Types of MOT Test Bay for 2020 – Part Two: Lift Based MOT Test Bays

In previous blog posts we have commented on the types of test bay that are available to new applicants and those existing test station operators who are already approved within the MOT scheme who may be seeking a new bay or an upgrade to an existing installation. The last article we published on this started …

Brake Meter for Motorcycle Testing

As a motorcycle testing station you are required to have a brake meter with approved mounting bracket, calibrated and available for a road test to be conducted as part of the test. This repeatable instrument is able to calculate the brake performance of a motorcycle during a simple and repeatable test routine. The complete package …

Motorcycle MOT Bay Equipment

If you support your customers and gain new ones with just a repair service then you are potentially missing an additional revenue stream, that of the MOT bay. A quick search on Google no doubt brings up couple of manufacturers of this equipment as well as several middle men, but if you want a motorcycle …

Hand-held, Cost effective, Repeatable & Accurate

<<Re-posted from CV Workshop Magazine>> The Tapley meter continues to be widely used in vehicle testing stations and repair workshops today, with the tool still approved for performing a decelerometer test. However, accountability and duty of care are playing a significant role for technicians in more recent times, with an increased requirement to provide more …

Types of MOT Test Bay for 2020 – Part One: Motorcycle Testing

In previous blog posts we have commented on the types of test bay that are available to new applicants and those existing test station operators who are already approved within the MOT scheme who may be seeking a new bay or an upgrade to an existing installation. The last article we published on this was …

Connected Brake Meter – Available Now; Required from Feb 2020

The Bowmonk BrakeCheck has long been synonymous with vehicle brake testing both for fleet operators and MOT testing stations where the unit is used as a back-up to the roller brake tester or for testing 4x4 vehicles. The latest version of the Series II unit now comes with connected technology allowing it to be used …

The most cost effective DVSA approved portable brake tester available!

BrakeCheck is designed to test service, hand and secondary brakes on any vehicles braking system. It also shows which side of the vehicle has brake problems by indicating left/right imbalance as well as measuring a host of other data sets in a single, simple and repeatable test pass which can then be uploaded to the …

Latest Gen Rolling Road Brake Testers for Connected MOT Bays

If your MOT brake rollers are reaching the end of their servicable life and are starting to attract high servicing costs then it could be time to consider a replacement unit. GETECH are specialists in the installation of MOT test lanes. As a manufacturer we are perfectly placed to give the best advice to you …

New Month – New Regulations

The rollout of connected equipment continues for new garages with the news this week that decelerometers will also have to be capable of connecting to the DVSA MTS system in February 2020. The connected equipment changes are designed to minimise the chances of data entry error when sending results back to the DVSA at the …

Setting Up an MOT Station

We grease the wheels to get you MOT approved quickly! Setting up an MOT station is an involved process. Not only do you need to understand many regulations pertaining to vehicle testing and inspection, but also you will need to undergo training to gain qualifications in MOT test centre management and vehicle repair technologies. The …