SBC Response to “Contemplated Decision Letter” Proposing 500 Points for an MOT Authorised Examiner Reduces Outcome to a Warning and 100 Points!

An MOT Authorised Examiner had been investigated and subject to DVSA disciplinary procedures due to a vehicle examiner discovering that there had been a period of time where MOTs had been undertaken without the required roller brake equipment, due to a technical fault awaiting repair. The MOT Guide allows for 2 days testing with a decelerometer, but advises that all testing must cease until the approved equipment is back up and running. A Contemplated Decision Letter was served proposing that 500 points be imposed, which would ordinarily be a 5 year Cessation. Laura Newton drafted a detailed reply to the decision and through robust written representations was able to secure an outcome of just 100 points and a warning, allowing the business to continue.