5 Reasons Why You Need Your MOT Done Before Summer’s Here

While the area is absolutely beautiful and well worth visiting, it is only sensible to make sure that your car is in great condition and well up to the challenges of that part of the country – especially if you are travelling from London, which tends to have more rigorous roadworks thanks to the heavy traffic southern roads are subjected to. So why not make sure your car is properly serviced and MOT tested before you travel this summer? Here are five reasons to help you choose wisely!

When Is Your MOT Due?

If your MOT is going to fall due during your holiday or even immediately after it, you can enjoy greater peace of mind by having your MOT test done as soon as possible, within one calendar month before the expiry date of the current certificate. This means that if your test is due in September – let’s say the 5th – you can book your MOT anytime from the 6th of August without losing that 5th of September registration date.

This means that you will effectively have a thirteen-month MOT, leaving you with plenty of time to enjoy your visit to Lancashire and Yorkshire without having to rush back to London to scramble for an MOT. If your vehicle is due and you are looking for MOT in London – get in touch with DAT Tyres.

Unfamiliar Roads Can be Hard

While you might be comfortable driving in your area, knowing which corners to slow down for and where the worst potholes are, this will not be the case on unfamiliar roads, which can mean that your vehicle is about to take a lot more abuse than it is used to! While driving with greater care and attention will mitigate most of these issues, it is still better to face unfamiliar roads with the confidence imbued in you from a freshly printed MOT certificate stating that your car is roadworthy and capable of tackling any type of British road!

Screenwash: Minor – Until It’s Needed

Your screenwash reservoir is one of those small, seemingly insignificant things that you won’t really pay any attention to – until you are driving on a gravel road behind a tractor that is throwing up a cloud of dust and grit which is sticking to your windscreen and obscuring your vision. That is not the time to find out that the chore you meant to do but kept forgetting and eventually dismissed as not all that important was refilling the screenwash bottle… Your MOT will check the fullness of your screenwash bottle and make sure that it is filled with an appropriately grease-cutting detergent (plain water will simply smear the dirt and make matters worse!) before you are allowed back on the roads.

Battery Power for the Win

The MOT will check your battery, too, so that you will have peace of mind that your lights and electronics will come on and stay on while you are trying to navigate from the hotel to the landmark to the tourist destination. And, of course, your car will start when you need it to, without having to resort to jumper cables and the kindness of other drivers.

Stay Legal with Prompt MOT

A final reason to make sure you MOT your car before summer is upon us is to ensure that you remain legally compliant. The MOT test is a necessity for all UK road users and is due annually after the car’s third anniversary of registration.