Upgrade your existing
MOT Bay to a
One Person Test Lane
Purpose
Built OPTL
Four
Post Lifts &
Scissor
Lifts
with
Integral Wheel Play Detectors
VOSA Approved Floor Mounted
Wheel Play Detectors for inspection pit installation
Ravaglioli
OPLT & ATL
Sales
& Installation
Ravaglioli
ATL
Crypton
ATL
Sales
& Installation
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Upgrade your existing class
4 & Class 7 MOT bay for One Man Testing.
OPTL
enables a VTS to gain VOSA approval for one man MOT
testing without the expense of purchasing a full ATL.
Whether
you decide to go for full ATL or OPTL, FGES offer a
solution to meet your needs. To help you choose, we've
outlined a few of the pros and cons.
OPTL
- The Advantages:
Some
of your existing MOT equipment can be kept including:
- Emissions
Analyser (Provided the smoke meter is VOSA 2008
compliant - but this is also the case with ATL)
- Lift
/ Ramp - (If retro-fitted with wheel play detectors
and ball bearing mounted radius plates.)
OPTL
- The Disadvantages:
- OPTL
is subject to VOSA approval so your existing kit
will be scrutinised.
- If
you are planning to fit shaker plate play detectors
to an existing lift, you must first seek a written
declaration from the lift manufacturer (not the
supplier / installer) that the lift is suitable.
We have not yet seen a successful upgrade of this
type.
- Years
of field testing in Europe suggests that older four
post lifts retro-fitted with play detectors are
not as resilient to the forceful action of wheel
play detectors as purpose built ATL lifts and supports
the opinion that scissor lifts are by far the best
choice for ATL / OPTL applications.
- Older
lifts retro-fitted with play detectors may suffer
a shorter than expected working life-span.
- VOSA
have proposed the compulsory replacement of all
older, analogue brake testers by 2011.
- The
money you save in OPTL purchase cost is likely to
be eaten up by the maintenance costs of the older,
existing kit you kept
- If
you prefer to lease purchase your equipment, the
difference in the monthly costs of OPTL compared
to ATL is marginal.
FGES
offer complete, purpose
built
replacement four post lifts and scissor lifts for
OPTL and ATL use, recessed or surface mounted with
integral play detectors and captivated ball-bearing
radius plates.
For
further details of the equipment we recommend for
OPTL, please click the following:
- Mirrors
for checking front and rear lights from the driving
position
- Brake
pedal application device
- FGES
do not recommend the retro-fitting of wheel play
detectors to existing lifts.
- Before
commencing an OPTL upgrade, application for approval
must be made by submitting a VT01 application form
to your local VOSA office.
Prices
and Finance:
For the
very latest prices, finance options and information,
please click here to contact us.
Already had a quote? - We
are always keen to negotiate.
Considering
a complete ATL?
FGES also supply and install complete ATL
packages including:
Ravaglioli
Automated Test Lane - MOT Class 4 & 7
Crypton
Automated Test Lane - CTL Series for MOT Class 4 & 7
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