I note in my local newspaper a letter about the changing of the MOT test. An EU directive for 2012. Possibly I might have missed this news somewhere, but:
Under the Directive, the test will be every two years. Sounds good. However, it will be at Government run test centres. I quote the letter: " The tests are much more expensive, and Draconian to the point of obsessive. No leeway is granted, no free re-tests, and no allowances are made".
As I understand it, a vehicle which leaks a bit of oil will not pass in Germany. Is this what we can expect in the future?