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    MOT Juice discusses changes to MOT process

    MOT Juice updates readers of PMM on the latest changes to the MOT process. Over the past few months, Auth ...

    MOT Juice updates readers of PMM on the latest changes to the MOT process. Over the past few months, Authorised Examiners across the UK have started receiving the DVSA’s new VTS Self- Assessment form ...

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    Comline discusses MOT opportunities

    The MOT is not just a tick-box exercise – convert the potential, urges Comline. For some motorists, the M ...

    The MOT is not just a tick-box exercise – convert the potential, urges Comline. For some motorists, the MOT is a yearly stress test – a necessary but often dreaded inspection. But for independent work ...

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    Top causes of MOT failures revealed

    LKQ Euro Car Parts has highlighted the top causes of MOT failure to help independent garages prepare for ...

    LKQ Euro Car Parts has highlighted the top causes of MOT failure to help independent garages prepare for increased demand during one of the busiest periods of the year. Industry data from Autotech Rec ...

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    How to expand your workshop

    As the season starts to turn, many workshop owners will have an eye on how they can further expand in 202 ...

    As the season starts to turn, many workshop owners will have an eye on how they can further expand in 2025. This is something Ryme Worldwide is looking to help garages with. An MOT Bay can be extremel ...

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    Why must the MOT cap rise?

    We hear from the IGA about their recent request to the transport secretary to raise the MOT fee cap, whic ...

    We hear from the IGA about their recent request to the transport secretary to raise the MOT fee cap, which hasn’t changed in 14 years. The Independent Garage Association has urged the UK government to ...

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    How to install an MOT bay

    We asked Straightset’s managing director Andrew Bates to give us the lowdown on what you need to do to ge ...

    We asked Straightset’s managing director Andrew Bates to give us the lowdown on what you need to do to get MOT prepared. Installing an MOT bay requires careful planning and informed decision-making, f ...

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    How to maintain your MOT equipment

    If you’re providing MOTs on a regular basis, you need to make sure your testing equipment is on top form ...

    If you’re providing MOTs on a regular basis, you need to make sure your testing equipment is on top form at all times. Here, JHM Butt offers its advice on equipment maintenance. Maintaining MOT equipm ...

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    Garages urged to reevaluate amid MOT slowdown

    As Independent garages across the UK are experiencing a natural decline in MOT bookings following the win ...

    As Independent garages across the UK are experiencing a natural decline in MOT bookings following the winter rush, experts are highlighting it as an opportunity for businesses to refocus and grow. Acc ...

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    MOT testers warned over deadline

    LKQ Euro Car Parts has called on technicians to ensure they have completed the 2024/25 MOT CPD training b ...

    LKQ Euro Car Parts has called on technicians to ensure they have completed the 2024/25 MOT CPD training before the end of March, ahead of changes to the testing process designed to prevent fraud. Lee ...

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    IGA receives MP invitation to discuss MOTs

    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has been invited to a meeting by The Future of Roads Minister Li ...

    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has been invited to a meeting by The Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood MP, to discuss the financial challenges posed by the MOT fee cap, which has not ...

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    Should ADAS calibration be part of the MOT?

    Maverick Diagnostics’ Andy Brooke delves into the hotly debated issue of what role ADAS calibration shoul ...

    Maverick Diagnostics’ Andy Brooke delves into the hotly debated issue of what role ADAS calibration should play in the annual MOT. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems – more commonly known as ADAS – ar ...

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    Challenges facing both suppliers and garages

    PMM visited MAHA UK’s HQ in Wisbech to chat with managing director Neil Ebbs about the challenges facing ...

    PMM visited MAHA UK’s HQ in Wisbech to chat with managing director Neil Ebbs about the challenges facing both equipment suppliers and garages. Can you give readers a rundown of MAHA’s history? We were ...

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    Could EV-only MOT centres become a reality?

    Policy and public affairs lead at the IMI, Hayley Pells appeared on the PMM Podcast recently to discuss t ...

    Policy and public affairs lead at the IMI, Hayley Pells appeared on the PMM Podcast recently to discuss the future of the MOT. We only had time to share a short section of our chat, so we thought we’d ...

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    How to deal with battery testing

    Lead acid, GEL, SLI, AGM or EFB, whatever the battery, they all have one thing in common – they need to b ...

    Lead acid, GEL, SLI, AGM or EFB, whatever the battery, they all have one thing in common – they need to be tested, according to Ecobat. First, a bit of background. Under the surface, or perhaps more a ...

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    Exploring workshop trends

    Community-driven garage management system Garage Hive has enhanced data website Garage Industry Trends. T ...

    Community-driven garage management system Garage Hive has enhanced data website Garage Industry Trends. Trends 2.0, released at The Blend last October, now adds revenue analysis by car age and fuel ty ...

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