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An MOT may not seem like the most exciting necessity, but in order to keep your vehicle safely on the road, it pays to choose wisely where you take your vehicle and as Robert Veitch found out recently, Ditchling MOT’s Ltd is an excellent choice
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hen the Ministry of Transport test was first introduced in 1960 the aim of the legislation was to ensure cars were safe and roadworthy. Fastforward sixty years and several amendments to the original legislation, there are now over 65,000 registered testers across the UK and at one garage on Ditchling Common, Hassocks, MOT testing is the name of the game, it’s the bread and butter of what they do. Walking into Michelle Marshall’s office it’s obvious that she’s passionate about what she does. She’s clearly a woman who knows her spreadsheets from her shock absorbers, and the difference between her ECU’s, ABS, VAT, and RPM. She has a cheery disposition, very friendly and positive, she’s a can-do, let’s fix this problem woman. Michelle purchased the business on May 1st 2010 and has taken great pleasure in 42 SUSSEX LIVING | May 2022
driving the business forward during the last decade, with the aim of propelling on through this one too. “We had planned to celebrate our tenth anniversary in 2020,” she told me, “but the pandemic put an end to that. So after two stop-start years we’ll mark the occasion this
year and celebrate our tenth birthday on our twelfth. The team and I intend to enjoy a British staple… tea and cake, shared with our neighbours on Ditchling Common.” As the name above the door suggests most of the work undertaken are MOTs, either for private customers
or as trade work for other garages. Most of the vehicles tested are cars, vans and minibuses. But as Michelle was keen to tell me, they also specialise in camper vans ranging from those vintage dormobiles of yesteryear through to modern state of the art recreational vehicles.
The team know what they’re doing, they’re very capable, friendly, and they have decades of accumulated experience For Class 4, 5, or 7 vehicles, be assured Ditchling MOT’s Ltd can get the job done. MOTs are arranged by telephone because the team believe it’s the best way to make arrangements, answer questions and resolve issues before they happen. It’s possible to book an MOT for any vehicle up to a month
