The M.O.T. Inspection Manual Issue Date 01 January 2012 LastPage                     NextPage                     Contents                     Back                     Forward                     Home                      Method of Inspection Reason for Rejection 4. Refer to pages 4 and 5 and check visually that the characters are correctly formed, spaced, and are not obviously likely to be misread due to, for example, badly positioned or uncovered retaining bolts etc. 4. A registration plate with: a. characters which are obviously not the correct height, character width, stroke width, not of equal width along their entire length or incorrectly spaced b. a character not correctly formed, sloping, or likely to be misread c. any feature that has the effect of changing the appearance or legibility of any of the characters, so that the true identity of the vehicle is less easily established d. characters formed using a font which is not substantially similar to the prescribed font e. characters formed using broken or multiple strokes f. characters laid out in an incorrect format g. a margin obviously less than the minimum requirement h. a non-reflective border obviously wider than permitted or positioned too close to the characters (see page 5). Cont’d Cont’d 6.3 Registration Plates