• IMI outlines MOT challenges

    Steve Scofield, Head of Business Development at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) looks at the my ...

    Steve Scofield, Head of Business Development at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) looks at the myriad challenges – and opportunities – facing the MOT sector after eighteen months of upheaval a ...

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  • What to expect from MOTs after COVID-19

    Richard Fletcher, Service Centre Manager at Acton Service Centre, tells PMM what the MOT season means to ...

    Richard Fletcher, Service Centre Manager at Acton Service Centre, tells PMM what the MOT season means to garages after a year and a half of COVID-19 restrictions and gives his advice on how similar ga ...

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  • Steering and suspension MOT advice

    With MOT season upon us, we have asked FAI to share its knowledge and experience on a safety-critical are ...

    With MOT season upon us, we have asked FAI to share its knowledge and experience on a safety-critical area of the test. With over 20 years’ experience in supplying the aftermarket with steering and su ...

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  • How MOTs present an opportunity for batteries

    The MOT is the perfect opportunity for workshop technicians to diagnose and maintain customers’ batteries ...

    The MOT is the perfect opportunity for workshop technicians to diagnose and maintain customers’ batteries. CTEK explains how workshops can capitalise on this encounter. Battery issues are becoming mor ...

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  • A system to help with MOT demand

    With an effective garage management software (GMS) solution in place, coping with an upswing in MOT deman ...

    With an effective garage management software (GMS) solution in place, coping with an upswing in MOT demand can be made much simpler. MAM Software's Autowork Online system could be the platform to help ...

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  • How the DVSA Special Notice shifted power

    Due to the DVSA Special Notice that arrived on 21st December 2020, Barry Babister, Managing Director of M ...

    Due to the DVSA Special Notice that arrived on 21st December 2020, Barry Babister, Managing Director of MOT Juice, believes the balance of power has shifted. Here, he sets out why. Over the past few y ...

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  • ISN launches Garage Assist

    ISN Europe recently announced the launch of its installation, service and repair branch, ISN Garage Assis ...

    ISN Europe recently announced the launch of its installation, service and repair branch, ISN Garage Assist. With MOT season soon upon us, PMM discovers how the service can help garages navigate the co ...

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  • NTK warns garages to prepare for MOT season

    NTK, the vehicle electronics brand of NGK Spark Plugs, has urged garages to be prepared for a surge in de ...

    NTK, the vehicle electronics brand of NGK Spark Plugs, has urged garages to be prepared for a surge in demand for MOTs in March. During the first coronavirus lockdown last Spring vehicle owners were g ...

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  • CCM navigates MOT season

    PMM hears from Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at CCM, about how the garage and MOT station has navigate ...

    PMM hears from Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at CCM, about how the garage and MOT station has navigated these past months, and what plans the business had in place to manage an MOT season like no o ...

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  • DVSA provides MOT clarity

    With MOT season very much under way, the effects of the government’s extension are starting to hit home. ...

    With MOT season very much under way, the effects of the government’s extension are starting to hit home. To provide clarity, PMM, with the help of the DVSA, has consolidated some of the information th ...

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  • Number of MOT tests for April revealed

    Motorway.co.uk has revealed that almost three-quarters of a million MOT tests were still carried out in A ...

    Motorway.co.uk has revealed that almost three-quarters of a million MOT tests were still carried out in April 2020, despite the six-month extension handed out by the Government due to the coronavirus ...

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  • Absolute Alignment explores profitability of aligners

    Absolute Alignment, a supplier of four-wheel alignment equipment, has recently seen an increase in the nu ...

    Absolute Alignment, a supplier of four-wheel alignment equipment, has recently seen an increase in the number of MOT test centres purchasing aligners in order to boost their profitability. MOT bays, w ...

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  • CCM provides MOT advice

    PMM checks in with independent garage, CCM, to see what the team is up against in the lead up to MOT seas ...

    PMM checks in with independent garage, CCM, to see what the team is up against in the lead up to MOT season. Operations Manager Tina Drayson highlights the sticking points worth noting. Getting connec ...

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  • DVSA urges MOT Testers to complete training

    DVSA has urged MOT testers to complete their annual training and assessments to avoid facing suspension. ...

    DVSA has urged MOT testers to complete their annual training and assessments to avoid facing suspension. More than 50% of MOT testers have now completed their annual training and assessment, but with ...

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  • Raising standards

    To find out more about the process of designing vehicle lifts, PMM speaks to Boston Equipment about its n ...

    To find out more about the process of designing vehicle lifts, PMM speaks to Boston Equipment about its new, smaller MOT lift that has been created in response to specific customer demands. In an indu ...

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