We live in a world in which constant warnings about tricksters and conmen abound: don’t click the link in that phishy email; never give out personal information on the telephone; and if a deal seems too good to be true it probably is. All this suspicion can make us wary of even the most innocent interactions, and mechanics are often the targets of unwarranted accusations of inflating jobs in order to make some extra cash off each job they do. And the MOT – a legal requirement for driving on the UK’s roads once your car is three – seems to be an obvious place for the unscrupulous to try and insist on expensive but unnecessary repairs. Are garages deliberately failing MOTs to force drivers to pay for repairs that aren’t needed? Let’s take a look.
Serious Criteria
When a garage decides that it wants to work as an MOT inspection site, it has to meet stringent criteria. The MOT test premises must be accessible and correctly laid out; the right machinery and equipment must be in place; the mechanics must be properly trained – and becoming an MOT inspector is a testing and rigorous process – and the authorising body, the DVSA, must have full access to the site and the records, more or less on demand. Should the DVSA suddenly receive an influx of complaints about an MOT London testing site, they will conduct a thorough investigative audit, and if faults or issues are found, severe action will be taken.
It is a Serious Crime
Because the MOT is a government mandate, problems with it can create a space for people to protest the necessity for the test. For this reason, any breaches of the regulations and requirements of being an MOT testing centre (such as demanding higher fees, insisting on repairs or replacement parts, or otherwise extorting money from patrons) are cracked down upon extremely heavily.
It’s not Worth It
There are many other ways that the unscrupulous can part people with their hard-earned cash, and most of these are much easier to perpetrate and can be done without the shadow of the DVSA breathing down their necks! It is simply not worth the time and effort they would have to put in to fool both customers and the regulating body’s auditors – all of whom will have seen all the tricks before and will know exactly what to look for! While this is rather cold comfort, it does at least mean that your MOT will be handled respectfully and appropriately – and if you are told your car needs repairs before it will pass its MOT it will be because your car is genuinely not able to pass at this time. You can avail the best MOT testing service in London at amazing prices at Elite Direct, our recommended go-to garage for all car related problems.
