If you don’t complete your MOT annual tester training by the 31st of March, you risk facing penalties from the DVSA. Your site could be flagged as needing improvement, and you may even be suspended from MOT testing until the training is completed and recorded. It’s essential to finish it early to avoid last-minute stress and potential issues with compliance. (Read More)

You need to make a manual record that shows the emissions limits were tested and met but the DSM couldn’t register the reading.  Be sure to include the following information in the record and keep it for 3 months:   test station number tester’s name date and time test number vehicle type vehicle registration number that the vehicle passed the emissions test (Read More)

Yes – if you have a criminal conviction you can still become an MOT Tester but it will depend on the offence involved and the punishment that was given. This is what the MOT Guide has to say – “The DVSA understand that certain convictions can be emotive in nature and as such DVSA will take into consideration any conviction which is defined to be a serious offence. The DVSA considers a serious offence to be defined as any unspent criminal conviction of an individual or business entity to which that individual had an association to, where any of the following has been imposed: a prison sentence (including suspended sentences) of three months or more, a fine exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (currently £2500), a community service order (or equivalent) requiring unpaid work for more than 60 hours, any punishment outside the UK corresponding to the above.  If the conviction does not fall under these categories then the conviction will be considered acceptable for participation within the MOT scheme, unless there are grounds for consideration as part of an individual’s good repute.” In real terms then – A 1 or 2 month suspended or served sentence should be […] (Read More)

 If you’re rated red on your Tester RAG rating system, don’t go into panic mode! It doesn’t necessarily mean a visit from DVSA. What you and your Site Manager should now do is look at the situation – try to work out why your RAG has changed – look carefully at TQI and TL reports – has anything changed recently? Going forward monitor the situation monthly – if there was no apparent reason, it’s likely all will return to normal shortly. (Read More)

Each tester has their own RAG rating on their testing service profile. In line with GDPR, the info is for ‘their eyes only’ and unavailable to Managers. However, the standard best practice is that the testers share the information so that managers know the risk attached to their testers and can record the information. (Read More)

So you have a shiny new mobile phone, you now need to re-pair the DVSA Authenticator app to your new mobile. To pair a new app, you should follow these steps:   Sign into MTS using email authentication Go to ‘My Profile’, Click ‘Set Up Authentication App’ When prompted to enter a six digit code Click ‘sign in via email’ – this is shown below the box to enter the six digit code. User is then sent a code to enter before signing in again, Once signed in go to ‘My Profile’ once again Click ‘Set Up Authentication App’ The user will then be prompted to scan a QR code with their new phone and set up the app. Once set up the user can then authenticate using their new app or device. (Read More)

All MOT testers need to have completed their three hours of annual MOT Tester training training before 31st March each year. In our experience, it will help your stress levels no end if you if you complete the majority of the training before the end of January each year! (Read More)

The DVSA requires all MOT Testers to complete a minimum of three hours of training each year between 1st April and 31st March. (Read More)