Discounted MOTs

Never happen, DVSA have not got the clout anyway, and given statistically about 50K members in the scheme we've no chance of having a debate in parliament where more than 100 000 people would need to sign a partition to get it looked at. We'd all be much better off walking away from the scheme and getting jobs elsewhere and then see what happens!  

It’s impossible to fix the fee in a meaningful manner. It’d just be repackaged. Many places operate the test lane at a loss, and you don’t have to be doing anything dodgy to do so. Average fail rate means there’s a genuine chance of making money from 1 in 3 cars by way of repairs.

I ran a Groupon offer once, at quite a bit less than £18.45 and Groupon take their cut from that. I ran it for a year, it brought people in, filled the bay for a year and the excellent customer service and data capture/reminders meant I was sorted for the following year too.

We do, although I personally prefer us not to, why? Because I’m unashamed to say I want the repair work as much as the test. However, it’s vitally important to understand, and I’ve said it many times before, there is a natural amount of repair work without doing anything shifty, if the national fail rate is 30 odd %, 1 in 3 cars gives you the possibility of extra revenue, I want that work. A trade test massively reduces the chances of getting that extra revenue.