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Steve Middleton
| | Posted on Wednesday, 22 April, 2009 - 1:18 pm: | |
FYI,
Only on light goods vehicles (upto 3500kg GVW)
Steve Middleton |
Martyn Willis
| | Posted on Thursday, 9 April, 2009 - 9:09 pm: | |
Found on the VOSA wesite.
Two new checks will also be added to the MOT test from 27 April. A check on towing attachments will be included on the test for the first time and an additional registration plate check will be introduced.
The towing attachment test is being introduced to help prevent accidents caused by trailers becoming detached from vehicles. This test will take the form of a visual assessment to identify:
excessive corrosion, fractures or damage;
wear and tear of a tow ball, jaw, hook or eye;
the presence, security and suitability of retaining nuts, bolts, pins and locking devices towbar condition and security;
excessive damage, corrosion, fractures or inadequate repairs
The registration plate check is being added to ensure that plates are easily identifiable both to other drivers and enforcement agencies. These tests will ensure that registration plates:
do not have a background overprinted or shadowed with text e.g. vehicle manufacturer name
do not have a non-reflective border wider than permitted or positioned too close to the characters;
have the correct background and character i.e. white on the front and yellow on the rear, both with black characters for vehicles first used on or after 1 January 1973;
on vehicles first used on or after 1 September 2001 do not display plates with a honeycomb or similar effect background |
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