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It’s been two years since the DVSA rolled-out its new MOT risk rating system, but confusion around how the ‘Red-Amber-Green’ (RAG) rating is calculated still remains. Suffering from a resource shortage, the DVSA created the RAG rating system to make their use of time more efficient. It is basically a ‘torch’ the DVSA can use to highlight potential bad practice…
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Autotech Training can deliver Level 1 EV training to up to 14 employees at any one time, or via the IMI’s eLearning platform. Levels 2 and 3 EV training is delivered to up to six employees over a two day period. For further information on Autotech Training visit https://autotechrecruit.co.uk/training/
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The DVSA recently announced: “We are investing in ‘bodycams’ for all frontline enforcement staff to reduce physical and verbal assaults”, adding, “we need to be able to protect the public without fear of violence or abuse. We take a zero-tolerance approach to physical and verbal assaults and the bodycams will act as a deterrent. They will also enable us to…
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Taking the sting out of MOT failures… Now that the government has announced the COVID-19 MOT extension will end earlier than planned on 31st July 2020, are you likely to end up with cars you need to scrap on behalf of customers? Scrap car recyclers CarTakeBack.com, are finding MOT centres and garages turning to their service to dispose of MOT…
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Will this be like the situation last year in Northern Ireland (NI) when the Government’s Testing Stations (they are not private businesses as in mainland UK), found that most of their vehicle lifts were defective and NI motorists were unable to get their MOTs renewed. In spite of this the NI police still issued penalties for motorists who were forced…
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Mandatory MOT tests for car, motorcycle and van owners in England, Scotland and Wales to be reintroduced to keep roads safe Drivers encouraged to book a test in advance to ensure vehicles are in a roadworthy condition Vehicle owners with an MOT due date before 1 August will still receive a 6-month exemption Mandatory MOT testing is to be reintroduced…
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Green shoots of recovery Autotech Recruit have announced a tenfold increase in the number of MOTs carried out by its network of temporary vehicle technicians in June compared to May – signalling the automotive aftermarket is on the road to recovery. However, almost 10,000 more MOTs were carried out by Autotech Recruit contractors within the same period in June 2019,…
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Since the beginning of April, MOT certificates were extended for six months after the current certificate expires. So when will MOTs return to normal? From the beginning of April, for MOT certificates coming up to the end of their validity, the validity was extended for six months after the current certificate expires. This was to enable those who need to…
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The government’s “return to normal” Covid narrative is encountering resistance from some ultra-cautious sectors, so is it likely that the current six-month exemption to the MOT Test will be further extended? They see vehicle repairs as a vital aspect of keeping as many people working as possible, and especially so in the light of Boris Johnson’s plea for those returning to work not to…
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Whilst the Government have made it clear that Testing Stations have not been compelled to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic, they have provided motorists with a six-month extension to their vehicles’ MOT certificates provided the expiry date is on or after March 30th this year. This has, however, provided some difficulty for motorists as DVLA (as distinct from the…
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Picture: Medical staff demonstrate how they take samples at an MOT testing centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is being used as a drive through testing location for Covid-19, as the UK continues in lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. Justin Kernoghan/PA Images Some MOT Test centres in Belfast, Northern Ireland, have been converted to drive-through test…
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Laser Tools (The Tool Connection) has announced that the company remains open for business and is fully operational, still supplying specialist tools to motor factors all over the UK and Europe; and, importantly, their technical sales advisors are still available via telephone and email and offering full support. Therefore the company remains open to support their network of customers, including…
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In a telephone conversation with JIM PUNTER, Chris Price, Head of MOT Policy at DVSA says he is happy for MOT Testing Stations to stay open and carry out MOT Tests on cars. However, he said that car owners should only take their car in to have an MOT carried out if it is the only vehicle available to them…
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On 20th March 2020 The Rt Hon Grant Schapps MP and the DVSA published the following news story: Driving tests are suspended for up to 3 months except for critical workers, and MOTs for lorries, buses and trailers are also suspended for up to 3 months. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is suspending driving tests in England, Scotland…
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Following 2035 petrol and diesel ban announcement Autotech Recruit rolls out on-site EV training News recently that, under a climate change drive, the sale of petrol and diesel cars could be banned in 15 years should propel the automotive industry into addressing the serious need for vehicle technicians to be skilled in electric and hybrid vehicle servicing. According to the…
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Contradictions and confusion Craig Ross, a Eurofit Training Manager, has written a letter to us about the contradictions and confusing situations which arise when trying to make sense of DVSA’s advice on Testing electric vehicles. As we ourselves had already done, he has found a Government (DVSA) piece on the Internet which goes into much more detail about how such…
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MOT connected equipment transition period We’ve introduced a transition period of 3 months for new or different AEs (authorised examiners) taking ownership of a currently authorised VTS (vehicle testing station) to get mandatory connected equipment installed. This means that new equipment won’t need to be installed in the VTS the day it reopens so gives you time to set it…
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There is an increasing number of cases of MOT certificates mistakenly being given to vehicles perhaps hundreds of miles away from the one actually in the MOT Testing bay because of errors made in typing registration details into the MOT computer. There are many advantages to computerising the MOT system, as happened in the UK several years ago, such as…
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