just to reiterate on my previous comments, should have got at least 5 year inside, good job I don’t set the rules, also again no mention of the garage owners / management if control was done it would have been found out straight away.
all these fake testers give us a bad name, he will probably be testing within 5 years again!!!
sorry it makes me sick

The Dark Side!!
Having looked at this problem as long as DVSA allow anyone who has got a NT ID card to “Logon” from anywhere … Mobile phone apps, Tablet apps, Laptops & PCs… at anytime 24hrs a day then this problem is only going to get worse … The publicity given to these crooks is only going to encourage more people to turn to the “Dark side”
Surely we need to go back to the days where you could only use a dedicated LAN line & PC / Laptop that is DVSA approved…. It would be upto the garage to fund it. Alternativeley there could be someway of holding the I.P address of a device registered with DVSA & limit to 2 per mot bay.
Luke Skystalker!!

In reply to Craig’s post above. Yes, the current system of logging in from anywhere with any device is obviously flawed. But, in this case, do we know that he didn’t use the equipment provided by his employers?
Speaking of which it’s obvious his employers had NO checks in place to monitor their testers. I know it isn’t a nice thought but you can’t just trust people to do their jobs properly I’m afraid.
One thing I don’t agree with though is asking that testing stations fund even more equipment. I’ve just had to fork out £5,495 + VAT (which, OK, I get the VAT back) for a new emissions tester to meet the current requirements. In a way I don’t mind. My old one was 16 years old (but still working well!) but what stings is that still no increase in the permitted test fee.
But, to get back on topic, to give a suspended sentence for deliberate fraud which could easily have resulted in a major accident is ridiculous. He should be inside now and for some years to come. That is how to stop this. And those who paid him for these passes (obviously they knew their vehicles weren’t roadworthy or they would got a legal test for less money) should be inside with him.

It’s a joke – the majority of us testers work hard to make certain that the cars tested are safe for the presenters of any vehicles and other road users.
Now call me columbo why didn’t the garage notice ? the A & E (Authorised Examiner) if he or she was doing there job correctly on stats should have realised something was wrong.
I am a mot station owner and full NT tester of class 1/2 4 & 7. It’s my job to make sure all is in order DVSA can visit unannounced anytime.

We have full CCTV installed on the bike mot area and the main car/van area this covers my back so when a bike fails for wrong registration plates and another is put on only for the test we can confirm when tested it failed and retested passed if the presenter gets stop by the law for illegal plate (as we have had) they cannot state that it passed with the illegal plate. CCTV also confirms the test was done.

One last thing all mot’s charge must be the same and we have not had a price increase for several years.

Thank you to all whom have taken the time to read.

Yet again one bad apple is make the rest of us appear bad too. I agree with all of the points above, the dodgy tester should have been locked up immediately (not suspended) for allowing dangerous vehicle to be on the road, the owners of these vehicles should join him, and some action should have been taken against his employers for being so slack to allow it to happen.
Then there is the subject of VOSA and pricing. We would be delighted if we were able to charge full retail price of £58.45 for MOT test but due to ‘market forces’ we cannot, having to charge £39.95 for a retail test. In their wisdom, VOSA have allowed 9 testing station within a mile of our garage on the same road and so everyone is discounting forcing us to do the same…