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How
to recognise an approved MOT garage
There
are around 19,000 garages approved to carry
out MOT testing in the country. The blue
'three triangles' logo, which stations have
to display, identifies approved test stations.
An
approved MOT test garage should have:
- a
test bay and observation area
housed in a weatherproof building.
The building, although weatherproof,
need not be draught free. It must
be capable of being totally enclosed
and provide a satisfactory working
area. The test facilities must
be reasonably free from oil contamination,
exhaust fumes, noise or other
pollution from adjacent work areas
- equipment
laid out so that testing can be
performed effectively. The equipment
should be laid out and located
so that the other activities of
the garage will not affect the
proper conduct of the test
- an
unobstructed, safe and easy access
via metalled road from the site
entrance to the building entrance,
such that vehicles can enter and
leave the site in a forward direction
- adequate
off-road parking
- sufficient
inspection facilities, including
underside access, for any vehicle
repair or servicing work
- a
clearly identified, warm and weatherproof
public waiting area from which
the whole test can be directly
observed without interruption
(except road testing) (room for
two people seated is sufficient)
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The
garage should also have on display:
- VT9a
- fees poster
- VT26
- list of nominated testers
- inspection
manual
- VT9
- authorisation of examiner
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