The DVSA experienced a major nationwide system problem on Wednesday morning this week. Many MOT testers arrived at work on Wednesday, 9th November 2022, to discover that MTS-connected equipment was not working effectively. Multiple reports of the problem streamed in from testers all around the country. Advising testers to work[…]
Until now, the conventional work streams of our garages have been lucrative and reliable. We’ve been making easy money by charging for regular minor repairs, with a few bigger jobs mixed in. But we are on the cusp of changing times which will no doubt have repercussions on our business[…]
Almost 700 MOT Testers have been disqualified from practice over the last two financial years, representing a massive increase of 49% from the previous two-year period (April 2018 to March 2020). These statistics illustrate a notable rise in DVSA actions over recent years that aren’t limited to action against Testers.[…]
DVSA monitoring technology is improving year on year enabling powerful surveillance of the MOT scheme. Building legal cases against the perpetrators of MOT fraud has never been more straightforward. With prosecutions up by 900% in the last three years, whilst the DVSA are keeping Britain’s roads safer, AEDMs are asking[…]
The DVSA is pushing to crack down on testing quality, with authorised examiners and testers receiving significantly more disciplinary action than in previous years. The general trend of disciplinary action has been notably increasing over the last five years. Still, the data for disciplinary action in 2020/21 testing period was[…]
DVSA 22/23 Business Plan – Targeting Non-Compliance in the MOT Industry 🎯 Last week, the DVSA released their business plan for the next year – we’ve gone through it (so you don’t have to!) and have picked out the most important parts for MOT providers. In this blog, we’ll talk[…]
