Garage pressure prompts DVSA to announce connected MOT equipment transition period

New connected equipment no longer needs to be installed on the day a test station reopens

Garage pressure prompts DVSA to announce connected MOT equipment transition period

The DVSA has this week confirmed a transition period of three months for new or different authorised examiners taking ownership of a currently authorised vehicle testing station (VTS) to get mandatory connected equipment installed.

The announcement follows mounting pressure for the DVSA to do more to help owners taking over an existing garage or setting up a new site.

A three-month transition period now means that new equipment won’t need to be installed in the VTS on the day it reopens, allowing owners time to set up.

A DVSA spokeserson said: “We’ve introduced this transition period following feedback from you.

“We want to make the process of taking over an existing garage or setting up a new one as smooth as possible.”

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Currently, only roller brake testers must connect to the MOT testing system.

Decelerometers will need to be connectable from 1 February 2020 with more equipment set to follow shortly afterwards.

If mandatory connected equipment is not in use after three months from the date the garage opened, the DVSA has said that the site must stop testing.

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