Garage equipment calibration

MOT equipment operates on a six-monthly calibration cycle, and keeping it within its calibration period is an essential part of maintaining compliance. This applies to equipment including brake testers, headlamp aligners, smoke meters and gas analysers. Out-of-date calibration can leave a test station non-compliant and potentially cause disruption when equipment records are checked. At Garafit, we keep track of your calibration dates and contact you the month before your equipment is due, giving you time to arrange a convenient date around your working week. If you’ve taken on equipment from another supplier or aren’t sure when it was last calibrated, send us the details or your existing certificates and we can help establish where it sits in its calibration cycle.

Our engineer will attend your site with manufacturer-authorised calibration equipment and assess each item against the relevant standards and tolerances for that specific type of equipment. If equipment is found to be within tolerance, it will be certified accordingly. Where an item is outside tolerance but can be adjusted, we’ll bring it back within specification and re-check it to confirm its accuracy. If equipment cannot be brought back within the required standard, we’ll explain the issue and recommend that it is removed from service, rather than certifying equipment that should not be used. Once completed, you’ll have accurately calibrated equipment and the certification and paperwork to prove it.

Yes — we calibrate small workshop tools too, and these are often the items that get overlooked. Torque wrenches can lose accuracy through regular use, while tyre pressure and depth gauges, micrometers, multimeters, weighing scales, compression testers, feeler gauges and vernier gauges can all gradually fall outside their required tolerances. We can help keep your whole workshop calibrated, not just the equipment where calibration is a legal requirement. This gives you greater confidence that the tools and equipment you rely on every day are accurate, reliable and working as they should.

Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems play an important role in keeping your workshop safe by removing exhaust fumes, welding fumes, dust and other airborne contaminants. Under COSHH requirements, LEV systems should be thoroughly examined and tested at least every 12 months, with records retained for five years. Unlike MOT equipment, LEV testing is a workplace health and safety requirement, so it can easily be overlooked. To make things easier, we can carry out LEV testing alongside your calibration visit, helping you keep everything up to date without having to arrange separate appointments.

Our calibration work is carried out by GEA-approved engineers using manufacturer-authorised calibration equipment, ensuring your equipment is calibrated accurately and to the appropriate standards. GEA (Garage Equipment Association) is the recognised trade association for the garage equipment industry. With a minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in the trade, our engineers have extensive knowledge of garage equipment and the practical expertise required to identify and address calibration issues. We take care to ensure every item is accurately assessed, calibrated and checked, giving you confidence that your equipment is working within the required tolerances.

Equipment failure can bring a busy workshop to a standstill. If something stops working or isn’t giving accurate readings, give Garafit a call. We offer a 24- and 48-hour emergency repair service for our customers, helping to minimise downtime and get your equipment back in working order as quickly as possible. Our experienced team can often talk through the issue with you over the phone and advise whether there is a temporary workaround while you wait for an engineer. Contract customers receive priority, helping ensure your workshop gets the support it needs when equipment failure occurs.