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Running the workshop
Bays, capacity, MOT reminders and the admin that eats a working day.
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction: what it means at MOT
The engine management light is a Major defect if it is inoperative or showing a fault, but only on vehicles required to have one. Which vehicles those are, and how the check is done.
MOT annual training and assessment: what you must do before 31 March
Three hours of training, recorded on the MOT testing service, then a passed assessment before 31 March. Miss it and your tester status is suspended. Here is the sequence.
The MOT inspection manual, section by section
What the DVSA inspection manual for cars and passenger vehicles covers, how it is organised, and which section to open when you need an answer fast.
See it running on your own bays
Twenty minutes on a call, with your own bays and products set up as they actually are.