How to prepare a car for the technical inspection

Around a third of inspection failures are trivial: a bulb, a wiper blade, low tread, an expired fire extinguisher. Ten minutes of checks save a second trip.

Before you go

• Lights — every bulb, including plate lights.
• Tyres — tread above the legal minimum, no cracks or bulges.
• Wipers and washers — blades that streak fail the inspection.
• Fluids — leaks get noticed; so does an empty washer tank.
• Documents and kit — registration, first-aid kit, extinguisher, warning triangle.

What the inspector measures

Brakes on a roller — imbalance between sides fails. Emissions on older diesels — a hard drive before the test helps. Steering play — a worn ball joint is the classic fail.

If it fails

You get a deadline to fix and return — usually free re-inspection within it. Fix the listed items, keep the receipt, go back.

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