Opening up MOT bays for the first time isn’t an easy process.
Between the design the workshop’s layout, the training your employees as well as going through the steps to be an Authorised Examiner there’s plenty to do before you’re able complete the necessary steps.
We aren’t able to give you steps to be fully compliance. We can however provide the equipment needed to prepare your workshop for compliance.
If you’re planning to upgrade your vehicle to the Class 7 MOTs, which are the particular test required for Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) Here are the most important pieces of equipment you’ll need:
1. A vehicle lift for LCVs
Every MOT is accompanied by an assessment of the underneath of the vehicle. an MOT of Class 7 is the same.
Alongside along with a Brake Tester and a Brake Tester, a vehicle lift is typically the most significant investment you’ll invest in to make your workshop ready for MOT. This means that you have to ensure you’ve made the right choice prior to making a purchase. The MOT Testing Guide comes with a lengthy list of specifications for a lift for your vehicle, and you must look up the specifications of their guide to help to ensure that you are in compliance.
To get you going, here are list of some of the top specifications. In addition to consider, you must look for a lift using:
Wheel-supporting platforms that measure at minimum 4.8m long
Platforms which can be raised to a minimum of 1.4m from the ground
A jacking beam that weighs 2,800kg
A place that’s recessible into the floor
and a safe Working Load of at minimum 3,500kg
If you’re in search of an all-purpose lift for LCVs that is a perfect to match Class 7 MOTs, one that comes with the radius plates as well as play detectors – we’d suggest our Light Commercial Four Post Lift.
Like the name implies that it was designed from the beginning using LCVs in mind. It comes with the option of a variety of lengths for platforms and capacities of up to 6,500kg and the option of installing it in a floor with recessed edges.
If you’re in an area where you don’t require lifts? It is also possible to conduct Class 7 MOTs by using the Class 7 vehicle inspection Pit which gives the same access to the underside required to carry out the checks you need to.
If this is the case you’ll need pits that include:
A continuous working duration of at minimum 6 meters
A minimum width of 760mm, but an maximum of 1.3m across the length of the work (measured across the pit walls)
A minimum depth of 1.4m and the maximum of 1.8m across the length of the work
2. Brake Testers
Testing brakes is among the most crucial aspects of any MOT , and it’s crucial to receive precise, reliable and accurate results.
What does this mean for your equipment? You’ll require the brake tester which is:
Connected-equipment-ready DVSA approved
Created to reduce the chance of tyre wear
Durable enough to keep going with accurate and reliable results
This covers the technical side of things. If you want to be sure of accuracy, you’ll need to limit the possibility of human error as well – by using a brake tester which allows your employees to use it and comprehend the results.
The In-Ground Brake tester ticks all the technical requirements for MOTs of Class 7 or higher. It also includes a user-friendly diagnostics software to facilitate analysis and display as well as a handheld tablet that lets engineers examine your cars in the comfort of the driver’s seat.
3. Headlamp Testers
Testing the aim of headlamps is difficult to set up, and requires detailed information about the perfect smooth surfaces and rails that you’ll need to conduct your tests. (You will find these details in the The MOT Tester’s Guide.)
In order to provide you with the most precise results from your tests – ones that match the precise layout of your test space You’ll require an accurate and user-friendly headlamp tester that reduces the risk of your staff making mistakes.
Our 2500 Headlamp Tester employs photodiode technology for an automatic positioner, allowing for precise alignment with the headlamp’s light beam.
(A photodiode transforms light to electrical current. This is the same technology employed in solar power cells.)
It can be equipped with wired or wireless data transmission, and adjustable settings for high beam, low beam or lamp light. In addition, with an extended battery life and rapid recharge times this is a low-maintenance piece of equipment that is ideal for usage on a daily basis.
4. Emissions Analysers
The main purpose of an MOT is obtaining a report of the way the vehicle’s actions affect the environmental conditions (as as well as how effectively it is using the fuel it consumes).
In particular, you have to know and track how your vehicles conform to standards set by the Euro 6 Standards, the EU-imposed rules regarding the emission limits for engines.
If you’re planning on setting your own central location for MOTs in Class 7, you’ll require testing equipment that’s certified by Euro 6 and MOT approved for example, like our cable-free Petrol and Diesel Emissions Analyser.
It’s a precise, reliable and portable tester that operates at temperatures as low as -15degC It also comes with a Wi-Fi-enabled solid-state PC that can connect via the internet to the analyser for distances up to 100m.
And the best thing? It’s easy and straightforward to use, and has an automatic calibration of every test, which means there are no more filters to break or break!
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