{"id":4984,"date":"2019-06-06T08:57:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T07:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/?p=4984"},"modified":"2025-04-02T11:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:43:49","slug":"van-mots-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/van-mots-explained","title":{"rendered":"Van MOT\u2019s \u2013 Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether you work as a man and a van, delivery driver or just\nuse it for your own personal needs, when you own a van you have certain legal\nresponsibilities to meet. One important thing is a MOT. Even if you\u2019ve owned a\ncar, the MOT you\u2019ve had carried out on your car in the past is different from\nthat required for a van. To help you understand what\u2019s involved, we\u2019re going to\ndiscuss this subject in greater detail in the following post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>What is a MOT?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the van you own is older than three years old, you are\nlegally obliged to have what is known as a Ministry of Transport test,\notherwise referred to as a MOT for short. This test is carried out to make sure\nyour van meets the minimum in road safety and environmental standards and is\nvital if you want your van to be considered legally roadworthy. You\u2019re not able\nto get a tax disc without it and without either your insurance may not actually\nbe valid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s Involved in a\nMOT?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to pass it successfully, a MOT must be carried out\nin a specified MOT garage or bay. The items tested as part of the MOT include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Your Vehicle identification number<\/li><li>Wheels and tyres<\/li><li>Suspension and steering<\/li><li>Registration plates<\/li><li>Seats and seatbelts<\/li><li>Mirrors<\/li><li>Load security<\/li><li>Lights <\/li><li>Horn<\/li><li>Exhaust system and emissions<\/li><li>Fuel system<\/li><li>Doors<\/li><li>Brakes<\/li><li>Bonnet<\/li><li>Body Structure<\/li><li>Windscreen, washers and wipers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It should go without saying that just because your van\nsuccessfully passes its MOT it doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t have to carry out your\nown checks on your vehicle regularly. This will help you to avoid it breaking\ndown and reduce the likelihood of you causing any accidents because of the van\nnot being fit to be on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly though, even if your van has successfully\npassed its MOT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>MOT certification does not guarantee that your\nvan is in sound mechanical condition<\/li><li>It doesn\u2019t mean that it is fully roadworthy for\nthe full term of your MOT certification<\/li><li>During the MOT, the gearbox, clutch and engine\nare not actually tested. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important that you keep those three points in mind, as\nyou will have to have tests run on these separately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>What Are the Results\nof the MOT and What do they Mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All the results of tests, like the MOT, are stored on a\ncentral and secure database. This is the only place that has a record of any\nproof that your van has successfully passed its MOT. The certification you\nreceive is only considered to be a receipt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results you receive, are as follows either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pass<\/strong> \u2013 if your\nvan passes the tests, you will receive your certification<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fail<\/strong> \u2013 If your\nvan does not pass the tests, you will be notified of its failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you work as a man and a van, delivery driver or just use it for your own personal needs, when you own a van you have certain legal responsibilities to meet. One important thing is a MOT. Even if you\u2019ve owned a car, the MOT you\u2019ve had carried out on your car in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41,43,34],"tags":[1197918,165,1197919],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4984"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6159,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4984\/revisions\/6159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}