Pre Mot checklist?

Valli

i have looked at the first post but not spotted a pre MOT checklist.
is there one which reminds me what I need to check, eg oil level, before I take my car into my council-run test centre?  Car was serviced a few months back but MOT deferred due to Covid; usually I'd get the garage to take it in but I thought I'd be brave and independent!

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Just do all your regular checks- fluids, tyres, bulbs. 

oldagetraveller1

Here you are. Took less than a minute!

https://www.stoneacre.co.uk/blog/pre-mot-checklist-simple-checks-help-pass-your-mot

There are many more to consult too.

Scrapit

why not check what the Ministry Of Transport (MOT) actually test? Its not secret.

AdrianC

Scrapit said:

why not check what the Ministry Of Transport (MOT) actually test? Its not secret.

Even less secret with a link to the tester's manual...
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles

OP - what you check depends on how car-familiar you are. But, as an absolute bare minimum - all the checks you should be doing weekly anyway... Oil level isn't tested, but why wouldn't you? Lights. Tyres - tread, cuts, bulges, cracking. Wipers inc screenwash.

Other layman-easy stuff... Seatbelts (make sure they all latch, not frayed, retract properly, lock if pulled sharply). Doors (all open and close properly). Windscreen (cracks and chips). ABS and engine management warning lights. Brakes and handbrake all behaving themselves.

Spend half an hour on that, and you'll improve your chances no end compared to the usual chuck-it-in-without-a-glance.

Scrapit

AdrianC said:

Scrapit said:

why not check what the Ministry Of Transport (MOT) actually test? Its not secret.

Even less secret with a link to the tester's manual...
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles

OP - what you check depends on how car-familiar you are. But, as an absolute bare minimum - all the checks you should be doing weekly anyway... Oil level isn't tested, but why wouldn't you? Lights. Tyres - tread, cuts, bulges, cracking. Wipers inc screenwash.

Other layman-easy stuff... Seatbelts (make sure they all latch, not frayed, retract properly, lock if pulled sharply). Doors (all open and close properly). Windscreen (cracks and chips). ABS and engine management warning lights. Brakes and handbrake all behaving themselves.

Spend half an hour on that, and you'll improve your chances no end compared to the usual chuck-it-in-without-a-glance.

Is that not the same thing then?

Valli

oldagetraveller1 said:

Here you are. Took less than a minute!

https://www.stoneacre.co.uk/blog/pre-mot-checklist-simple-checks-help-pass-your-mot

There are many more to consult too.

I've seen a few online...and with different suggestions, hence my question.  But thankyou, this one, which wasn't one I had spotted, looks pretty comprehensive.

Scrapit

Valli said:

oldagetraveller1 said:

Here you are. Took less than a minute!

https://www.stoneacre.co.uk/blog/pre-mot-checklist-simple-checks-help-pass-your-mot

There are many more to consult too.

I've seen a few online...and with different suggestions, hence my question.  But thankyou, this one, which wasn't one I had spotted, looks pretty comprehensive.

Go to the source, the ministry.

Valli

Scrapit said:

Valli said:

oldagetraveller1 said:

Here you are. Took less than a minute!

https://www.stoneacre.co.uk/blog/pre-mot-checklist-simple-checks-help-pass-your-mot

There are many more to consult too.

I've seen a few online...and with different suggestions, hence my question.  But thankyou, this one, which wasn't one I had spotted, looks pretty comprehensive.

Go to the source, the ministry.

have done; thank you.

AdrianC

Scrapit said:

AdrianC said:

Scrapit said:

why not check what the Ministry Of Transport (MOT) actually test? Its not secret.

Even less secret with a link to the tester's manual...
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles

OP - what you check depends on how car-familiar you are. But, as an absolute bare minimum - all the checks you should be doing weekly anyway... Oil level isn't tested, but why wouldn't you? Lights. Tyres - tread, cuts, bulges, cracking. Wipers inc screenwash.

Other layman-easy stuff... Seatbelts (make sure they all latch, not frayed, retract properly, lock if pulled sharply). Doors (all open and close properly). Windscreen (cracks and chips). ABS and engine management warning lights. Brakes and handbrake all behaving themselves.

Spend half an hour on that, and you'll improve your chances no end compared to the usual chuck-it-in-without-a-glance.

Is that not the same thing then?

Is gov.uk the same as a random second-hand-car sales company? Because that's the only link in the thread before the official tester manual one I posted...

No.

BTW, there's not been a "Ministry of Transport" in the UK gov't since 1970, half a century ago. MOT started off as an acronym, but hasn't been since then.

Scrapit

AdrianC said:

Scrapit said:

AdrianC said:

Scrapit said:

why not check what the Ministry Of Transport (MOT) actually test? Its not secret.

Even less secret with a link to the tester's manual...
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles

OP - what you check depends on how car-familiar you are. But, as an absolute bare minimum - all the checks you should be doing weekly anyway... Oil level isn't tested, but why wouldn't you? Lights. Tyres - tread, cuts, bulges, cracking. Wipers inc screenwash.

Other layman-easy stuff... Seatbelts (make sure they all latch, not frayed, retract properly, lock if pulled sharply). Doors (all open and close properly). Windscreen (cracks and chips). ABS and engine management warning lights. Brakes and handbrake all behaving themselves.

Spend half an hour on that, and you'll improve your chances no end compared to the usual chuck-it-in-without-a-glance.

Is that not the same thing then?

Is gov.uk the same as a random second-hand-car sales company? Because that's the only link in the thread before the official tester manual one I posted...

No.

BTW, there's not been a "Ministry of Transport" in the UK gov't since 1970, half a century ago. MOT started off as an acronym, but hasn't been since then.

what are on on about? You having trouble comprehending? The ministry is the government so yes, it is the same. Exactly the same. Somebody else posting a link means nothing to my post or your response. And mot is still wholly current, as it remains the name of the test regardless of the departments activity or otherwise.