Call the garage and ask them if they have pads. The garage I use already had them. Considering the number of Tesla's on the road it would be bad business desision if they don't have them already.

You can print the MOT procedure for them if they don't have it already:

https://www.tesla.com/en_gb/support/mot-testing

 

I have a Model S which had it’s first MoT last year in 2023. Mine is due again. If possible I would recommend a HEVRA garage to do the MoT for you. You definitely need the pucks for lifting. You can buy a set via Amazon UK. I would inform the garage that you have the pucks and ask them only to use them at the correct lifting areas of your car. In my case last year my local garage were HEVRA trained but even so did not have much experience of the Model S, they actually let me remain in the car whilst conducting the MoT test and used me to test the wipers,brake lights, etc whilst I was in the drivers seat. Hope that helps, and good luck with the test…..

 

Depends if they have a ramp to lift the car

The place we took the M3 recently had one, we also bought the pucks for a tyre change at home just in case the fitter didn’t have them. Hardest part was having a jack low enough to get under the puck.

 

I recently went to my local Halfords garage to rotate my wheels (as per Tesla recommendation). Was positively surprised: they had pads and seemed quite familiar with Tesla handling.

 

Thanks for the response guys. I'm gonna call the garage on Monday to see if they have the pucks already. If not I'll buy a set from amazon.

 

Funny my BMW phev (and I assume BM EVs) also need square pucks to jack lift as the jack point has a plastic square locating socket - and they get squished if no puck !

 

My local mot centre just lifted mine on the suspension arms, strangely or worryingly they have never heard of pucks and have done a few Tesla’s now😆.

 

My local garage lifted my car up using a ramp rather than suspension arms so the pucks weren't necessary in my case. I think it depends on the garage.

 

There is plenty of structure around the holes where the pucks locate, seen garages just jack on that area over the said hole, my local mot used suspension somewhere and lift jacks directly over the puck holes without pucks, seems a non event really.

 

I asked my local MOT garage the same question.

After having my Zoe lifted up on its battery pack by a official Renault garage ( near Hull ) a few years while it was in for a service.
but lucky for me there was no damage so I am now very picky where I take my car.

I was told by my local MOT station they use a ramp and do not jack the car up for a MOT.

 

I've watched the official MOT test in test centers in N Ireland and they definitely have to lift the car off the wheels even if it's on a ramp ! Think it's a test for steering, suspension and wheel bearing play /binding etc --so a ramp use doesn't mean they still don't use the jack points . They used rubber blocks on the ramp I watched to lift car off the wheels so not much chance of damage provided they know not to go near the battery pack.