MOT - Passed ( 151891 miles )

When my insurance company settled the claim with me, they advised me that a fresh MOT would be required before they would be prepared to cover the car again. This was the only stipulation they made since apparently vehicle identity checks are no longer carried out.

I took the car to the same MOT station who have tested this car every year since 2014 and explained what had happened and even shared photographs of the accident aftermath with the tester. When he saw the pictures he appeared quite relieved since he could see the extent of the accident damage was quite limited and unlikely to pose any problems for the MOT. That said he inspected the car as thoroughly as he always does including a thorough brake test since the car had been off the road for a while. Fortunately I had cleaned up the brakes manually before the test and had used the drive to the test station to further bed them back in so they passed with flying colours. The only advisory given was that the rear brake pads are wearing a bit thin which is easily fixed.