MOT last week. Had some advisories last year about brake pad and disc wear on the rear wheels so had those replaced and new tyres put on the front (as tread depth was getting close to min) the day before this MOT.
Passed with flying colours and no advisories.
All good to go for another year 👍
Incidentally, it must be remembered that an MOT does not guarantee that your car will be mechanically sound for the next 12 months.
A car could very easily fail an MOT the very next day after it passed.
2 years ago, my same car passed its MOT in the November, and a few months later the oil filter disintegrated on the M42 motorway at 70mph due to a build up of rust over the very wet winter we had.
Keep an eye on liquid levels once a week (say, every Sunday) Oil, water, washers, brakes etc and don't put off replacing oil and air filters.
My local trusted garage (who I bought my car from) doesn't do MOTs themselves, they book it in at a dedicated MOT station for me, but what they do do (doo doo 🤭), is they will repair anything the car fails on at a very good price then send it back for a retest.
All for just £46
US$58 at current exchange rate.
Thanks for this video.although I'm from the UK and have my car tested every year I did not really know what it actually entailed. Maybe I should ask to watch next time.
It is quite common in the UK, if you are going to the doctor for a physical to say you are going for your MOT.
I remember my Grandmother, who was born in 1903, saying that she remembers when the MOT test was first introduced in 1960. She said it pretty much overnight ended that cliché you see in old movies of battered old cars backfiring. She said before then it was common to see cars being driven around in dangerous conditions of disrepair.
13:23 Many MoT test centres have a test observation area (a room separated from the test area by a window, usually with seats and sometimes a coffee machine).
Also, it's possibly to see if a car is MOT'd and taxed on the gov.uk website.
My MOT tester has a camera and I can watch the MOT being done in the waiting room. It's a thorough test. My last one was £50 plus £40 to weld my exhaust back together.
Not every garage does MOTS only licensed garages. You can't go to a MOT garage to get the work done first to pass the MOT. You take your car for the test if it fails you have to get it fixed, then return for the test at any licensed MOT garage. The other MOT garages will know your car previously failed via the linked computer system and what needs fixing. A few ordinary garages will offer pre MOT repair work, but many will not point blank refusing to do so,
In Germany it's called TÜV. Just mention it since you two are always showing interest in Germany. 🙂
From my understand (based largely on a Top Gear episode) the TÜV is more thorough and stringent than the MOT in Britain
@@stevesoutar3405There's a place near me that sells (or used to) part worn tyres from Germany because the tyres have to be replaced; some of them were indistinguishable from brand new.
In Portugal it's IPO. I think that it was introduced into the whole of the EU partly at the insistence of the UK, back in the good old days pre BREXIT
In France it's called the contrôle technique but it's only done every 2 years once a car is 4 years old
Yes, being a squaddie in Germany owning a a car, TUV was a lot tougher. Even as early the 1980's, they were so strict on emmissions. Slightest bodywork rust, was deeply frowned upon.
yes any garage that offers MOT typically has a viewing station.
Hah! I remember the first MOT test I took a car to. It was in 1969, not long after the test was introduced in UK. It was my first car that I paid £70 for - yes, probably 8 or 9 years old. I was allowed to watch as the mechanic got a pointed hammer and started knocking holes into the metalwork under the doors. It failed due to rusted out structure. He said, "I can weld in some new panels for you" - cost £70! That car had an adventurous life with me for another year or two, including having the handbrake come off in my hand, one of the front wheel assemblies breaking off, and complete brake failure before it was scrapped and went to the great recycling plant in the sky. And all these years later, I still remember the registration plate of that, my first car: 40EOB. I have difficulty remembering the plate for my present car, let alone all the others I have owned and driven over the years! Still, grateful for that MOT test. The old rust bucket could have given way at any time and caused me serious grief!
You are being ripped off. I live in London the most expensive city in Europe is not the world and only pay £40. Better to go to a local small mechanic for a better price.
No the MOT test did not cost £70! It was the secondhand cost of the CAR!
Wow, sounds like the car dissolved away!
And a new car like it cost about £700 in 1970, so my secondhand was a tenth of the cost of new!
@@peterlee2622 Moggie 1000? : )
I get a full service and MOT done at the same time once a year. Doing both together means that I don't have to worry about it failing the MOT as my mechanic will pick and fix anything that would cause it to fail before it goes for testing.
I think technically now if you book a service and MOT they are supposed to do the MOT first then the service and repairs and then re-MOT anything they fixed. The government changed the rules on that as they wanted better statistics on what condition cars were in on the road rather than did the garage fix the car up before a test.
Loved this! I think we all dread MOT day but once it’s over and we’ve (hopefully) passed, it’s a relief for the rest of the year!
To answer some of your questions: MOT test price varies (I pay £40), vehicles over 3 years old need annual MOT’s (it goes from their initial registration date so mine is due 3rd January each year but i get mine done between 4th and 11th December typically). If you fail then the elements you fail on need repairing and the vehicle then needs re-testing, it is illegal to drive it around on the roads (unless to an MOT test which has been booked) if it has failed. If you repair and book a re-test within 14 days then you don’t have to pay the test cost again, if you leave it too long then you have to pay for a repeat test.
It's just a "fact of life" ... and IMO less annoying than "doing your taxes", because you are only involved with money and everything else is done by experts.
The MOT test is a test on the car, but the centres themselves are subject to checks to make sure they do the job and don't just take the fee and pass the vehicle for use on the road without performing the inspection. That was my uncle's job before he retired and he encountered quite a few centres that charged extra for just handing out the certificates, until they had their permits pulled. Without the MOT, insurance is invalid and you can't tax your vehicle, so taking it on the road us illegal.
Experience taught me to carry sets of spare bulbs because one always fails just as the MOT falls due.
In Sweden it's called control inspection and it's a station you go to every year. It costs around 50 dollars.
A return visit costs around 30 dollars.
Veteran cars do not need to be inspected. 😊
And the stations are not garages, (so no incentive to "generate" work). Stations are checked up on, and a few years back one chain lost its certification. Back now after showing their improvement work (and likely, at least initially, kept a closer than usual eye on).
Lights check is facilitated by mirrors around the bay, so no need for walk around or brake depressor gadget.
Two levels of fails, first you don't need to have reinspected, it's on you to fix it (trouble if stopped by police and not fixed). Second needs reinspection, and you have a month. If not reinspected in time you're not allowed to drive it on the road except for brief test to check/verify fix, and shortest route to a booked inspection (if stopped can't just claim to be on the way to an inspection when in reality driving around ignoring the inspection)
1st inspection when car is 3 years old, 2nd at 5, then annually (actually you get 14 months since a few years back) until it's classed as 'veteran' (50 years for cars, 40 for motorcycles).
If it's been off the road for years (untested) as it crosses this age limit, then it will still need a final check ( technically an OK check within 2 years of the 50th/40th birthday is accepted)
In Northern Ireland, the mot test (ministry of transport test) is carried out in Government test centres, which are much more automated and faster. If your car fails, then you must book a retest, and have the relevant repair carried out as soon as possible . The test costs around £37 and a retest is around £18. The test must be carried out annually and without a valid mot certificate, you cannot tax your car. Taking your car on the road without tax, insurance or a mot will result in your car being seized and impounded. Hope this helps you to understand how it all works!
The MOT (Ministry of Transport Test) is a comprehensive safety check to ensure that every car on the road is safe to drive.
In the US you’ve got absolute death traps on the road because no one has to drive a roadworthy car - no one checks.
At least you know your car is safe to drive - esp if you have kids. And they do check emissions.
You have to ensure when you leave it with them that the basics are ok - like windscreen wash, because they will fail u if it isn’t.
It’s strict but for a good reason. It doesn’t cost the earth to get done, and most garages offer a free re-check if it fails first time.
I can guarantee if you introduced this in the US SO many cars would be off the road immediately.
They give you a report - there can be ‘do it now to pass’ and/or ‘advisories’ which tell you something is just ok now but will need doing shortly
One of the most comforting things about the MOT test is that you know when you are out and about that everyone else has had to get one done. It also provide a somewhat impartial history of a vehicle if you are buying one second hand.
In Ireland we have the NCT (National Car test). Which is first due when a car is 4 years old. Then is tested every 2 years until it is 10 years old. Then it is tested every year. The test is only done by only done a NCT centre at a cist of €56. If the car fails you get 28 days to have the work done at a garage and return for a re-test. If it is a visual defect you pay nothing, but if a physical test is required you pay €28.
In Ireland we have to display three labels in our windscreen our road tax disc, insurance and NCT. The UK are fully digital now and display nothing.
The MOT test is linked by the internet to the Government DVLA Department so it is registered with them so the Police can check any car has one.
I thought they did that in every first world country. In New Zealand we call it a Wof (Warrant of Fitness, as in 'fit for the road') for private vehicles or CoF (Certificate of Fitness) for commercial vehicles, CoF is a lot more involved. Private vehicles get checked every 6 months if first registered before 2000 and every 12 months if first registered after 1999. Commercial is always every 6 months. If a check fails you get 28 days to get it repaired without paying for the recheck, they only check the defect has been repaired and not the whole process again. Testing is often done while you wait. Currently it can cost around $100.00. Test duration is around 10 - 15 minutes. Brand new (private) vehicles get their WoF when sold to you (so the dealer arranges and pays for it) and that lasts for 5 years, then the annual test starts.
My mum once bought a used car from a local dealership that does MOT themselves too. The next year went to a different place for the MOT and the lads there told us the piece of junk couldn't have possibly gotten through an MOT the previous year - that's how rusted the underside of it was. And that's how much they can tell during the checks. We were furious. They recommended a different dealership and those guys were great, got her a used car that's been going strong for years now. We only go to that MOT place now, as the guys can be trusted properly. I wouldn't at all say it's common that places like that screw people over, but as with all businesses, there's some very shady people out there. I left a very honest review and many people have reacted to it, so I hope our horrible experience saved others the trouble. The place should really be shut down for such things. She used to always bring her car there for the MOT, so we have no idea if they had been honest with her before or not, which is troublesome. The MOT exists to give everyone on the road a peace of mind that no one is driving some piece of junk that will fall apart in the middle of the road and take 5 people with it. I think it's great and it exists in many countries in different forms.
in northern ireland its a bit different we only use test centers and also the first test is when the car is 4 years old where the rest of the uk is 3 years
Robert, I fear you are only confusing the England centric commentors
In Northern Ireland( part of the UK) we have dedicated test centres, which are independent of the mechanics, and don't do repairs. The reason being that if the same garage doing the tests also does the repairs, there is a potential conflict of interests.
The tests cost £38, which I actually consider good value for a safety check.
The problem is if your car fails and is considered unroadworthy, you have to get it to your mechanic. It's a bit of a fudge, but you're are allowed to drive it there and back.
I think recently they've been considering changing the MOT to biannually as cars have become more reliable.
I lived and drove in USA (Michigan) in the 70s. One thing that stood out to me was the fact the US licence plate was issued to the driver not the car. All this may have changed now. In the UK it is the car that is issued with the licence plate and plate remains with the car from when it was first registered to when it's scrapped.
If your car is over 3 years old you need an MOT every year.
I worked in Germany and I think that is the same. When I looked at used car garages there were no number plates on the cars.
One clarification…in the UK there is something called “cherished number plates”. These are typically the older plates from vehicles that have long since been scrapped that spell out words or initials. The number plate schema has changed many times in the uk but prior to 1963-65 (depending on which part of the country you were in) the format did not include a year designation. Hence plates were either up-to 3 letters followed by up-to 3 numbers or up to 3 numbers followed by 3 letters - for example ABC 123 or 123 ABC. These plates can be bought and transferee between vehicles provided that there would be no confusion as to the age of the vehicle - and there is a market for these that can command crazy valuations. For example F1 is a valid plate and is currently for sale and is up for sale at £15m - about $19m (yes - really).
In the UK ( England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) UK government law requires that the very first MOT test must be done 3 years from the date of first registration with the DVLA ( Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority) when you buy a new car from an Authorised Car Dealership. The car must then have an MOT done every year till you sell it privately or trade in your car at any car dealership.
When you usually buy a new car the dealership offers servicing plans inclusive of MOT, It is up to the buyer if they want to have the type of service plan offered at the time of buying the new the new car.
The same usual offer is usually the same when you buy a used car at a top quality car dealership and at the branded authorised car dealership.
Many used car dealerships include a new car MOT if the MOT has 5 months or less left of the current MOT.
When you arrange to have a MOT done and are paying for it yourself it costs £54.95 if I remember correctly. I had my First MOT done in April this year at the VW dealership I purchased my new car from. VW dealership plan I have is for annual servicing of my car and I have to pay for my MOT. I pay £27 per month for my annual VW service plan for my VW Up. The VW dealership collect my car from my house in the morning and return my car by 5pm.the same day. I previously had 2 years free servicing when I brought my car.
Many garages and car dealerships in the UK do MOT tests and the DVLA have a set cost to do the MOT regardless of the type of car that you may own. I had my previous car MOT tests and annual services done by Farmers Auto Care located on Hilllhouse Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.. Farmers Autocare is a very large company with numerous branches through out Scotland. I don`t know if they also operate in places in the UK. Kwik Fit is also another reliable large company that does MOT, Services etc.
When your car fails an annual MOT your not meant to drive it even though the Highway Code states you can do so as long as your driving home or to a MOT establishment that the MOT test was carried out. Generally you leave your car at the MOT establishment and have them repair the car and have another MOT retest done at no more expense to yourself.
If you drive your vehicle away from an MOT test failure you have to pay for the annual retest again.
When you have your car still having a valid MOT ( example 4 weeks remaining validity) you can still use your car as usual but have to arrange another MOT test before it`s validity expires. You have to pay for the MOT. test again and this also provides time to get your car failure repair carried out at an establishment of your own choosing.
An advisory notice can still be issued if your car still passes it`s MOT test. (example: Tyre tread wear is very close to the legal minimum limit of 2mm) This will not include Brake lights, additional car lights not working or head lights out of alignment.
One excellent thing regards annual MOT testing is that your car mileage is imputed on the DVLA Data Base immediately regardless if your car passes the MOT or not. This also helps when you decide to buy a used car as you can also compare the car mileage with the car servicing history.
NOTE: The UK has ANPR cameras located in cities, towns and numerous roads, streets and motorways ( Freeways per USA) Police vehicles are also equipped with ANPR technology equipment. ANPR means Auto Number Plate Recognition..
When a police vehicle passes you, behind you or passing in the opposite direction It alerts the Police Officers that your car has No Valid MOT, Not Insured, No car tax paid to be legally on the road.
When stopped the police will further check that you legally have a driving licence etc.
Your car will immediately be ceased and impounded till you show proof that your car can now be legally allowed on the road. You also will have to pay for the cost of the tow truck when your car is ceased besides a daily charge for your car being at the Impound car lot.
Regardless where you are stopped, with or without passengers in your car it immediately gets ceased and impounded.
There are also people who buy an inexpensive car and have no intention of buying car insurance or maintaining the car. Once ceased and impounded the car is left at the impound yard and then sold as scrap to off set the impound charges.
I hope this explains MOT tests etc. MOT is Ministry of Transport.
Best Wishes
Allan
The Ministry of Transport is no longer an independent entity. It has been subsumed into the Department of the Environment, but everyone still calls the test the MOT. MOT is also used as a verb - 'Have you had your car MOT'd yet?'.
@@marieparker3822 Thanks for informing me of that. I never knew that the MOT has been subsumed into the DOE. I don`t think many people who own cars know of this.
Yes, I had my car MOT tested in April this year.
To answer some of your questions, most garages will do an MOT and often have a waiting room with a viewing window if you want to watch but wouldn't usually let you on the shop floor. If you're really curious, find a UK licence plate number (it's clearly visible on the car tested here) and go on gov.uk where you can check the MOT history in the 'Driving and transport' section.
In Spain, it's called the ITV . My car had one a couple of days ago. It passed! They are very strict throughout Europe. Road safety!
We has about the same test as MOT in Uk, here in Norway.
Our check list is 150 points, anything more than minor things has to be fixed before the vehicle pass.
Out test is every second year for vehicles older than 5 years.
Classic cars is tested under milder rules due they don't have modern stuff on them.
We have 30 days to fix the faults unless the MOT test expire date is met. If your car fail the test your vehicled will be banned from driving. If you get caught by police or the road authories, the license plates will be pulled off the vehicle and you will also be fined. You also have to pay to get the plates back.
Your MOT test cost around 120 dollars and if you fail you will have to pay for the retest as well which is around 40 dollars.
So by checking your car before the test and fix any faults or damage will save you money. We will fail the test if a light bulb is broken to give an example.
I usually test my Volvo at the dealership as they tend to run a reduced test price on older vehicles.
Considering How many vehicles are in America and how big it is it amazes me how the American government haven’t realised that introducing a standard MOT to every vehicle would not only make the roads safer but would generate sooooo many new jobs and Millions of dollars for the country..or am I wrong.
It would have to be done at a federal level and Americans don't like big government taking taxes to spend money. The 10th Amendment means each state can set its own rules so that is why lots of states either don't bother or have minimal testing.
but muh freedoms
@Oi.... Don't worry - in lots of states you are free to drive rust heaps with bald tyres or should that be tires, until the police stop you.
@@3vom You could bypass the 10th Amendment by saying that ever car travelling on a federal road (Interstate) or crossing a state line has to have such a test.
@Oi...."Muh safety"
Yea sure, because they care so much about everyone
Here's a tip if you want to check your brake lights without an assistant - use a shop window to check the reflection of the back lights in your mirrors. Works best at dusk/night
We love Ashley. One of our favourite UA-camrs.
He is fantastic 😍
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow, just checked the MOT history of the car in the video online, it had failed an MOT with 3 major defects, on the 10th March 2022, they were repaired and retested the day after the result was a pass.
Another great upload, we have to get the MOT done once a year however I haven't actually seen one done until today :-) so thank you both. I think they are a good idea to keep people safe and to lower the risk to the buyer when purchasing a 2nd hand car.
If you fail you have to have the repairs done and checked before the garage will issue an MOT. Where things are not quite a fail but may become so over the next MOT period, 1 year, the certificate will list the "Advisories", which should be addressed before the next MOT.
In the UK, there is the MOT (if the car is older than 3 years old) and the annual service. The annual service is the expensive bit. MOT's are around £40-50 and a basic service is in excess of £220.
If the car fails you have 10 days to get the work done and get a free retest. After those 10 days pass, you have to pay the full charge. You should only be driving the car to and from the test station if it has failed the test. If it has major failures though, ie high safety risks, then you can't drive it till it has had the work done to fix it.
Most get small jobs done that day like tyres, bulbs or simple part swaps like springs. We used to ask the customer before, if its anything small like wiperblades or bulbs etc, do you want us to sort it then and there. That way its sorted by the time they arrive for the car and not taking up garage space. The MOT tester would just wander over and check it then sign it off as a pass
To drive in the UK you need a valid certificate for any car over 3 years old. Cars have to pass to be on the road. It costs around £50, if you get all fixed within a certain time the retest is included. 20:45
Classic Ashley Niel. Says hes gonna just let the guy get on with it and ask a few questions, proceeds to waffle all the way through, couldn't imagine having him as an instructor.
MOT is a test introduced originally by the Ministry (M) of (O) Transport(T)
This is pretty similar across Europe I believe. Here in Norway it has to pass a similar test before the car is 4 years old and then every other year after that.
Different check point have different fault code levels. Any code 1 is ok, but should be fixed. Code 2 needs fixing to get car approved and Code 3 fault means car is not legal to trive. The Code 3 fault is critical items like brake faults and suspension faults.
Driving a car that has not passed this test before the deadline also means your insurance is void.
The test here cost anywhere from 80 to 130 USD roughly, but keep in mind there is 25% VAT included in that figure.
The MOT Test was originally an abbreviation for the Ministry of Transport Test but the Ministry no longer exists! Its functions were taken over by the Department for Transport in 1919 but the test is still known as the MOT Test. It currently costs £54.85 (about $70 US). It is amazing to us in the UK that some States do have have a similar test, especially after watching the wrecks shown on the Just Rolled In UA-cam channel.
Here in New Zealand it's called a wof which is a warrant of fitness and they don't do a emission tests. Other than that is pretty much the same as in the UK. But we do have a tyre tread depth of 1.5 mm if it's below that you fail your warrant of Fitness.
It's 1.6mm in the UK. Can't remember whether he mentioned that.
@@caw25sha Used to be 1mm which could be checked with the pins around the edge of the old 10p coins.
I live in Northern Ireland, we have MOT centres that just test cars and lorries, generally takes about 20min to test, if car fails then you get the car repair at failure you bring it back and generally that's the only check that they'll do ,tho it will cost you the price of another test. Think the test over here is more intensive and being run by a dedicated dept with more up to date machines to do the job! Think it's good because there used to be a lot of deathtraps on the road before this!
If your car fails then you can drive home but not use it again until the defect is fixed. You can also get an advisory which means it is not a fail but needs to be addressed for the next test.
I think that changed a few years back when when they started categorising test failure points as minor, medium or dangerous. If any dangerous failure point, it cannot be driven away.
It's always best to get your car MoT'd at a dedicated testing centre. Our local one will replace your bulbs and/or wiper blades to pass your car if that's the only failure (they charge a moderate amount for headlight bulbs and wipers, but not for little bulbs). The govt set a maximum fee of £54.85 for a car MoT test, though some test centres charge less for early booking or if you're an oldie. Unlike the video illustrated, you aren't supposed to speak to the testers testing your car, though you can watch (and pray!) whilst they are testing your vehicle.
If a car fails an MOT test you can only legally drive the failed car for 2 weeks after the MOT expiry date. After that date you can only legally drive the car if you can prove you are driving the car to a test centre for a retest. All test results (pass or fail) are placed into a national data base so the police using ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) fitted to most police cars can check the MOT, insurance and road tax status of the vehicle just by reading your number plate which is done automatically by the ANPR system.
This isn't strictly correct, you can take your vehicle away if your current MOT is still valid but if you have ‘dangerous’ problems listed in the MOT you should get it repaired before driving away. You risk being prosecuted if you get caught driving the car with dangerous items on the fail even if your current MOT is still valid.
@@robjames365if your car has reason for rejection (failed) it no longer has an mot, and must be repaired ,and is not fit to be driven.
@@RobertHunter-u5o wrong
www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test
Read the bit on "Failing the MOT"
Driving a vehicle that’s failed
You can take your vehicle away if:
your current MOT is still valid
no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT
The fine for driving without an MOT, unless to or from a pre-arranged MOT test is up to £1000.
If caught driving a car deemed "dangerous" by an MOT test that rises up to £2500 and you cannot drive it home from the test.
There is no 2 week grace period as you wrongly state, though I believe there was many years ago.
MOT stands for Ministry of Transport, it’s the body that controls the test. It costs approximately £35-50 ($45-$60) for a test which takes approximately 45min to 1hour. Cars 3years old and over require testing annually. If it fails the test for anything it needs to be retested (only the failures if within 14 days) after the repairs are made, it can fail for something as simple as a light bulb not working. The report will also highlight any “advisory’s” or minor defects which are currently a failure but may become an issue in the future.
MOT stands for Ministry of Transport. I had to look it up as I don’t think I’ve ever known that, so I learnt something 😊
Yes we pay for it, but if you fail you get a free re-test.
Some garages have viewing windows and ones like my old one when I had a car used to happily let you watch if you really wanted to, so long as you don’t get in the way of course.
MOT actually stood for "Ministry of Transport" which used to be the government department that covered all transport. The test just adopted the title MOT as it was the MOT that set the rules for the Annual Vehicle Inspection.
booking the MOT and a service at the same time is good, because they can fix any minor failures during the service, anything more major they will want to talk to you before fixing as you might decide you dont want it done.
This is what we were thinking
Yes, and often garages will discount the MOT if booked together with the service..! There is a set govt. max fee for the test, depending on the type of vehicle - many garages will do them for less, say £30 if booked with a service
Problem is modern cars tell you when they want service. It is based on several factors. Time, distance driven and how you drive.
I tend to do it during my tire change every spring or autumn. I use a tire hotel which cost me around 95 USD every change. It includes the change, washing the tires and storing them.
Very true. Some offer a discount if you order both.
@@Gazer75 I've never heard of a tyre (or tire) hotel in the UK. Maybe there are parts of Scotland where the weather is particularly extreme, but here in England the same tyres are fine all year round. We just leave them on until they wear down or get too perished. Ideally we'd want tyres to have more than the minimum tread in the winter when there could be snow, ice or standing water, but it's not a legal requirement. (Where I am - near London - we rarely get snow, and we don't get as much rain as the western side of the country.)
MOT is Ministry of Transport, which is a government department. The tests are registered with the Ministry, and are required annually on all cars over 3 years old.
He should have explained the Ministry of Transport test (MOT). Is only undertaken by specially licensed garages.
They are compulsory and takes place after a car reaches 3years from new.
Then every year after that. The details are entered onto a national computer to which the police have access.
If it fails, you can not drive it on the road unless driving to a test centre or a garage for repair.
You can watch MOT test some garages have a viewing area. Some can have seats, and tea/coffee machines.
I used to live at the top of the South Wales valleys. There was a place up there where they had got their hands on a whole bunch of pre-stamped MOT certificates. You could drive your vehicle in there and be out in 10 minutes and it didn't matter if you had a tractor made in 1955 or a Chieftan tank...
The first MOT is due when a car is 3 years old.
Mine is a fleet vehicle, usually changed after a year or so.
My wife's is an '03, still low mileage, barely 40k, but every MOT is a 'fingers crossed' in case it needs a major fix.
But it nearly always passes, given a light bulb or a windscreen wiper.
Chwarae teg
(That's 'fair play')(No idea who stole it)(but the English always blame us)(and vice versa).
Happy Christmas, girls.
Oh, the best Christmas Msrket I've seen close to was at Winchester Cathedral.
Except for NI which has a different and stricter test system.
It's changed now, you need an MoT once a car passes two years old now.
@@paulsmith2516 Nope, 3 years old in GB and 4 years old in NI.
My garage is AWESOME. It’s down a lane in the middle of town in what used to be stables and I can leave the car either toddle off to amuse myself for a couple of hours or drop the car off early, go to work or home, and they call me when it’s ready. There’s been a garage there for over 100 years. Must be good.
FYI Ashley is not only a driving instructor but also teaches driving instructors! His channel is all about driving errors and seeking to improve driving standards. He visited the USA and took Lessons in New York, you may find those vids interesting. Now for the surprise! My car is over 40 yrs old s is exempt from both MOT and Road Tax, but must be kept in good condition, there has been thoughts on making MOT biannual rather than annual as MOT testing stations are struggling to keep up!
I have stayed on many occasions to watch my car have a test. I used to know a tester and he let me look under the car more than once while he pointed out any potential future problems. It was the only chance in the year that I had to look under the car which I found very interesting.
Hi ladies, at 4:18 of your video do you see on the garage wall, a blue sign with three white triangles? that is the sign of a garage that has been authorised to carry out the MOT test by the government, no other garage can do it
If you have ever watched 'just rolled in' you would want it compulsory EVERYWHERE!!