Possible dodgy MOT. :(

s_b

pendulum wrote: »

I don't think he does...
To become a Nominated Tester (NT) you must:

• be sponsored by the Authorised Examiner (AE) of a Vehicle Testing Station - in sponsoring you the AE is not only stating that to the best of their belief you have the necessary background, experience, integrity, etc. to carry out MOT Testing but is also willing to provide the necessary facilities for you to practice Testing and to be able to demonstrate to VOSA that you are competent before you are allowed to carry out actual Tests;
• be at least 20 years old;
• have a full unrestricted UK driving licence for the vehicle class(es) you wish to Test. (see note below)
• be a skilled mechanic with at least four years experience repairing the vehicle types to be Tested;
• have no "unspent" convictions, as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, for criminal offences connected with the Vehicle Testing Scheme or the motor trade, or involving acts of violence or intimidation;
• be otherwise of good repute.

What he said seems completely correct to me.

Regarding the issues with the OP, I doubt the MoT is dodgy. It is likely a case of the mechanic noticing problems which he would quite like to be paid to fix, but that are, or at least were, still a pass in the opinion of a qualified MoT tester (the amount of wear and play are subjective).

define skilled mechanic for the purpose of nominated tester
clue
be careful;)

HiTo

Erm.......

You must hold one of the vocational qualifications or pass the NTT(A) qualifying exam.

Alternatively, if you have been a tester previously we will accept a copy of the original letter authorising you to test.

If you are returning to testing following cessation for disciplinary reasons, we cannot accept your original authorisation letter.

If you do not hold any qualifications, or cannot provide copies of the certificates, then we will automatically put you forward to sit the NTT(A) qualifying exam.

Please see below for examples of acceptable qualifications:-

NVQ/SVQ - Level 3 - Vehicle Maintenance and Repair - Maintaining Automotive Vehicles.

City & Guilds - Minimum Level 2 - Motor vehicle craft studies - Repair & Servicing of Road Vehicles.

National Craft Certficate - Motor Vehicle Mechanics

cyclonebri1

HiTo wrote: »

Erm.......

You must hold one of the vocational qualifications or pass the NTT(A) qualifying exam.

Alternatively, if you have been a tester previously we will accept a copy of the original letter authorising you to test.

If you are returning to testing following cessation for disciplinary reasons, we cannot accept your original authorisation letter.

If you do not hold any qualifications, or cannot provide copies of the certificates, then we will automatically put you forward to sit the NTT(A) qualifying exam.

Please see below for examples of acceptable qualifications:-

NVQ/SVQ - Level 3 - Vehicle Maintenance and Repair - Maintaining Automotive Vehicles.

City & Guilds - Minimum Level 2 - Motor vehicle craft studies - Repair & Servicing of Road Vehicles.

National Craft Certficate - Motor Vehicle Mechanics

And there lies the issue, doesn't take a lot of nous to figure out how to blag that one,

Hammyman

pendulum wrote: »

[/INDENT]What he said seems completely correct to me.

It isn't. You can pass their qualifying exam if you aren't CGLI or BTEC qualified. If you have previously been an MOT tester, you can get a certificate without qualifications.

Deneb

A lot of posts about what qualifications are needed to be an MOT tester, but has the OP actually checked whether the test certificate is genuine?

red_eye

Stigy wrote: »

Was the Mechanic you took the car to an MOT Tester? If not, he's not really qualified to say what would and would not pass an MoT.

really? So how would a mechanic repair a car to pass an mot? In some cases a mechanic is more qulified then an mot tester