Very impressed with Comp 2

seriously i was dreading it, but today has gone fine

The system as it is at the moment (basic) when it's working works well. There will inevitably be some glitches and teething problems.

What should have been better was DVSA's communications with their customers - us. I've had call after call from testers and AE's asking why they can't do a retest from Comp 1. I've had loads of calls telling me the system isn't working because it's not printing out a VT40. The information is there if you know where to go to look for it and as members here are at least computer literate to join, most will know where to look. 90% of the others out there don't.

Is it because they are too lazy to look? I don't think that's the reason. I blame the governments' policy of making everything paper free. I bet that if all AE's and testers had just a single sheet of A4 with a few of the facts of Comp 2 in their hands that they could read...

no VT40's and (for now) no VSI

not possible to retest from Comp 1 - the same as when we went from hand-written to Comp 1 don't forget

calibrations are down to the VTS to check (as it used to be)

etc

... they would remember and have that light bulb moment when it happened.


All this for the sake of a sheet...

My two sites go live tomorrow so I might have different views in 24 hours         

Log it on as a normal test, check what you've got to check and advise as to why a comp 2 full test has taken 10 minutes.

It was my first day of testing yesterday on Comp2 and it went very well and did every thing i needed it to do with no problems at all so far. I am still using VT40's which i get online.

Yes jock, and here is the link.

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/212439/Plain_Paper_MOT_Inspection_Information_Form__VT40_.pdf