Reply To: Garages accused of “bullying” customers into repairs following MOT change

[David]

I don’t think I’ve read anything above that implies the new mot rules have caused this to suddenly start occurring. I’ve been in the mot scheme for some 22 years, I have not read anything above that does not seem to be the standard daily working practices of some outfits. DVSA do however need to get their act together and sort the wording of the regulations out, I believe only an office boy would believe they are correctly presented. Until they are sorted out, until DVSA actually understand what is and what is not a dangerous defect, without professional sounding waffle to justify their views, vehicle will continue to fail for dangerous defects, that DVSA believe are dangerous, but the motoring public who drive their vehicles for many miles a day/per week must sometimes think to themselves that DVSA actually don’t really understand from the real world experience what really does constitute a “Dangerous” defect. The MTS program is set by DVSA so no MOT Garage can decide what is or is not dangerous, like headlamp aim too high at 2.00 PM in the afternoon of a sunny day where the lights can be switched off, but it is dangerous in the Test Station for a few minutes being tested in a beam setter? I could go on…