Reply To: Number of MOT testers struck off increases by 82 per cent

[David]

I’ve been in the mot scheme both as an AE and tester for 25 years, and I’ve heard all the arguments for and against the scheme. DVSA have a completely different way of thinking and sorting problems out, and I’m sure they are under resourced as are many others. I don’t see a short term fix and the longer it goes on the less people will be in it. There is no incentives or advantages to being in the mot trade, you can’t have a decent living out of it, and my experience has shown you’ll never compete against anyone in it for a short hard and fast hit. I don’t know what the solution is I’ve just lived the nightmare and stress like many others who complain and go nowhere in life with it.