The majority of car owners worry about having an MOT carried out on their vehicle. You often have no idea what (if anything) will need to be done in order for it to pass. It may be that you take your car in for an MOT and find that you need to spend hundreds of pounds on it to get it to pass or that it passes with flying colours and only costs you £30-£40 for the test. If the MOT is done on or after the expiry date of the previous one, then you may be without a vehicle until the repairs are done, the retest has been performed and the car passes.
Before taking your car in for an MOT there are certain checks that you can do yourself. Have a look round the vehicle and make sure that all your lights are working this includes small lamps such as number plate bulbs. If they are not working then be sure to replace them, you can often buy these bulbs from places such as Halfords. Also make sure that your window screen washers are in good working order and that your fluid is topped up. Some garages will offer a pre MOT check to give you forewarning of what the vehicle is likely to fail on. This can be helpful as it will help you have extra time to budget for repairs.
