When your car goes in to a MOT test station it will be checked against the strict MOT laws that have been set out by Vehicle Inspectorate. Any vehicle that is over three years old will be checked to ensure that it meets at least the minimum road safety and environmental standard. Any vehicle over three years old will require a new MOT to be carried out every 12 months.

If your car passes an MOT you may be given a list of advisories. This is a list of work that may require attention over the next twelve months and if they are not done the car is likely to fail when it comes to its MOT. Sometimes there are also advisories to state that they could not check a specific MOT standard such as not able to check the sills on a vehicle due the there being a cover on them.

Once you have a list of the advisories, you could speak to the mechanic at the MOT test station to discuss each one and he should be able to advise you of how soon he believes it will need to be addressed.

Don’t necessarily be put off by a long list of advisories as many of the items may be small and relatively cheap to fix.