Shaker Plates

conker do you mean getting a certificate of maintenance for play detection device for dvsa or repair to play detectors

we are charged £140.00 for brake tester beam tester and maintenance certificate

I seem to remember you could maintain your own shaker plates and your written record of what has been done was accepted. Is this not the case?

From the guide and part of this years training.

Maintenance periods
All equipment must be maintained in good working order at all times.

In the case of ATL or one person test lane (OPTL), maintenance periods for steering and suspension play detectors is a minimum of:

6 months for pneumatic equipment
12 months for hydraulic equipment
Maintenance must be conducted by the manufacturer or manufacturer’s agent and a maintenance report issued detailing any remedial work conducted.

A signed and dated declaration that the equipment is in good working order must be issued after the maintenance has been completed.


We pay between £120 and £240, manufacturer depending. That’s for play, headlamp and RBT combined.