Keep staff records straight
One of the most common questions we’re asked is how to add and remove roles on the VTS Device. Although keeping site roles up to date on your VTS Device isn’t directly related to your risk score, it could be …
Matters of Testing
Clocking up the mileage
As of 18 November 2012, MOT certificates - VT20s - show the mileage of the vehicle for the last three VT20 certificates issued, along with the mileage for the current test. Having this information on the MOT certificate helps to …
Trialling headlamp aim
Headlamp aim continues to lead the failure rate tables and consistently tops the charts in the MOT compliance survey as one of the most likely items to be assessed incorrectly. Because there is such a variety of lamp types and …
A look at the MOT disciplinary process
VOSA is reviewing the disciplinary process for the MOT Scheme. Along with representatives from the trade, we have already reviewed Section I and Appendix 8 of the MOT Testing Guide, but we have more to do… With the introduction of …
How to test an electric bike
With numbers increasing with electric motorcycles and scooters, we’re getting a lot of questions about how to register them on a VTS Device, where testers are not sure what test class they fall into or what cc to enter. Cubic …
Your questions answered: Do test stations have the discretion to pass historic American vehicles?
Q. I have an American vehicle that I bought a few months ago. The previous owner gave me test certificates dating back to when it was imported - the current one runs out shortly. The vehicle was first used in …
Your questions answered: Should I be failing defective stop lamps?
Q. A trader presents cars for test with defective high level stop lamps. He makes no attempt to repair them but says the lamp is permanently disconnected - in the past I have ‘passed and advised’. He states that the …
VOSA not soft on recalls
VOSA’s Vehicle Safety Branch (VSB) celebrates continued success in the world of Automotive Safety Recalls. Last year the response rate for recalls for cars in the UK was 91.0%. This impressive figure compares very favourably with other parts of the …