MOT Testing & Workshop – November 2019
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MOT Testing & Workshop 102 – August 2019
See PDF at the foot this page for full content – view online or download. In the August 2109 issue Cover story – ministers go back on their word. After leaving the MOT Fee unchanged for an unprecedented 10 years, the Secretary of State for Transport says that if the price is being discounted, it can’t be too low –…
Read MoreMOT Testing 101 – May 2019
Sample Issue This is a sample issue of MOT Testing Magazine – viewable as a PDF online. The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the May 2109 issue MOT Scheme ‘fails’ Test – If the MOT Scheme were to undergo an MOT Test, it would ‘Fail’: from failing to properly monitor and…
Read MoreMOT Testing Magazine’s 100th Issue
MOT Testing Magazine’s 100th issue is in production at the moment and will be posted out to subscribers in the week commencing 11th February 2019. We thank all our subscribers and advertisers for their support and wish them a prosperous 2019 and beyond. View a sample copy here.
Read MoreMOT Testing 100 – February 2019
Sample Issue This is a sample issue of MOT Testing Magazine – viewable as a PDF online. The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the February 2109 issue Test Lanes linked to the MOT computer – At last, the UK MOT is catching up with the rest of Europe: Later this year,…
Read MoreMOT Testing 99 – November 2018
Sample Issue This is a sample issue of MOT Testing Magazine – viewable as a PDF online. The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the November 2018 issue 2.5M ‘Dangerous’ vehicles – The numbers from the MOT computer do not lie: DVSA figures suggest that on UK roads… over two and a…
Read MoreMOT Testing 98 – August 2018
Sample Issue This is a sample issue of MOT Testing Magazine – viewable as a PDF online. The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the August 2018 issue The new MOT Manual: a smooth transition?… – As we announced in the headline of the May issue, “The biggest shake-up for the MOT…
Read MoreMOT Testing 97 – May 2018
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the May 2018 issue MOT’s biggest shake-up in decades – A new Tester’s Manual, new Test classes, new diesel testing limits – it’s going to be a confusing time for AEs, Testers, VEs and motorists alike. Jim Punter provides an overview of the…
Read MoreCurrent Magazine Content
This page contains files, web links and documents referred to in the current edition of MOT Testing Magazine. Links referred to under past editions may have been moved or expired. MOT Testing Magazine 96, February 2018 Link to ‘Find your MP’ website HERE Download Government’s Response and Summary to 4-1-1 Outcome HERE Download DVSA/MOT Trade Service Level Agreement (SLA) HERE…
Read MoreMOT Testing 96 – February 2018
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the February 2018 issue 1. 4-1-1 ‘Rejected’ – Once again the periodicity of the MOT has been put up for change, and once again the proposal has been rejected. The argument for increasing the period between when a vehicle is new and its…
Read MoreMOT Testing 95 – November 2017
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the November 2017 issue 1. No MOT leadership – Since Alastair Peoples’ departure in October 2015 there has been no effective leadership from DVTS or DfT of the 21,000 plus MOT businesses carrying out the UK’s vehicle safety checks. The closest the MOT industry has…
Read MoreMOT Testing 94 – August 2017
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the August 2017 issue Government MOT policies – The Government’s MOT policies since 2005 have ensured that it is all but impossible for MOT Testing Stations to make a profit; allowing more businesses into the scheme, passing computer and training costs onto garages…
Read MoreMOT Testing 93 – May 2017
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the May 2017 issue DfT manipulates road death figures – Understating deaths and injuries, overstating the benefit to motorists; the public trusts and respects the MOT as it is, so why is the DfT ignoring its own figures to make 4-1-1 appear ‘safe’? Jim…
Read MoreMOT Testing 92 – Feb 2017
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the Feb 2017 issue 4-1-1 MOT Consultation – It seems the DfT has time for everything except reviewing the MOT fee. Even ‘Brexit’ has been used as a reason for not getting around to it. Now in another blow to hard pressed Testing…
Read MoreMOT Testing 91 – Nov 2016
Single Issue Subscription In the Nov 2016 – Feb 2017 issue Fee increase ‘Consultation’ but no fee increase yet – The August ’16 issue of MOT Testing carried a headline referring to DVSA retaining surpluses of £11M. Apparently the reason consultation about the MOT Fee hasn’t been completed yet is that DfT are “too busy”! Perhaps they are too busy…
Read MoreMOT Testing 90 – Aug 2016
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the Aug – October 2016 issue DVSA rakes in £11M: – DVSA is retaining surpluses of £11M, while Testing Stations are doing more and more more for the same fee, and they are having to fund extra equipment into the bargain – is…
Read MoreMOT Testing 89 – May 2016
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the May 2016 issue MOT Training Revolution, Here are the details: – The NTTA is no more; to “raise professionalism” and in answer to the trade’s demands: These are among the reasons why training has been reviewed and finally updated. Editor Jim Punter…
Read MoreMOT Testing 88 – February 2016
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the February 2016 issue The MOT Fee – when will it be reviewed? – Regular MOT Fee reviews are a distant memory, as is the last fee increase. There are many reasons why the MOT Fee should be increased – why do successive…
Read MoreMOT Testing 87 – November 2015
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the November 2015 issue What is going on with diesel emissions Testing? – Do Testing Stations properly MOT test diesel engines for smoke emissions?– With one hand the government is passing legislation to reduce emissions, and with the other it seems to be…
Read MoreMOT Testing 86 – August 2015
Sample Issue The PDF at the foot this page shows partial pages of MOT Testing Magazine. In the August 2015 issue Once again the MOT Test is employed as a political device – Is it becoming a political tradition? – The new government is extending a vehicle’s first MOT to its fourth year. Once again, the already hard pressed MOT…
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