Body Filler MOT Failure: Rivets, Plates and the Repairs DVSA Won’t Accept The MOT inspection manual contains a short list that settles most arguments about “previous repairs”. Five bonding processes cannot be accepted on a load-bearing member, full stop: gas brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding, fibre reinforcement and body filler. There is no discretion in it […]
Stainless vs Mild Steel Exhausts: Why a Stainless Steel Exhaust Repair Isn’t the Same Job Hold a fridge magnet against your exhaust. If it grabs, you have learned something useful in about two seconds — and if it slides off, you have learned something more useful still. Almost every guide to fixing a blowing exhaust […]
Catalytic Converter Guards: Bolt-On Shields vs a Welded Cage, and What Actually Fits Selling a stolen converter is legally harder than it was. Since October 2013 a scrap metal dealer must not pay for scrap metal except by non-transferable cheque or electronic transfer of funds, which removed the anonymous cash route the trade used to […]
Selling a Car That’s Been Welded: What to Disclose, What Buyers Check and How It Affects Value Before a buyer asks you a single question about the sills, they can already read the car’s entire test record. GOV.UK lets anyone look up a vehicle’s MOT history from the registration alone, back to 2005, including which […]
MOT Retest After Welding: How the 10-Working-Day Rule Actually Works There are two different 10-working-day rules on the MOT retest page, and only one of them is free. Get them the wrong way round and a welding repair that was booked in good time still ends up costing a full second test. GOV.UK sets it […]
Corroded Suspension and Spring Mounts: Why They Fail an MOT and What Welding Involves The MOT inspection manual does not test your spring mount by name. It tests the metal around it. Section 5.3.6 tells the tester to check the strength and continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or […]
