New MOT lane enhances customer service at Stockton-on-Tees

LGV and PSV operators of all makes on Teesside and beyond are benefitting from a new MOT Test lane which Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland have opened as part of their state-of-the-art dealership at Stockton-on-Tees. The facility is now achieving a 94% initial pass rate for all MOT’s since opening.

The MOT Test lane (and the workshop) is fully Pet Reg and ADR compliant for the testing of vehicles carrying hazardous goods. It is also Zone 2 compliant which enables the MOT testing of gas tankers. A major advantage for customers is that tankers can be presented for MOT Test fully loaded, without the need to purge tanks beforehand.

Test pricing is competitive and late appointments are available for all makes of truck, bus or coach.

As it is part of the fully equipped Volvo workshop, repairs and pre-test inspections can also be carried out on site on all makes of truck, bus and coach.

The new Test facility is conveniently located adjacent to the main A19 trunk road at the Portrack Junction. The location is also ideally placed for access to the A66 and the Seal Sands, Tees Port and Teesside industrial areas.

All LGVs and PSVs above 7.5 tonnes GVW can be tested and the facility will soon be open two days per week, extending to three days by the end of 2010.

A loaded curtainsider test trailer is also available on site and smoke tests can be carried out to check compliance with London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) requirements.