[b][user=64]castrolrob[/user] wrote: [/b][quote]dont alter the fact that you examine as i explained below.its vosas requirements(not ours)and the regs they give us is what we abide by.master assessor is talking out of his ares.just because they say thats the case dont make it so,stop making it up as you go along.we all have their(vosa)regs on our vts devices.any court in the land will back you up if you can show them you did as requested/required according to the information given,just because vosa scared you doesnt mean that they even(faintly)worry me.
[/quote]
I wrote;
The minimum is that you check ALL failed items, plus anything that could be affected by those failed items, plus any advisory items.
VOSA would probably want a tester to recheck the lighting and signalling as a matter of course. If the vehicle has completed a substancial mileage since its initial test, it would be advisable to carry out a full brake test again.
A tester needs to remember that when issuing a test certificate that every test item on the vehicle meets the minimum criteria at the time the certificate is issued. [b][u]A tester is completely free to recheck any items on a retest, VOSA impose no restrictions. [/u][/b]
There is nothing wrong with what I have said here, the first sentence is exactly what the testers manual says, one just needs to read it. The last sentence sums it up in bold.
When I was on the last seminar and spoke openly with regards retests, the person VE or trainer giving the presentation at the time [b]said they would like testers[/b] to do [b]what I mentioned in the second paragraph[/b], so all i have done is said what was said to me from the Trainer, VE. “[b]I said VOSA would PROBABLY want”[/b] Not everything is written but common sense must previal,(*************OFFENSIVE TEXT REMOVED BY MODERATOR***********)
One person asked about brake tests when the vehicle returned for retest after a considerable mileage covered since initial test, say 300 miles (my example), me I would carry out a brake test, others may choose not to, that is up to each individual tester. At the end of the day if a serious problem occured after test and VOSA got involved, the tester would say as always “I wished I had just done it”, your choice?
Keep it professional
