Class 4 and Class 7 MOT testing from DB Autos, Salem Street, Stoke-on-Trent.
Cars and smaller passenger vehicles.
Larger vans within the Class 7 category.
Village lanes, dark evenings and a lights check
A village setting like Meir Heath often means narrower roads, fewer street lamps and a heavier reliance on your own headlights after dark. That puts lighting near the top of any pre-MOT checklist. A dim bulb or a cracked lens may not bother you in daylight, yet it is exactly the sort of thing an examiner looks at closely.
Stoke-on-Trent is home to DB Autos, an MOT test centre that Meir Heath drivers can reach without a long detour, wherever in the village they set off from. Booking is simple. A Class 4 car costs £40 to test, and a Class 7 vehicle £50. Whatever the test finds is talked through in everyday language, and any further repairs wait for your go-ahead.
Drivers living around Meir Heath often cover rural-feeling stretches where oncoming headlights and unlit verges make poor lighting obvious very quickly. Switch on dipped beam, main beam, fog lights and indicators against a wall or garage door and see whether each side matches. Wipe grime from lenses. Glance at the windscreen for chips in your line of sight, and check the wipers clear it without smearing. Also look at the tyre edges, since kerb scuffs from narrow lanes can leave damage that is easy to miss. Meir Heath is roughly 6 miles from our garage on Salem Street.
We test against the required MOT standards and explain the result plainly.
A long-established, family-run Stoke-on-Trent garage.
DB Autos is an AA Approved garage.
Part of the Bosch Approved servicing network.
Parts and labour carry a 12-month guarantee.
Yes, it is among the easiest jobs to do at home. Switch everything on in turn, including indicators, and have a helper watch the brake lights from behind. Swapping a simple bulb beforehand can spare you a repair afterwards and a retest of your patience.
Pick a date at dbautosmottest.co.uk, or phone 01782 844320 if you would rather talk it through. It helps to mention any warning lights or worries at that stage, so the people testing the car know what you have already noticed.
Yes, the workshop handles repairs once the test is complete. You get an explanation of what the test turned up and what mending it would involve, and nothing goes beyond that without a clear yes from you.
DB Autos is 6 Miles from Meir Heath, at Units 3 and 4 Salem Street, Stoke-on-Trent.
MOT Test | Car Servicing | MOT Test | Car Bodywork Repairs
DB Autos
Units 3 & 4 Salem Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 5PR
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