Maintenance and the environment
| What the rule says | What you do | Where it goes wrong | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is responsible | The provision addresses TWO persons at once: the driver may not drive it, and the owner or holder may not let it be driven. | Check yourself between inspections — tyres, lights, brake fluid — because the duty runs on. | Taking the MOT for a guarantee. It says something about the day of the inspection; the provision applies every day. |
| Emissions and noise | The emission-control system must WORK PROPERLY, the exhaust must be soundly attached, and unnecessary noise is forbidden (art. 57 RVV). | Have a rattling exhaust repaired at once rather than waiting “until the MOT” — it is an emissions, a noise and an attachment issue at the same time. | Thinking a sports exhaust is only a noise issue. It touches art. 5.2.11(2) and art. 57, and with a catalyst also paragraph 6. |
| Tyres between inspections | The tread in the main grooves must be at least 1.6 mm over the ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE — every day, not just on inspection day. | Measure around the tyre monthly and check the pressure at the same time — one two-minute job. | Trusting the wear indicator. It sits in one place; the requirement covers the whole circumference, and tyres wear unevenly. |
| Checking the lights | Two brake lights are prescribed for cars from after 30 June 1967 — and the brake light is exactly the one you never see lit yourself. | Do a monthly walk-round with someone on the brake, or reverse towards a wall or shop window. | Waiting for a dashboard warning. In an older car it does not come, and in a newer one only if the warning device works. |
The law itself
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