In April 2023 the DVSA issued Special Notice 02-23 – Changes to Annual Training. This Notice explained that the minimum amount of training required has now been reduced from 3 hours of MOT tester training each year and 16 hours in a rolling 5 year period, to a...
It is important that MOT tools remain on the MOT bay; testers should not need to leave the bay in order to find the tools they need. A DVSA officer will want to see that all mandatory MOT tools are present and easily accessible. Do you find that MOT testers are...
In April 2016, after listening to and acting on what MOT testers wanted, DVSA replaced the old 5-year refresher course with a new programme of annual MOT training. This meant that the MOT tester could learn in ‘bite-sized’ chunks throughout the annual...
Just in case you don’t subscribe to AutoScene Magazine, take a look at the feature article they wrote about The MOT Group. Ever wondered what an Authorised Examiner Consultant (AEC) does? We recently experienced ‘A Day in the Life’ of Karena Hill, owner and AEC...
One of the biggest challenges for MOT managers is getting their testers in front of a computer that’s not logged onto an MOT Test. Let’s face it … computers and mechanics who love working on engines and vehicles are generally not a match made in heaven. So, getting...
Anne Cherry the newly qualified MOT Manager who spoke to Autoscene about The MOT Group This is taken directly from Autoscene like to be sure our advertising partners and regular contributors meet the same high standards as us. so we love to meet some of them and their...
