On Friday, 5 August 2016 01:09:41 UTC+1, Rod Speed wrote:
tabbypurr wrote
Rod Speed wrote

the mechanic I now use couldn't care less and just checks the obvious
stuff
like the tyres and lights and does the mandatory brakes check with the
meter they put on the front passengers seat floor and go for a drive etc.

that's crude.

Perfectly adequate to check if the car can stop properly. It has a printer
built
in that prints out the results it got and that gets attached to the report.

We've had mandatory separate 4 wheel checks for decades.

Pointless unnecessary expense.

Anyone that knows the subject knows why it's done.


NT