| | MOT Test UK - Car owner's guide to the MOT Test |
 | | An important aspect of the MOT is that the vehicle’s equipment is Tested, by and large, to the standard to be expected during its year of manufacture. |
 | | Testers are not permitted to dismantle any item during an MOT Test, hence if the amount of wear on brake shoes, for example, cannot be determined by direct observation because they are enclosed by the brake drum, then provided the braking efficiency is to the required standard then that will not result in a failure. |
 | | It is important to realise therefore, that a recently passed MOT does not imply that a vehicle may safely be driven without service for another whole year (any subsequent suspicion of problems with any of a vehicle's safety systems should be immediately investigated). |
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