Archive: MOT/DVSA
MOT Tester Reduces Cessation on Appeal
An MOT Tester was investigated by DVSA following an undercover visit by a Vehicle Examiner. On the day of the visit, the Tester had discovered a fault on a vehicle and marked the MOT as a fail. However, instead of repairing the defect, he accepted the owner’s promise that the […]
5 Year MOT Cessation Overturned on Appeal
Smith Bowyer Clarke was instructed to represent an MOT Authorised Examiner and Tester, following an immediate 5 year Cessation. It was alleged that there had been fraudulent testing on vehicles which had not attended, but had been sighted on ANPR elsewhere in the Country. On appeal, Laura Newton representing the […]
MOT Cessation Avoided by Written Representations by SBC
Laura Newton represented an Authorised Examiner under the MOT Scheme who was served with a contemplated decision proposing that 500 points would be imposed. This was due to DVSA carrying out an undercover observation on a Tester, who it transpired had falsified brake test results and carried out an inadequate […]
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 […]
MOT Authority Initially Removed for 5 Years – Reduced to 28 Days after SBC Submissions
Laura Newton represented an MOT garage, it’s Authorised Examiner and Tester, in relation to a DVSA investigation. It was alleged, and ultimately accepted, that the responsible person at the garage had demonstrated unacceptable behaviour towards an investigation examiner during a site visit. Initially, it was found that the behaviour was […]
MOT Tester Dealt with by Warning and No Disciplinary Points Following SBC Written Representations.
Laura Newton represented an Authorised Examiner and Tester relating to a DVSA MOT investigation and Contemplated Decision. The investigation by DVSA had uncovered shortcomings in testing, specifically that a vehicle had been logged on for test for 2 days. The Authorised Examiner and Tester were criticised for failing to follow […]
MOT Authorised Examiner Escapes With Warning
Laura Newton represented an MOT Authorised Examiner subject to a Contemplated Decision and proposed Cessation. The facts leading to the decision had been that a Tester logged an MOT Test from a device outside the VTS and at a time when the vehicle was not present on site. Whilst the […]
Formal Warning for Authorised MOT Tester and Examiner
Our clients were an Authorised Examiner and Tester under the DVSA MOT scheme. During an investigation by DVSA, it transpired that the Tester had issued test certificates to a number of vehicles which were not present at the VTS during the time the test was logged on. We were instructed […]
MOT Authorised Examiner Avoids Cessation
We were asked to act on behalf of an MOT Authorised Examiner, whose authorisation to operate an MOT Centre was in jeopardy following a Tester’s unlawful actions. DVSA surveillance uncovered that a Tester had conducted a number of re-tests away from the MOT Centre, without the owner’s knowledge. Under the […]
MOT Tester Overturns Cessation on Appeal
Laura Newton successfully represented an MOT Tester who had been served with an Immediate Cessation of authority. The Appeal was heard by the MOT Appeals Team, at an Informal Hearing. The Tester was investigated by a DVSA Vehicle Examiner and believed to have entered MOT Tests onto the Testing Service […]
