“From an equipment perspective, there are several pieces of equipment you will need to have on your shopping list if you want to be able to offer MOT tests.”
When thinking of new MOT equipment, there are so many things to consider before making your purchase. GEMCO claims to offer a wide range of MOT equipment to cater for individual space requirements and budgets alike. As a starting point, the company’s sales office team can arrange a site visit, during which they will discuss your requirements, whilst giving advice on how to make the most out of any existing equipment. From an equipment perspective, there are several pieces of equipment you will need to have on your shopping list if you want to be able to offer MOT tests. These include:
Vehicle lifts
Whether it’s a one person testing facility (OPTL/ATL) or the traditional two-man operation (MOT), a vehicle lift is required (unless a pit is to be used), and this can be either surface-mounted or recessed. For two man testing, a lift with turn plates is required,
and for ATL (or an OPTL upgrade), a lift with turn plates and play detectors (also known as shaker plates) is necessary. A jacking beam, which can be either manual or air operated, is also required.
Brake testers
Traditional MOT models display the test results on a live analogue display board, while the ATL models feature advanced functionality such as vehicle weighing, tablet operation and the facility to print test results. The PC on ATL models can also be used for running the workshop’s own programmes.
Emissions analysers
The most preferred option is to have a combined/dual emission analyser capable of testing both petrol and diesel vehicles presented for test. All of GEMCO’s machines come with wireless smoke heads and are PC based.
Headlight testers
Supplied on rails which can be either surface mounted or recessed in a channel, GEMCO’s headlight testers are available with a laser for aligning the vehicle to the headlamp aligner. All headlight aligners included a double laser as standard.
MOT accessories
Convex MOT mirrors (for one man testing), brake pedal depressor, mot signs and accessory products are available.
Call GEMCO today on 01604 828 600 for further information or to arrange a free site visit from one of our expert team.
This article will feature in the March 2019 issue of Professional Motor Mechanic Magazine.
