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Post by Claire on Dec 29, 2017 16:13:53 GMT 1

Hello everyone,

I work in our garage family business and we recently decided to go down the MOT route.
I have completed my MOT Managers and MOT Testers course and the MOT bay has been installed.
Trying to get the DVSA out to do the bay inspection and my observed test has been a nightmare!
I have called the 0300 number 6 times, I get the same answer 'we will contact your local office who will be in touch'
Also emailed the MOTadmin 3 times, no reply.
Anyone got a contact for the local office that covers central Scotland?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks

Claire

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Post by Claire on Dec 30, 2017 10:31:17 GMT 1

Dec 29, 2017 17:21:19 GMT 1 baz657 said:

Have you been using the numbers shown on this special notice? They recently changed.

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Hi Baz, Yes I have been using that new number.
We got our AIP when we still had an office in Livingston, but they are no longer there now.

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Post by castrolrob on Dec 30, 2017 16:39:09 GMT 1

neither are any of the rest of em,they all got shut to save money.like the man said youre stuffed till the new year,aint enuff ves to go round any more.spend the time perfecting your test routine,good luck with the demo girl,could do with a lot more lasses in the trade.

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Dec 30, 2017 10:31:17 GMT 1 Claire said:

Dec 29, 2017 17:21:19 GMT 1 baz657 said:

Have you been using the numbers shown on this special notice? They recently changed.

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Hi Baz, Yes I have been using that new number.
We got our AIP when we still had an office in Livingston, but they are no longer there now.

Hopefully come Wednesday everything will start falling into place. All government offices seem to stop for the last two weeks of December (plus a couple of days into January). Your timing seems to be as perfect as mine usually is....

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Post by Claire on Dec 31, 2017 15:33:27 GMT 1

Dec 30, 2017 16:39:09 GMT 1 castrolrob said:

neither are any of the rest of em,they all got shut to save money.like the man said youre stuffed till the new year,aint enuff ves to go round any more.spend the time perfecting your test routine,good luck with the demo girl,could do with a lot more lasses in the trade.

Thanks for your kind words! Looking forward to getting things up and running soon!
Just a quick question regarding the demo test, I was told on the MOT testers course that the VE would want to see a non atl test routine, so I could always fallback to using an assistant if required. Was speaking to one of the guys on my course who did his demo and the VE got him to do an ATL test as thats what his bay is, like mine.
I have been practising both routines both it would be nice to know which one I will be asked to do, any ideas?

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Post by Dynamo on Dec 31, 2017 16:28:31 GMT 1

I thought the special notice advised they were using CHADDERTON in Oldham Manchester as their operations base!

Given this new central base idea I wonder if cameras come next so they can sit in their office watching you do the test in your bay from the comfort of their armchairs

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Post by mercedes on Dec 31, 2017 17:19:58 GMT 1

if your a bad boy they ask for cameras to be fitted and that they have access to them my mate had to do this after a 28 ban he got for a tester takeing back handers for mots hes had no problems since he thinks the cameras are a good idea so he can check on his staff when he is on holiday etc i think myself its going to happen they think cameras / online is the answer to everything

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Post by Claire on Jan 9, 2018 17:34:09 GMT 1

Good news today! Had our MOT bay inspection, all ok. Also the VE carried out my observation test that I passed, so been a pretty good day in all!
Should be testing by next week hopefully.
Thanks for everyone's advice so far.

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