We’re introducing a new model of annual training and assessment to replace the former refresher course to help improve road and vehicle safety.
In the video below we spoke to testers who took part in the pilot to get their feedback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJh96W7Rllk&feature=youtu.be
This new training follows a continuing professional development (CPD) model and will increase:
- professionalism by introducing nationally-recognised qualifications
- choice and flexibility by providing a wider variety of training options
You can read further information in our take MOT tester annual training and assessments guidance.
Completing your training
You can plan and complete your training in any way you like. This can be anything from 5 minutes every week reading MOT special notices and the MOT inspection manuals to taking part in a group question and answer session with your colleagues.
The only requirement is that you complete at least 3 hours of training every year before taking an annual assessment to maintain your tester status.
You can see more examples of how you can complete your annual training on GOV.UK.
Sitting your assessment
Between the start of April and the following March each year you’ll have to sit and pass an annual assessment for the vehicle classes you test.
The assessment is not there to test your ability to remember every detail in the MOT inspection manual, but to make sure you test vehicles to the correct standard.
The assessment will:
- be online
- take 45 minutes
- consist of 30 multiple-choice questions
- have a 50% pass mark
- be ’open book’
By 'open book' we mean you’ll be able to use the MOT inspection manual, MOT special notices or your own notes during the assessment to help you answer any questions.
You can re-sit the test as many times you need but you’ll need to pass the assessment before the end of that training year.
You can read further information about the annual assessment on GOV.UK.
What will the assessment cost?
The cost of the assessment won’t break the bank and we expect it to be ‘reasonably priced’ between £25 and £75.
However, this price range could change over time and will depend on individual training provider rates and deals.
For further information about the new MOT annual training and assessment read our take MOT tester annual training and assessments guidance.
131 comments
Comment by Mark posted on
there is a max charge rate for an MOT, so why not use this to your advantage to cover the cost of the new training . just add the additional training fee to the price of an MOT .make the customer pay .
Comment by darren posted on
have found the best deal so far regarding all this training nonsense,im doing through my local car parts supplier which you can do it all online and can print off anything you look at on this site and use it as yr training and it can be at your own leisure....oh nearly forgot it doesnt cost that much either.....perfect
Comment by Tony S posted on
So it's 12th May, June is looming upon us, We should be able to take the test in June, But we don't know how we are supposed to record our Training, we could all just write a few notes on a bit of paper, but that won't be professional enough.
So come on DVSA we're all out here swatting up and need to know how you would like us to record it.
Also we have not had any response as to why we now have to pay a fee, to take a test, in order to carry on as a Tester, (never had to pay before), that could just as easily be set up by DVSA.
Comment by Les R posted on
As far as I can make out you have the "option" to pay someone - or keep it "in house": I may be wrong!
Comment by RICK posted on
NATIONAL STRIKE I SAY TILL THEY CHANGE IT!! LOL
Comment by dave posted on
any news on the training only 11 months till where all suspended from testing !?!?!?!?
Comment by Mick posted on
Is there still no word of how we are meant to be recording our annual training? Anybody?
Comment by Steve D posted on
To record your training, go here. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mot-tester-annual-training-record
Comment by darren posted on
Well here we are 29th April and already a month behind,congratulations DVSA,i hope someone at DVSA is getting a good kick up the behind(being polite) because if we were a month late in completing this test we would be suspended.This is why a lot of testers get fed up because nothing ever gets done on time at yr end so please DVSA get yr act together
Comment by p adams posted on
april 21st and still non the wiser
Comment by Julian posted on
now april 7th and still no news on start date would be good if they also had practice tests online to test are skills before taking the test that you have to pay for
Comment by darren posted on
well here goes.......well done,fantastic,put the banners out and a round of applause to DVSA for once again not doing what they set out to do,telling us to not forget everything starts in april and that they would send out a SN to let us all know what we are doing and how mush it will definitely cost but as always...nothing
Comment by Stephen posted on
Hi. April 26th still no test's up.What's going on.How or when do we get notified.
Comment by Jim posted on
Two conversations going on here.
Test Fees, How can you test a vehicle for £20 a time, allowing for the labour, the test slot, equipment overheads, calibration etc. You have to fail a fair proportion just to break even. At least with the recommended fee you can make a profit even if all the cars pass...
The oitherv topic, Training etc, looks like the first step to privatisation. Selling off the control of the scheme to the highest bidder, then we will all be at the mercy of higher test slot prices and less service from the provider. Watch this space...
Comment by Paul posted on
I think at 62 years of age working a 6 day week some 54+hours a week for £23000 pounds and now having to pay for my licence I think it's about time to knock testing on the head. I don't have to pay for my driving licence every year !!!
Comment by ASH posted on
if it is possible to enforce national living wage then it should be also possible to enforce fixed MOT fees.
Comment by DAVE posted on
Star Date April 5th 2016 our mission CPD,DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SWAT UP ON or are the examples given ie drivers view of the road etc what we should spend time on,I seem to have spent my 3 hours this year on these bloggs
BEAM ME UP SCOTTY !!!!
Comment by Andy posted on
I wouldn't worry too much as its open book so all the answer are in the material, the only way you can fail is if you don't read what you have in front of you.
Comment by les posted on
where is all the money the government is saving from the mot scheme going. don't have to pay for computers printers paper telephone lines plus training and we have to pay for are own assessment its a joke and nobody knows how to keep records of training yet
Comment by Andy posted on
I agree Les, i know its still early but ment to start training from 1st of April but no one knows how to record the training as yet, not very well thought out in my eyes
Comment by darren posted on
typical of DVSA leave everything to the last minute and expect everyone to catch up
Comment by Mark patten posted on
Typical of .government sites Kate and behind time if we as testers were as late or as confusing their would be he'll to pay
About time they got their act together
Comment by John posted on
It goes in the fat cats back pocket with the rest of the cuts
Comment by Andy posted on
why does everyone keep going on about fixed test fees? that's the worst thing that can happen cos as soon as that does all the big boys such as supermarkets will come in and take over the market, and all the local garages may dwindle away.
Comment by Andy posted on
oh and my garage charge full test fee and are busy, people trust a garage and return year after year
Comment by Pete Lancaster posted on
True
Comment by IVOR posted on
I think its a good idea as usual it will cause a few headaches at first until it settles down & people get into it it might get rid of a few testers that don't give a monkeys anyway.
As for the mot fee yes it would be a good idea to set the fee & make sure all stations charge the set amount but unfortunately its probably illegal to enforce it
Comment by Russell Barker posted on
Having now received all the information off DVSA and with time to look into this new training for me and my testers, I have now a mixed view on it. I think the CPD is a good thing and will be better than five year refreshers because it's more frequent and you can choose to do the training that suits your business. But the exam I'm not sure on. Ok, its multiple choice, only 50% to pass, and it shouldn't cause a good tester any sleepless nights. But that's not the point, do Doctors have to sit an annual exam to keep there licence? Solicitors, surgeons even? I'm not sure maybe they do, but an exam every year seems to be over regulating an already heavy regulated trade. When you qualify to test, you've already proved your competence and CPD makes sure you're keeping up to date. Why not make it more CPD hours and the ministry check your training on there visits? For a small independent we do quite a lot of tests, so will comply with whatever happens, but I think within the next 5-10 years a lot of small independents will stop testing and it will just be mainly fast fits.
Comment by Graham posted on
I agree with a lot of the comments previously made, particularly about the cost cutting by the DVSA (or VOSA / The Vehicle Inspectorate / Ministry of Transport or any other titles I've missed) in recent times. Not only do we now have to provide our own paper & ink, we are now being asked to dig deeper to pay for an online test which was provided free of charge over the course of two days up until recently.
As annoying as this latest issue is, my biggest gripe with the MOT scheme regarding a massive cost to VTS's has been since 1992, when the emissions test was introduced.
I couldn't possibly begin to evaluate the money spent on emissions equipment, calibrations, repairs, paper, ink & software updates since this was introduced. Suffice to say, we'd have a much healthier bank balance now if it wasn't foisted upon us!
My argument is quite simply this, exhaust emissions are an environmental issue & absolutely nothing to do with road safety and in my opinion it should have been a totally separate test carried out by a government body at their expense.
Just thought I'd get that off my chest!
Comment by jon hodgson posted on
I think there should be ONE PRICE for a test NATIONALLY. Fair to everybody this way and might stop a few "dodgy tests" along the way. The "quality" of the test should be the same in all four corners of the uk, but the sad reality is that it's not. People become complacent and set in their ways hence the need for refreshment. This i totally agree with. What i dont agree with is DVSA not conducting the refresher course themselves as per the old ways. True, it didn't work for everyone as traveling was an issue, BUT with a little bit of thought these smaller issues could easily be solved.I fully understand that government have HAD TO cut costs somewhere along the line, but lets leave the garage trade alone please, we've got enough to deal with every day without all this and still try to earn an honest living.
Who pays for the "refresher course" is open to debate, i agree that if you're a tester then its your licence and your job, without the licence NO JOB. Simples...
Comment by darren posted on
Totally agree on all points
Comment by Pete Beaumont posted on
I think the new ways of training will get some nomimated testers that are stuck in their old ways & think they know best & it all, to go over the mot testing manuals & testing guide at their own pace, to read & study for themselves the correct standards for the job they are already doing on a day to day basis,
I for one welcome the new training, not quite sure whether i should pay for my ongoing proffesionalism or my employer, we will wait & see what happens there!
The new ways will almost certainly put more long awaited proffesionalism into the mot scheme by becomming part of our jobs to study & refresh ourselves & maybe then we will get a more uniform testing standards across a wider range of mot stations.
Comment by scooby dont posted on
If an assessment fee can be at a fixed price.Then why cant an MoT test fee be a fixed price?
Comment by Pete Beaumont posted on
the MOT test already has a standard price set by the D.V.S.A its the individual testing stations which choose to apply discounts which varies the price you pay for mot's
Comment by David posted on
You are missing the point Eddie, you can do it at work but this is all about making more money for DVSA and nothing more!
I agree with the online assessment but there should be no charge especially with the amount of money they have saved by removing all their kit and now the NTTA and 5 year refreshers have gone, This is no more than a money spinner!
Comment by Stuart Howe posted on
Stuart Howe . Cost paid by employers would not be a problem if garages did not use the MOT to fish for work. Cutting the fee drives down standards.
Comment by Guy posted on
The new Training and Qualifying is a good idea, more flexible for the garage, however Training should be provided by DVSA to keep quality under control, having other training providers is not conducive to a good scheme. DVSA already have instructors in place to carry out existing tester training, whose wages are paid for by current slots-where does all the money go. We now have had to buy all the computers, software, printers, ink, paper, land lines, internet and IT back-up, where does all the money go- I thought DVSA was Gov dept therefore non-profit making. Never mind we we pay again!
Comment by mike thornton posted on
lets face it the employers get all the money from the mot tests apart from a small amount to purchase slots.i get paid no extra to do mot tests so why as a technician should I log on in my own time to train myself up?and pay myself ha that must be a joke.training an employee is down to the employer and I shall not miss carring out mot tests,i for one will not pay a penny for the training.
I have a family I can spen my hard earned pittance on.
so if you want 25 quid of me you can scratch me from the register with pleasure!!!!!!!
Comment by John stratford posted on
Hi, totally agree, I don't get paid extra for MOT,s, now DVSA wants me to train myself on something I've done for 20 years,then pay for an assessment , all to test vehicles to a pitifully low standard set by DVSA ! I will be pleased to walk away from this mind numbing, make more money for the government set-up !
Comment by Mike Cleary posted on
As a garage owner I have no problem paying for my staff to take the assessment course just as I would pay for specialist tools to do a job but the mot test fee should be a set fee then we all can have a payrise . Mot tests at national garages £10.00 are they employing monkies not people
Comment by Stephen posted on
Mike, the DVSA should set an MOT test fee price of £60.00,,, and state NO discounts across the country.
Therefore all businesses can break even.
Comment by Dave posted on
Let's face it we have no option but to pay i am self employed doing all classes so it's going to cost me and as several people have said it's money you can't recover, i just hope DVSA are taking note of the majority of comments about the price of the test, one fixed trade and one fixed retail price for the test is what the majority of fair test stations want i for one don't like being told i can get it cheaper down the road when a customer rings up
Comment by darren posted on
Definitely one price
Comment by Mike posted on
Darren.
We get that i can get it cheaper all the time. I tell them to go there and get it cheaper then.
Does not work getting into price wars. I would rather do a few tests and relax with a coffee than rush around and not have time for coffee for the same reward at the end of the week.
Comment by Rich butler posted on
It's same old we have to pay for computer printer paper
Now we have to pay for a 12 month license To test what will it be next
Comment by MARTYN posted on
For any self employed tester or company, the assessment fee is tax deductable, so just pay it and claim it back. As for a set price test fee, once it is set, major supermarket chains will cost the mot test scheme, taking into account a fixed return, and you will find hoards of people have their car tested while they are shopping, and the same thing will happen to mot testing that happened to chemists and opticians ten years ago. Careful what you wish for guys...
Comment by David posted on
I've lost track of how long the comments about price of mots has been going on, I hate the comment "it's only £25 down the road why are you so expensive?"
The other issue that needs to be addressed is "payment upon booking a slot".
When I book a test slot for a HGV test I have to pay for the slot at time of booking,so why do we have to put up customers who book,don't turn up,waste a slot and our money? I find these two issues to be most unfair and if addressed by DVSA the extra money generated/saved could be paying for their new money making scheme! Seems very simple to me! Am I wrong?
Comment by Shaun posted on
Mot tests are about vehicle safety. ...correct.
Vosa has forgotten that.
All now about computers not hands on testing.
Just turning it into a money grabbing machine.
Many like myself have worked hard to be a multi class tester...now I have to pay to be...Wrong!
Doesn't help the actual test.
Just devalues an old trusted system that has worked well since it began.
Comment by Steve posted on
Why cant we have a minimum set fee for the test,there still can be competition as you can charge the set minimum fee or above
Comment by Shaun posted on
As always....rob the little guy....testers get beaten from all angles as it is....so why not fleece them as well... the end is here for many testers...this is a step to far!
Comment by Mick butler posted on
Great when you have to pay for tools safety clothing and training your self and now mot training is it rearly worth being a mechanic as you have to pay to work. I know my wages wont go up to cover it.
Comment by Smithy posted on
Why should the employer pay.? What happened if the employer pays & a week later employee leaves.At the end of the day if the employee doesn't pay he is out of work.
Comment by Andy C posted on
The employer should pay he pays pennies for the slots charges around £30 for the test if wants an NT Then he should pay always been free for mot training in the past. The NT is the one who keeps the highway's safe Why should an Mot tester pay for the privilege of having the hassle ? We go to work to earn a living after all
Comment by John posted on
I will be paying for my testers for sure, the flaw in the "tester needs his certificate it is like a tool he should buy himself" arguement is - do you also expect your testers to pay for the test lane, and the calibration certificates? obviously not (at least I hope not)
Comment by darren posted on
i totally agree with you on that one
Comment by Paul posted on
If only we would all charge a decent test fee this extra cost wouldn't be so bad but considering you've got stations willing to carry out an mot for £12 and the fact that costs have already been passed on to us I find £75 a year unreasonable. £75 for 45mins. That's far more than we get for our 45minutes work carrying out an mot.
My opinion is It's as unfair for the employee as it is for the employer to be charged but I think the employer should probably pay for one test per employee but if the test is failed then the employee would be responsible for any further tests. Let's face it no one should be failing a 50% open book exam.
Comment by bil posted on
training is ongoing in the workshop and test bay every day of the week if your a qualified ae then regular messages explaining the changes are enough how many time do you need to train to test a vehicle a proper tester can spot any problems within 15 min of any mot ,I say leave us testers alone we get the job done in a safe and proper manner all these courses just take our time and money the test has be simplified so why complicate it again any thing we need to know can be read in a single email simple
Comment by Paul posted on
Why don't dsva take a bit more money out of the slot price and then make the assessment free
Comment by chris posted on
i was one of the last classes to do my refresher course before it was suspended , we asked lots of questions of the instructor & the overriding answers were it is all cost cutting (ie out sourcing tests /selling off old test stations etc )!!! your refresher course WAS funded through the slots bought by the test station !!!! what has changed, the test fees haven't lowered so WHY the fee for an EXAM !!!
Comment by jim gaffney posted on
As an AE.& employer.i will cover training costs.why is the dvsa not carrying out these assessment's for free as it did before? They are just putting more costs to the station owners.what they should be doing is making test fees the same national price,then the public would get the same test everywhere.
Comment by Tony posted on
Testing with an open book and access to special notices getting 50% to pass and multiple choice questions .i cant see any problems with that
Comment by Steve twigg posted on
As regards employer meeting cost of exam, in my case he has to cover two full days of absence while I am taking the vosa course ,by bringing someone else in. So should be cost neutral for him .
Comment by william posted on
I send three men away once every 5 years so two days wages as opposed to £125 per man ?but that £125 is now in DVSA bank account and I am still paying workers wages as well so not cost neutral and workers will need to spend time on computer whilst on company time to complete this non failable test but if for some reason they manage to cock up then there is the additional £25 per attempt until they pass
Comment by Graham Nicol posted on
As the re is a shortage of Nominated tester at present surely the need to implement an Mot tester training course for New tester's. One that doesn't take forever to get approved/qualified/assesed to test. A large proportion of current test like myself are getting on in years and at present young replacements we can pass our experience onto are few and far between
Comment by john posted on
yes I think the employer should pay as some of us may not be get the pay to pay there assessment
price
Comment by Mark posted on
So what exactly is the test fee paying for? As there is less training centres, no training courses, less staff, no computers to pay for and the testing station has to pay for more things
Comment by FRANK BRUEN. posted on
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH SHAUN, AND EVEN IF YOUR ONLY DOING 3 OR 4 TESTS A DAY, IF YOUR ON THE BALL THE EXAM SHOULD BE A WALK OVER.
Comment by J Burke posted on
Does any one know where the Online Exam will be done from?, Is it from your Vts Device?, Done from home?, Done from a test centre?
Comment by PETE HOLLAND posted on
I don't have a problem with on going training we all need to be up to date with mot testing procedures I do have a problem with the increasing costs they keep putting on us with no sign of any higher test fees or reduced slot costs ??
Comment by Paul posted on
Well I for one as a technician don't get paid any extra to do mots. If a Nt has to pay for his own assesments then I will just stop doing Mots. No problem with me. Save me a load of hassle. And will still get paid the same ! Winner. I am sure many others will follow.
Comment by Al posted on
The assessment cost - is this each as in per person sitting the assessment ? and what if it takes more than 1 or 2 attempts to pass the test are we charged each time?
How would we pay - the same as buying mot test slots?
Comment by darren posted on
The test is per person and per test and per class.so if you take the test a few times you have to pay for each test and you would pay on line
Comment by Stephen posted on
I'd rather sit in a classroom, at least at coffee break/lunch break you can chat to other NT's and find out any faults with other vehicles. I work at a Ford main dealer.
I don't mind traveling to and from a training/refresher course.
Comment by Phil posted on
You can learn far more in a classroom and being shown how an MOT should be done than you can on a computer. You can talk directly to the DVSA instructor about the pitfalls in testing modern vehicles compared with older vehicles and get feed back from other testers on the course.
I believe the new system has been brought in to save them money
Comment by John kinney posted on
Totally agree.100 per cent.
Comment by dave posted on
yep im with u shaun good idea not having to travel, saves money as well if u live far away from training centres
Comment by A Hill posted on
Why should the test pay the fee when we don't get paid any extra for doing the mot's themselves ?
Comment by shaun posted on
i agree, thats one tight employer, i wouldnt expect to pay as an employee to go on a aircon course or any other course
Comment by Tony posted on
I fail to see why so many think the employer should pay, the licence belongs to the tester & will transfer with him to any employer wherever he goes so the same as his driving licence, because the licence is his certificate to test wherever he wants then the cost must be his, without it he can't test.
The employer doesn't supply the mechanics tools to do their work, so why should he pay the testers fees for him to be able to do his work, if he has no certificate he has no job.
Comment by darren posted on
just to make a quick comment on those last few words you said.......if he has no certificate he has no job.He has a certificate therefore he earns you a lot of money over a year surely the cost of a assessment test once a year is not going to break the bank
Comment by william posted on
you are missing the point, the cost is yet another tax heaped onto your employer you are already being paid to attend the refresher by your employer at least mine are so he has a cost to bear there.
I now have another £25 per test. If my testers decide they are not going to sit this test then they are no longer NT's and will therefore no longer have a job
Comment by darren posted on
again £25 or £75 a year is still a lot of money over a period of a year and if yr testers cant manage a multiple choice test that helps them in the long run then they shouldnt be testing at all
Comment by Yogi posted on
Totally endorse this comment. !!!
Comment by Tony S posted on
And if you have no Tester you have no Test Bay
Similar to what Shaun said about Air-Con
Comment by john burvill posted on
OK Exams, because i do all classes , I will have to take two exams per year that is fine but having to pay for them I just hope that the cost of a mot test goes up and where we go to do this is local and being in the motor trade that there is parking facilities, having done the five year refresher course quite a number of times at collages there was never any parking and I had to park miles away and catch a bus . can be very frustrating for me and not what I call accommodating for the trade.
Comment by castrolrob posted on
if its an online test why are dvsa not conducting it?why are we being charged?who the hell are the"training providers"referred to?are they operating to a dvsa standard/sylabbus or are they going to operate to their own(variable )standards?are we actually paying for test slots for any reason at all now?no dvsa staff,no refreshers,supply everything ourselves and we are liable if theres any problems with any of the above.what a load of cobblers.either examine everyone to a nationally approved standard or stop wasting our time.an open book test for gods sake....hows that gonna improve standards?
Comment by adam posted on
As they keep adding test criteria & costs to the testing station it would be nice to see the test fee altered.
Comment by dean bannister posted on
The fee should be met by employer
Comment by Simon posted on
MatterSOFTesting! CPD assessment is just another example of diminishing standards. I've nearly forgotten what my VE looks like. Oh how I miss him.
Comment by mark posted on
I thought my classroom days were over
Comment by George posted on
If its an online test why cant it be done at your test station thus cutting out the middle man and saving the garages some money.
Comment by darren posted on
you can do it at yr garage
Comment by mark posted on
how do you know
Comment by darren posted on
its under sitting your assessement
Comment by Richard posted on
If taken to its final conclusion its the NT who has his "licence" its up to him to keep it current - but as an AE NT and owner of a test station I think this is such a good idea I will cover my testers costs and let them do testing and training in company time. Now all we need is tester training to a high standard via the RMI so new proposed testers can go away and get NT qualified away from work. We live in hope eh.
Comment by ian clacy posted on
sounds good , we all need a system to work too and a standard to keep too, this is flexible and does not require travel / time away from work . good team building as inter-work related standards are
transparent for all to see , will show strength and weaknesses allowing these areas to be focused on.
Can only be a good thing . the old system was too long an interval to drive continual improvement .
Comment by J. Birch posted on
Again another cost to the garages.i agree with the training but when will DVSA make all garages charge the correct fee and not use the mot scheme as a loss leader,you keep telling us the MOT scheme is for the professionals then make it a level playing field and not use it as a cut rate service.
Comment by Ray posted on
Here here well said
Comment by Mark hughes posted on
I can't believe we have to pay to be assessed! That's a joke. Typical government trying to gain money back! So we've gone from buying test slots, then they supplied computer and paper, then we had to by our own ink and paper and now we have to pay for computer, paper, ink, tests and assessments . So are test slots coming down in price then? Doubt it!
Comment by peter posted on
could not agree more, computerisation was the start to all evil.
Comment by Bryan posted on
Why isn't DVSA providing the online assessment and setting a fixed price?
Comment by Tony S posted on
Why isn't DVSA providing the on-line assessment and not charging, as others have said, it should be coming out of slot fee money
Comment by shaun posted on
can't see what everyone is worried about. your either a good tester or you are not.
If your good you should already pretty much know the book inside out and the test is an open book test so you can look up the answers if your stuck, if you still cant get the answers right even with the manual then really you shouldn't be testing.
I think this is a good idea as i get fed up with driving all the way to mitchem or guilford.
Comment by Daniel Barwell posted on
Hopefully these costs will be met by employers as would be not fair for nt to get charged
Comment by darren posted on
as far as we know its the employer
Comment by Eddie posted on
So the employer pays then nt leaves not fair on employer ! Why can't dvsa set up the online test then we can sit at garage on mot computer cutting out the training providers that way no cost to nts or employers
Comment by tony posted on
its simply not right that either employee or employer has to pay for nt assessments,we can do these assessments at the vts if we want to,in fact is my understanding we can do them anywhere.
i think yearly assessments are an absolutely great idea as is any ongoing training to make us all better testers but for either employee or employer to pay a fee for this is absolutely ridiculous,no one paid for the refresher courses therefore no one should pay for these unfailable assessments.
just another example of a government run body trying to make money out of what is already a cut throat business.
finding GOOD RELIABLE testers is already hard enough and i think we shall lose some who refuse to pay this fee making it even harder.
come on dvsa the mot tests are carried out to a high standard lets get the running of the scheme to a high standard
Comment by tony posted on
it is unfortunately the individual employee who is liable to pay this cost not the employee