MOT = Moment Of Truth

Mileage: 249,157

Later on this week my car is booked in for its MOT and service, both of which are required before the end of the month. Key to me being able to reach the milestone figure of 250,000 miles is the passing of the MOT, so I'm keeping my fingers firmly crossed on that front. Of course the service should allow any MOT-failing attributes that the car has to be fixed, but I still need to these to be not too extensive and expensive to be justifiable.

You'll notice that I've added an extra 20 miles to the clock since Friday. Yesterday I had a few short trips - to a football training match and to a poker night - which meant that I've been able to keep the milometer ticking over even though its been the weekend.