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Post by JAS on May 23, 2007 16:52:34 GMT
Hi i was at a M.o.T Station yesterday the tester mot`d his own car is this right? can he check his own car ? how does anyone know hes not cheatin?
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Post by Admin on May 23, 2007 21:43:34 GMT
There is nothing wrong with a Nominated Tester testing his own vehicle.
In fact, you'll find that most NT's are more stringent when testing their own vehicles than they may be with a customer's vehicle.
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Rob
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Post by Rob on May 23, 2007 22:04:02 GMT
how does anyone know hes not cheatin? He'd only be cheating himself. I tested my own car this year as my AE was away on holiday when it was due. I failed it on headlight alignment and even issued an advisory on the exhaust.
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Post by hamvideo on May 23, 2007 23:02:31 GMT
I agree with the two responses, there is nothing wrong or improper with this practise, and as Admin has indicated more stringency is exercised on your own vehicles especially as there may be some awareness of some latent faults that must be corrected before the pass is issued. Had to do our works van the other day, failed it on binding rear brake and deteriorated exhaust, both items repaired and then passed. Henry.
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kas
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Post by kas on Jul 21, 2007 15:52:17 GMT
Whats to stop him putting mot on his car and not carrying out repairs ive seen this done by a guy in garage i used to work he test his own car fail or pass he would put mot on it without boss knowing
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wingnut
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Post by wingnut on Jul 21, 2007 21:28:30 GMT
With VOSA and police roadside checks being carried out, if a testers car was found to be lacking on items of a recent mot'd car he would be for the high jump. He would have alot to loose.
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Post by motorwise on Jul 23, 2007 19:07:47 GMT
nothing wrong with a tester examining his own car - but if he missed something purely by accident it's more likely to be seen by VOSA as a deliberate mistake even if it was a genuine error and of course VOSA take vehicles passed with defects missed very seriously
also looks dodgy to buyers when you sell the car, even though it's not, they smell a rat
less hassle to get one of the other testers to look it over (and pass/fail it) for you
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lagdti
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Post by lagdti on Aug 21, 2007 17:30:10 GMT
I've tested my own cars and failed every one of them! It does look suspect if you want to sell the car,and in that instance I would take it elsewhere,but I can't see any problem with an NT testing their own car.There will always be people that take advantage of the system and just print the certificates out,but it will always catch up with them in the end.
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Post by tony on Nov 22, 2007 23:00:33 GMT
Our testing station has been advised on the risk assesment vist not to test your own car because if something is missed you get very high points for testing station if not testing own vehicle you only get low number of points 30 ish i believe
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miket
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Post by miket on Mar 12, 2008 23:08:38 GMT
at our garage although there is no rule to stop you testing your own vehicle, this is not allowed, even testers family cars are avoided if possible. how would it look for an mot tester to get pulled by traffic police in their own unroadworthy car?? i for one would not risk my reputation as a tester like that.
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Rob
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Post by Rob on Mar 14, 2008 19:32:06 GMT
I test my own car, both my daughter's cars and my mum's. There's no way I'd want any of the cars in question to be unroadworthy, especially seeing that my youngest daughter drives around with my two grandchildren on board. My AE hasn't got a problem with it nor has my VE. My VE actually told me, if you have faith in your own ability to carry out a good test there's no reason not to test your own car or those of your family. My mum lives in Devon but comes up each year to Hertfordshire for a visit that coincides with her MOT and annual service. She wouldn't let anyone else work on her car, she says if she can't trust me to do it properly, who can she trust?
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motdave
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Post by motdave on Mar 15, 2008 22:51:01 GMT
Those testers who decline to test their own vehicles are doubting their own testing abilities.
If you perform every test 'by the book' then you've nothing to worry about.
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Post by ncynotts on Mar 16, 2008 20:01:53 GMT
I test my wifes car, I must admit to being over strict.... I have failed tyres with 1.8mm on and exhausts for looking a bit grotty ..... I wouldn't do it on a customers car, but on the wifes I wont issue a ticket unless its 100%
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addy
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Post by addy on Mar 21, 2008 9:06:14 GMT
I test my wifes car, I must admit to being over strict.... I have failed tyres with 1.8mm on and exhausts for looking a bit grotty ..... I wouldn't do it on a customers car, but on the wifes I wont issue a ticket unless its 100% Hope the vosa guys dont turn up and do a re test on it when you have failed it on items that should have past ;D Addy
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Post by jonesy1975 on Jul 26, 2009 21:06:26 GMT
i always test my own car , i do it by the book except for being slightly more strict with it in general , top & bottom of it is that i have 3 children & i wouldn't want them being in a car that is any less than 100% safe .
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Daveg
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Post by Daveg on Jul 26, 2009 22:21:01 GMT
Many years ago the Department for Transport trainer on the training course for NT's told us that it is permissible for an NT to test his/her own car, but it is not recommended. If the vehicle is retested by a VE and areas for concern are found, then because it is the NT's own vehicle, disciplinary action would in most circumstances follow. My view is that any NT who tests their own vehicle should ensure that the maintenance of that said vehicle is inline with the manufacturer recommendations, then the mot test standards would never be in question.
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Post by Admin on Jul 26, 2009 23:55:30 GMT
An MOT is an MOT. - Your own car should be tested no differently to any other car.
We may look on it in a different light, but the outcome should be the same whoever owns the car.
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keith
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Post by keith on Jul 27, 2009 10:14:34 GMT
I have always asked another NT to test my vehicle as two heads are better than one. I would not recommend anyone test their own vehicle as you may miss something twice - it happens.
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Post by khushahmed on Jul 27, 2009 17:06:58 GMT
Hi I recently had to do my demo test for Vosa i mot`d my own vehicle and failed it VE was more than happy to let me do this i thinks its down to each individual but i would happily test my own or family vehicle as long as they meet mot standard i shouldnt be a problem
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Daveg
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Post by Daveg on Jul 28, 2009 19:55:48 GMT
An MOT is an MOT. - Your own car should be tested no differently to any other car. We may look on it in a different light, but the outcome should be the same whoever owns the car. "Different light", does "dark" spring to mind ;D, but the "OUTCOME" should be the same I suppose then a good QC check would tell us?
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