Was passed off as a mot tester yesterday where do I stand in asking for a pay rise now with my boss? I also have my level 3, an what sort of money are tester-mechanics on??
Any info would be great

 

should be around Ł10 hour but i guess its take what you can get.

 

Ł500 a week before deductions.

 

Thanks lads

 

I was on 28k a year, now I've had to take a job with a salary of less than 18k. Wife to pay for and Christmas coming up. As said sometimes you have to take what you can get...

Dan

 

dont normally get any extra well at least both places i hav e worked at you did not

 

in the region of Ł20k per year 5 days a week.

Location can make a big differance.

HTH

 

Place i work at MOT testers dont get any extra pay so ive been told. Im just Ford tech an on Ł17k a yr

 

I had been in the trade for 25 years and was an ex Ford Senior tech and MOT tester, was on just over Ł10 an hour.

The pay for being an experienced mechanic is shite.... thats why I work offshore now

 

agreed which is why alot of experienced techs are leaving the trade now as wages dont go up,usually dont even get a cost of living raise lol!

 

Aye its shit! Been trying to get out of this trade for best part of 18month. Mates gf works nights at tesco an is on more Ł than i am!

To the OP be worth asking about a pay rise but wouldnt hold ya breath.

 

Wage stayed the same for the past 6 years and never went up !
Even though in that time the boss put the labour rate up by Ł12 an hour !!!

 

When I used to work in garages you didn't get any extra for being a tester only if you were a master technician, normal tech/tester Ł8 to Ł11 an hour, the only benefit my mot ticket brought me was doing my own cars

 

At my place techs don't get extra for MOT testing, but they have no salary. It's all commission. 25% of the labour they sell. MOT testing means you can sell more labour (test fee and repairing failures etc) I have a tester on about Ł40k but he does 11 hour days and works at a maniacs pace! Other techs take around 25 - 30k. That is a main dealer - Vauxhall.

Matt

 

iam on 24k ayear seems a thankless job thou being a tech/tester.we seem to always be looked down on but in truth there would be no piont selling new cars without our expirience and skill

 

Exactly why i dumped the motor trqde for hgv driving 7 yrs ago, wrong fucking move that was, both shite jobs, thankless and wages never rise...

Oh how i wish i had took notice at school

 

im on 8.50 an hour.
im now an mot tester too and asked for a payrise but was told no money available.
pisses me off a little as i work alongside 2 other mechs/trsters who are on Ł10 an hour.but they have both been there 20 years plus....
i have to work saturday mornings at time and half to make my money up!

but its 2 mins from my house so i save a lot in fuel!!

 

makes you wonder why anyone wants to be a mechanic these days. Sure you might like working on cars but by the time you buy your own tools i bet your on minimum wage or less on average.

Theres liking a job but choosing a lifetime of poverty for a job you love doesnt make much sense these days as you have to have a bit of money to live sadly.