Reply To: BREAKING: MOT due dates to be extended by six months

[Peter Miles]

As I see it this is a nonsense. All it means is that for six months nobody will be getting their car tested with God knows how many faults present or developing and the testing stations will have no income for that time. And yet….as the rules stand we have to keep testing regularly or lose our authorisation to test, we also have to keep unused equipment calibrated and in working order. we have to conduct quality control exercises on tests which aren’t happening and are still compelled to conduct any requested test within a reasonable time at the risk of loss of authorisation if we don’t.
Then consider that the maximum permitted fee hasn’t gone up for 7 years and at some point we will all be required to invest over £20,000 for connected equipment. I know it’s only needed for change of ownership at present but we all know that isn’t going to last.
In the light of all that really why bother?