Identifying the best MOT garages London

Posted by Johny Deanes on November 6th, 2015

Identifying the best MOT garages London is the first tip for avoiding MOT failures. Most MOT failures are surprisingly due to simplest of things like a dead bulb or a worn out windscreen wiper. Such simple things can easily be avoided and that too quite easily if you take your vehicle for a timely and efficient servicing at car repair garages Forest Hill. You should take the time out for a pre-MOT inspection beforehand. There are some things that you can do yourself like changing light bulbs or replacing windscreen wiper blades. But these were the most common reason of MOT failure.

Other than lights, tyres and wheels, brake, drivers view of the road and steering and suspension were the other common causes of MOT failures and these could have been avoided if the owners took out their time to bring their vehicles to car repair garages Forest Hill. MOT garages London know that the internal systems that would be checked during MOT are handbrake, footbrake, steering wheel, windscreen and mirrors, seat belts and doors. They would check the handbrake by pulling it away slowly and applying it to see that if it slows down the car. Also, the handbrake should prevent the car from rolling on a hilly slope.

MOT garages London have qualified mechanics that check the footbrake to ensure that the pedal does not touch the floor and also that it does not continue to move down when the driver’s foot is on the pedal. If they find such incidents they would understand that there is a leak in the system which needs to be repaired. And this is not just to ensure that your vehicle pass the MOT test. It is about the safety of the car and its occupants. Car repair garages Forest Hill check the adjustment of drum brakes and look for worn pads or disks that can cause this excess travel of the pedal. If you get a ‘spongey’ feeling in your brake pedal it is probably due to presence of air in the system and that can be removed by bleeding. An easy identification of fluid leakage can be done by inspecting the base of the pedal for stains on the carpet.

Car repair garages Forest Hill will also check the steering wheel to ensure it is free from fractures and feels solid. There should not be any looseness at the hub. The column should be solid. The steering wheel is turned from left to right and there should not be any play. If you fail to alter the direction even after a lot of movement in the steering wheel it can be due to a loose nut at the hub or a worn out steering rack or bush. MOT garages London will ensure that the steering feel secure and firm. For vehicles with power steering it should feel easy and light when you start the engine. Any failure can be due to low fluid in the power steering system or worn out or faulty power steering pump. When all the internal and external components are checked thoroughly the engineers certify the car to be ready for the MOT test.

MOT garages London and car repair garages Forest Hill check all the parts of your vehicle to keep you free of worries.