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<blockquote data-quote="John Appleton" data-source="post: 13415" data-attributes="member: 760"><p>now, when MOT's are annual, and many vehicles require a service only every two years, has morphed into a giant revenue and job perpetuation scheme. </p><p>Did you know that an MOT always takes 30 minutes, because the VOSA software mandates that between an MOT being logged, and a pass or fail being issued, 30 minutes must elapse? </p><p> </p><p>Tom </p><p> </p><p>Sorry Tom - this is not so. 1) if you saw the number of tyres that we see that have not only worn through the tread, but have taken on the look of a ragged steel wool scourer, and the amazing number of broken road springs we find, and all on vehicles that were only tested 12 months ago, then you would be tempted to say 6 monthly inspections should be considered!</p><p> 2) There is no specified time allowed for a M.O.T. test. VOSA , the governing agency, are at great pains to stress the point that a test must take as long as it takes. Paranoid testers have given rise to the myth that big brother has nothing better to do than to sit in an office timing their efforts.</p><p> To illustrate the futility of giving a standard time, in our test centre we may be testing anything from a quad bike , taking 20 minutes, to a Winnebago built to American specs. taking 1.5 hours, both of which are a class 4 test the same as a family car! </p><p> The national average is approximately 40 minutes, which does not include the time taken to get chassis numbers etc. or the time taken in explaining the results to the owner. We allow 1 hour per test and usually run out of time by the end of the day. None of this makes any allowance for the time taken for free retests of specific items.</p><p> </p><p> John (vosa authorised vehicle examiner <img src="http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Appleton, post: 13415, member: 760"] now, when MOT's are annual, and many vehicles require a service only every two years, has morphed into a giant revenue and job perpetuation scheme. Did you know that an MOT always takes 30 minutes, because the VOSA software mandates that between an MOT being logged, and a pass or fail being issued, 30 minutes must elapse? Tom Sorry Tom - this is not so. 1) if you saw the number of tyres that we see that have not only worn through the tread, but have taken on the look of a ragged steel wool scourer, and the amazing number of broken road springs we find, and all on vehicles that were only tested 12 months ago, then you would be tempted to say 6 monthly inspections should be considered! 2) There is no specified time allowed for a M.O.T. test. VOSA , the governing agency, are at great pains to stress the point that a test must take as long as it takes. Paranoid testers have given rise to the myth that big brother has nothing better to do than to sit in an office timing their efforts. To illustrate the futility of giving a standard time, in our test centre we may be testing anything from a quad bike , taking 20 minutes, to a Winnebago built to American specs. taking 1.5 hours, both of which are a class 4 test the same as a family car! The national average is approximately 40 minutes, which does not include the time taken to get chassis numbers etc. or the time taken in explaining the results to the owner. We allow 1 hour per test and usually run out of time by the end of the day. None of this makes any allowance for the time taken for free retests of specific items. John (vosa authorised vehicle examiner [IMG]http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif[/IMG] ) [/QUOTE]
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