MOT Bays for Garages
Concept Garage Equipment specialises in MOT Bays from design, through to installation and completion of the or upgraded MOT Bays.
As well as being an authorised distributor of garage equipment suitable for MOT bays, Concept Garage Equipment can project manage your garage transformation into one or multiple professional MOT Bays, as well as supply and the full installation of all MOT Bays-related garage equipment.
We have a huge selection of own and name-branded garage equipment DVSA approved for MOT Bays, and all MOT-approved equipment comes with a full warranty and free delivery to your MOT Bays.
From MOT approved Tyre Changers and Wheel Balancers to ATL MOT 4 Post Lifts and ramps, emissions testing equipment and headlight testers, we have everything you need to make your MOT Bays the best in the business!
Chocolates and Flowers for a Class 4 ATL MOT Bay Install
We previously wrote about the new Class 4 ATL MOT Bay installation for NM Auto Repairs Ltd in Aldershot. Read Blog About Class 4 ATL MOT Bay Install Working alongside garage equipment suppliers GEG (Garage Equipment Group) we assisted in the supply and installation of...
Why is MOT Equipment Calibration Critical for Garages?
For a garage conducting MOT tests, the accuracy and reliability of the equipment used are paramount. Regular maintenance and crucially calibration of MOT equipment ensure that the measurements and assessments made during these tests are precise and in line with...
What does it cost to set up a MOT testing station in the UK in 2023?
It can cost anywhere from £10,995 to £34,995 to set up an MOT testing station, however, the prices differ substantially from a Class 1 & 2 MOT Bay for motorcycle MOT testing, to a Class 4 or Class 7 MOT Bays for testing Car, Vans or Commercial vehicles. MOT...
The Benefits of Roller Brake Testers for Garages
Brakes are one of the most important safety features on any vehicle. They allow drivers to slow down and stop safely, which is essential for avoiding accidents. However, brakes can wear down over time and need to be regularly inspected and repaired, so for any garage...
New Class 4 MOT Bay installation for NM Auto Repairs Ltd in Aldershot
NM Auto Repairs Ltd is a garage based in Aldershot, Hampshire. The garage is relatively new and is owned and operated by Nathan Murden. Realising the higher potential earnings that can be made from having both an established garage and Class 4 MOT Bay, Nathan spoke to...
They though they could never get an MOT Bay in this Rotherham garage
Another bay is on the way! This time in Rotherham South Yorkshire. AF Tyres & Servicing is a garage based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, and this customer contacted Concept GE after being told by another garage equipment supplier that they would never be able to...
Understanding Emissions Testers: A Crucial Component in MOT Testing
A Guide to Emissions Testers in Ensuring Vehicle Environmental Compliance Emissions testers, also referred to as exhaust gas analysers or gas and smoke emissions analysers, play a crucial role in maintaining air quality and ensuring vehicles meet environmental...
MOT Bay installation JJM Automotive solutions LTD in Mansfield
JJM is a garage based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The garage is owned and operated by three business partners Mark, Jason & Jack. Having built a successful business over a three-year period they decided to look at the benefits of taking the garage to the next...
Concept Garage Equipment are moving premises
Humble Beginnings Having established ourselves in February 2022 at our small Leeds office in Hunslet, we have seen the company grow even more rapidly than we had expected! With grateful thanks to our many loyal customers, and with our continued emphasis on customer...
What is an MOT bay?
A Guide to UK Garage M.O.T. Test Centers and How to Get Started The Ministry of Transport test, commonly known as the M.O.T., is a crucial aspect of vehicle ownership in the UK. It is an annual safety and emissions inspection that ensures vehicles on the road meet the...
2 Post Lift Repair and Service: Trump International in Scotland
About Trump International Scotland – 2 Post Lift Breakdown Trump International golf links in Scotland is a golf course in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, owned by Donald Trump. We are used to dealing with garages and MOT Bays of all shapes and sizes, but this call-out...
What is required for a Class 7 MOT Bay?
To ensure that you have a compliant and efficient MOT testing station for commercial goods vehicles such as larger transit vans, trucks and lorries vehicle MOT testing requires the right MOT garage equipment, facilities and training to ensure compliance with industry...
What is required for a Class 4 MOT Bay?
To ensure that you have a compliant and efficient MOT testing station for cars, caravans and passenger vehicle MOT testing requires the right equipment, facilities and training to ensure compliance with industry regulations. A crucial aspect of any MOT testing centre...
What is required for a Class 1 & 2 MOT Bay?
Operating a reliable and efficient MOT testing station for Motorcycle MOT testing requires the right equipment, facilities and training to ensure compliance with industry regulations. A crucial aspect of any MOT testing centre is of course the MOT bay, where the...
When Should I Have My Garage Equipment Serviced?
Most garage equipment should be serviced either at 6-month or 12-month intervals as a minimum, but each can have different requirements and there are several factors to consider before purchasing equipment or booking a piece of equipment to be serviced. Maintaining...
Learn About Shaker Plates
What are Shaker Plates? Shaker Plates, also known as Wheel Play Detectors, are hydraulically powered devices that are used during MOT tests to assess a vehicle’s steering and suspension. They are an important tool in maintaining the reliability and safety of vehicles...
MOT Equipment and Tools required in 2023
MOT Equipment In the UK, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) test is a legal requirement for all vehicles aged three years or older. As an MOT tester or garage owner, you know that the MOT test is carried out to ensure that a vehicle meets the minimum safety and...
DVSA Special notice 1st April 2023 – MOT annual training, MOT Guide & BMW – R18
Today the DVSA has announced some upcoming changes to MOT annual training MOT Guide BMW – R18, motorcycle tyre fitment Note: the below information is transcribed verbatim from the DVSA website announcement page, to prevent any issues or misunderstandings or...
Class 7 MOT bay dimensions
MOT Bays come in various shapes, sizes, and designs depending on the class of vehicles that needs to be MOT tested on each premise. Click here to find out what the different classes of MOT Bay are. The length of the MOT bay will be dependent on your choice of...
MOT Bay Install: Oundle MOT & Service Centre in Peterborough
About Oundle MOT & Service Centre in Peterborough – Class VII MOT Bay Oundle MOT & Service Centre is a relatively new vehicle repair business based near Peterborough, initially established in 2020. Why did Oundle MOT & Service Centre choose Concept...
Class 4 MOT bay dimensions
MOT Bays come in various shapes, sizes, and designs depending on the class of vehicles that needs to be MOT tested on each premise. Click here to find out what the different classes of MOT Bay are. The length of the MOT bay will be dependent on your choice of...
How can a Concept Garage Equipment appointment save lives?
Not only does our head of sales go above and beyond for our customers, his heroic actions saved lives. On the 5th of December 2018, on his way to measure up for a customer MOT Bay, Andy Davidson our National Sales Manager saw a burning car on the M62 in Leeds, West...
MOT Bay Install: Empire MOT in Halifax
About Empire MOT in Halifax – Class IV ATL MOT Test Lane Empire MOT is a new MOT business based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Owner Usman knew he wanted to set up a garage or MOT bay but didn’t know where to start, having no past experience doing this....
Garage Equipment Lease and MOT Bay Finance options
Owning and maintaining garage equipment can be expensive, especially for small businesses. The majority of the garages in the UK are small independent or family-owned, which can often make the initial investment required difficult to find. Fortunately, there are...
Motorcycle Garage Equipment for Garages and MOT Bays
For motorcycle enthusiasts and professionals alike, having the right equipment in a garage is essential to maintaining and repairing motorcycles. With the growing popularity of motorcycles in the UK, there is a higher demand for quality motorcycle garage equipment....
MOT Bay Project Management and Installation
If you are setting up a new MOT Bay or are planning to take over a garage that needs an MOT Bay set up and connected then this can be quite a bit of work, and also a distraction from the garage mechanic work you want to be doing to make a profit for your business....
Do Electric Cars (EV) need an MOT?
Yes, electric cars do need an annual MOT test once they are over 3 years old, but the test for EV cars is slightly faster as there is no need for an exhaust system or emissions tests to be carried out. With the vast increase in electric vehicles (EV) on UK roads, and...
Learn about Jacking Beams
For any UK MOT Bay or vehicle garage, a jacking beam is an essential piece of equipment. It comes as an additional piece of lifting equipment and is usually purchased alongside, or following the installation of a 4-post lift or inspection pit allowing mechanics to...
MOT manual Changes made 6th Feb 2023
The following MOT inspection manual changes were announced on Monday 6th February 2023. To ensure no mistakes are made or misinterpreted, the below is written verbatim as per the gov.uk announcement issued. MOT inspection manual: cars and passenger vehicles...
What are the classes of MOT bays?
The class of MOT Bay depends on the type of vehicles you intend to work on in your garage or workshop. It’s important to ensure you have at least the minimum class of MOT Bay for the vehicle(s) you intend to MOT test. Below are the main MOT Bay classes that are...
MOT Tests Set to Spike in March 2023?
An MOT test is an annual check-up for vehicles that are over three years old in the UK – there is some speculation that this interval may change in the future, and a live government petition to stop this change from happening, but at the time of writing this is...
DVSA Special notice 01/23 – MOT Equipment
Today the DVSA has announced some upcoming changes to the MOT inspection manual and testing guide. The MOT testing guide and MOT inspection manuals (all classes) will be updated on 6 February 2023, but the details of these and how they relate to connected MOT...
MOT Bay Questions – Not So Frequently Asked
As a leading supplier of MOT Bays in the UK, you would expect us to get some awkward questions, two came up this month that we felt worth sharing, in case you as a garage owner are in a similar one of these 2 situations. When adding a director to an existing MOT...
New courses for Level 3 MOT Management qualification – Do you need it?
Concept Garage Equipment is running new Level 3 MOT Management qualification courses in the following areas soon: Essex, West Midlands (Dudley area), Bury, Manchester, North Wales and the North East of England. Before you make a decision on whether or not you are...
Would my garage benefit from a website?
A website can be a valuable asset for any business, including your garage or MOT testing station. Here are a few of the ways a garage website can benefit you, your garage and your customers: Increased visibility: A website can help a garage reach more customers by...
MOT Bay Upgrade: A.A Tyres & Autocentre Ltd in Halifax
About A.A Tyres & Autocentre Ltd in Halifax – Tyres, MOT & Servicing A.A Tyre’s and Auto Centre are an independent newly formed garage based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Business partners Amjad and Amer a very well-known and widely respected by the local...
How to become a M.O.T tester without experience
Become an MOT tester without experience To become an M.O.T. tester (vehicle inspector in the UK) and qualified to work on vehicles within MOT Bays or MOT testing centres, you will need to meet certain requirements and complete specific training. Here are the general...
MOT Bay Installation: Bredbury Car Services in Stockport
About Bredbury Car Services Stockport – Car Repairs, MOT & Servicing BCS (Bredbury Car Services) in Bredbury, Stockport provide repair services for Car and light commercial vehicles from over 25 vehicle manufacturers. Why did BCS choose Concept Garage...
Customer Spotlight : Jason’s Tyres Swansea
About Jason’s Tyres – Tyres, MOT & Servicing Jason’s Tyre Services Ltd are an independent garage for repairs, servicing, diagnostics and tyres based in Crofty Industrial Estate in Swansea. Jason and his team have years of experience working on...
Learn About MOT Connected Equipment
Some MOT testing equipment can connect directly to the DVSA via an API to electronically record the MOT test results meaning that less manual intervention is needed. This is known as MOT Connected Equipment and has been an essential requirement for new MOT Bays since...
Concept Garage Equipment gains Garage Equipment Association (GEA) accreditation
Garage Equipment Association (GEA) accreditation has been awarded to Concept Garage Equipment. National Sales Manager, Andy Davidson said today: “Concept Garage Equipment is extremely proud to be accredited by the Garage Equipment Association (GEA). This is a...
Customer Spotlight : RJW Car & Van Leeds
About RJW Car & Van – Vehicle Repairs, MOT & Servicing RJW Cars are small family-run independent garage located in Garforth, Leeds. Father Rob & son Luke set up the business and they have been operating as an MOT Testing Station now for over 10...
8 Ways to Increase Garage Profits
Running a garage or MOT testing station can be hard at the best of times, but at the moment with heavily increased energy bills and winter on its way we are all looking to save money in any way we can, so how can you increase garage profits to help this situation?...
VT01 Form – Setting Up an MOT Test Station
MOT DVSA VT01 Application Process DVSA VT01 form must be completed to apply to set up or change an MOT test station, including becoming an Authorised Examiner (the person or business that runs it). Where to get the VT01 Form You can download the VT01 form from the...
What do I need to be an MOT test centre
To become an MOT Test Centre, first, you will need to make sure that you have the correct MOT training and qualifications to become an MOT tester. Without the correct qualifications, you will not be approved by the Drivers and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). You will...
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