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The security issued here now being seen is not the first time DVSA have had this type of problem, it might be the first court case and conviction but the way the system is at the moment it does not seem to be secure enough to say that it will be the last. I talked this point over with senior people at DVSA quite some time back when all this internet mot system was coming it, back then DVSA staff told me that they could not lock down the access to MTS at a Test Station, to be honest, I don’t agree, and if anyone in the mot scheme should be allowed access from another log in point like at home, then only by approval with DVSA senior staff should this be agreed.
I do administration from home via MTS all the time, but I have the correct attitude and approach to the scheme to not enter the mot test section of MTS except when at our VTS doing the actual testing. This is not a training needs analysis requirement for people in the trade, this is clearly in my understanding a character issue, and DVSA should put more effort into understanding people in the mot trade, rather than not taking an active role on the shop floor where it is required to learn and understand the people involved.