Cars have a significant amount of importance in our lives. Just
imagine, how difficult it was for stone-age people to travel from one
place to the other. These wonderful companion came into the life of
the modern man back in the 1880s. It was a very long journey to go
from a combustion engine car in 1880 to the wonderful mechanical
beasts we have now.
Back in the 1960s, our government was really
worried about the threat posed by cars to the environment. This leads
them to introduce the first-ever Ministery of transport test.
History Of The Mot Test
- The MOT testing came into the system under the guidance of Ernest Marples, who was the then minister of transport. You will be surprised to know that originally the MOT test was created for testing brakes, lights and steering in every ten years.
- Moreover, the ministry of transport only charged a mere fourteen shillings to the people who came for an MOT inspection.
- It was on 31st December 1961 that the testing criteria for vehicles were changed to seven years due to rapidly increasing car failures in the inspection.
- Finally, the testing criteria was further reduced to three years on January 1, 1983.
The MOT system evolved over time by increasing the
testing areas on vehicles as follows:
- MOT testing was quite constant till 1968 with just a tyre, lights and steering check.
- After about eleven years, the MOT testing was further expanded to windscreen wipers, indicators, chassis, horns and the exhaust system.
- Further, in the ’90s the ministery of transport made it mandatory for cars to go through checking on ABS and rear seatbelts as well.
- Did you know that diesel engine vehicle came in the MOT testing range in 1994? Before that period MOT only had strict guidelines for Petrol operated cars.
Now that you have an idea about the evolution of
MOT tests, let us have a good look at the classes of vehicle tested
under the MOT inspection.
- The CLASS 1 Of vehicles belongs to the two-wheeler segment. MOT tests bike up to the limit of 200cc.
- In case you have a motorbike which exceeds the 200cc limit, then it belongs to the class II of vehicles tested under MOT Heckington
- Ministry of transport also inspects the three-wheeler segment with an unladen weight limit of 450kgs.
- Now comes the most common MOT testing, which we all go through every year. Your premier hatchbacks, compact cars, taxis and minibuses fall into the class IV category of The MOT testing
- Class V of the MOT testing inspects all the private passenger cars and dual purpose vehicles with more than 13 seats for the passengers.
In case your annual MOT certificate is due then
make sure to visit us at Roberts tyres. Our team of
highly qualified experts will not make you leave until your maximum
satisfaction is guaranteed.
