Tyre Worn on the Inside or Outside Edge: Is It Legal?
Edge-worn tyres and the law: why the 1.6mm minimum is measured across the central three quarters, when it fails under 5.2.3, and what the wear means.
Wheel Bearing Noise or Play: Will It Fail the MOT?
What the MOT says about wheel bearings: the play and roughness tests under 5.1.3, the hum that gives a worn bearing away, and when to act.
Ball Joint Dust Cover Split: MOT Advisory or Failure?
Where the MOT draws the line on ball joint boots: Minor for deteriorated, Major for torn open, and why a part worth pennies protects the whole joint.
Exhaust Mounting Defective: Is It an MOT Fail?
What exhaust mounting defective means on an MOT, why one broken hanger is not an automatic fail under 6.1.2, and why the cheap fix saves the dear one.
Is an Engine Oil Leak an MOT Failure?
What the MOT manual really says about oil leaks: the 75mm pool rule under 8.4.1, which fluids are excluded, and why a small leak still matters.
Undertray on Your MOT: Advisories and Insecure Trays
How undertrays affect the MOT: why testers leave fixed trays on, what goes uninspected, and when a loose tray fails under 6.2.1.
Churchill Van Tyres: The CSB007 Explained
Churchill’s CSB007 van tyre and its label grades, plus how to read van tyre sizes, load indexes and the C marking.
Number Plate MOT Failure: Faded, Damaged and Illegal Plates
Why number plates fail the MOT under section 0.1: delaminated and faded plates, fonts, spacing, borders, 3D characters and screws.
Are Churchill Tyres Any Good? Why We Fit Them
Why we rate Churchill tyres as an official supplier: value, a quiet ride, the lifetime guarantee, label grades and current discount codes.
Prescribed Area Corrosion: The MOT 30cm Rule Explained
The MOT’s 30cm prescribed area rule: where it applies, how testers judge corrosion under Appendix A, and why rust elsewhere is judged differently.