NEWSMANCHETTS RECOVERYThis time of year stuckagricultural equipment caneasily get damaged. Ourspecialist vehicle allows usto stand and hold groundeffectively to apply progresswinch power to winchcasualty equipment back tohard standing, preventingshock loading of the strickenmachine and in turn damagefree recovery allowingfarmers to continue farming.GARAGES PERMITTED TO REMAIN OPEN DURING LATESTLOCKDOWNNew ‘stay at home’ order for England and Scotland does not affect workshops but DVSA notyet ruled out MOT extensionA new lockdown ordering people to‘stay at home’ in England and Scotlandis now in force but garages arepermitted to remain open.The latest government guidance forEngland states that “vehicle repair andMOT services” can remain open.In Scotland, “car repair and MOT servicesincluding supply of parts” can continue tooperate during the latest restrictions.England’s latest lockdown rules willremain in place until at least mid-February;Scotland’s current restrictions will bereviewed at the end of January.Wales remains at ‘alert level four’ andgarages can remain open.The DVSA has said it is working “closelywith the government” but is yet to confirmits official position on the impact ofrestrictions on its services.MOT extensionMany garage owners now fear a possiblereintroduction of another MOT extension, amove which saw many workshops forcedto close during the first lockdown lastyear – despite being granted permission toremain open.The rules allowed an extension to MOTexpiry dates from the end of March 2020.His televised statement yesterday cameafter the UK reported a record 58,784cases on Monday, as well as a further 407deaths within 28 days of a positive test.Announcing England’s lockdown, MrJohnson said hospitals were under “morepressure from COVID than at any timesince the start of the pandemic”.The extension ended on August 1, 2020,and from this date drivers had to ensuretheir cars have valid MOT certification,prompting significant demand on MOTservices in recent weeks.An extension was not granted for MOTsduring the second lockdown and is unlikelyto be granted for the latest nationallockdown.Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned thecoming weeks would be the “hardest yet”.25
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