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Criminal Record Checks (DBS) to be required for MOT personnel

25th November 202325th November 2023 Jim Punter

‘Good Repute’, criminal record checks and the MOT Over the years the DVSA have often published their successful prosecution of recalcitrant MOT Testers (NTs) and Authorised Examiners (AEs) who have unlawfully, and sometimes purposefully and corruptly issued MOT pass certificates either without seeing the vehicle, or when they know the vehicle should have failed the MOT inspection. This could be…

Diesel Particulate Filter Removal, and the MOT

11th October 201318th May 2021 Jim Punter

Diesel particulate filters – and the MOT [Please note that MOT Test regulations have changed since this article was first posted – see below for revised regulations] In late September, a Labour Peer in the House of Lords, Lord Berkeley, asked the Government what on the face of it was a simple question: “what steps they are taking to warn…