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What is MOT’d
I’m guessing this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOT_test
Oh yep, in Australia we colloquially call it "the pits" as in "Gotta take the car to the pits" but I'd say the more universal term would be checking the vehicle's roadworthiness, or taking it for a roadworthy.
We call it getting it “smogged” in Los Angeles as the concern is cutting emissions to reduce smog; though many of the requirements are naturally related to road worthiness too.
I own a skoolie (used school bus converted to a motorhome) and it's hilarious how much of the community likes to rant about Cali's strict emissions policies being the result of liberal woke culture. No, you dumbfucks, it's because they're sandwiched between prevailing westerly winds and a fucking mountain range. You either restrict vehicle emissions or you live in a cloud of smog.
Here in PA, the roadworthiness inspection is separate from the emissions inspection (although both are usually done at the same time).
Fun fact, California doesn't mandate safety or roadworthiness inspections for personal vehicles at all - only emissions.
This was a bit of a surprise to me when I moved here, given CAs reputation.
I guess vehicles don't have to be all that safe when they're just sitting in traffic.
Here in my state, there's no inspections. You can drive your car with the frame cracked in half. As long as the plate has up-to-date stickers, you're good fam.
Bunch of states have the same as MOT, called “inspection”.
Yep of course! I’m just not familiar with other states’ terminology.
If it's generally about emissions, remember to always go to a highway and drive the car in high revs (idk about automats but some of them at least have selectors or "at most first two/three gears") for a few miles. Burns off a bit of excess that would show up when then inspector revs it.
Dad used to do it always and never got flagged for emissions. Other faults may have been there though.
Although this was on diesel idk how much it'd help on gasoline cars
Helps on gasoline if you have one that burns oil such as every GM (Opel/Saab) ecotec engine at one point.
In New Zealand, it's a WOF (warrant of fitness)
This sounds more like your car is end-of-life and gets thrown into a big hole in the ground filled with lava. "We got to make a sacrifice to please the car god!"
No. Car god gets tiny mangled bodies. It's very well fed.
Pink slip in NSW
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Nah, it’s a vehicle safety inspection all cars over a certain age must go through in the UK before they’re legally allowed to be on the road.
Ministry of Transport (inspection) 'd.