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Old 20-08-2013, 09:08 PM
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average mot time is around 47 mins.
when i ask for a performance printout it gives me my average time and percentage of failures on items. mine is usually averaging 46 mins.
Old 21-08-2013, 08:07 AM
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How is your brake test done? We only get inspected if you get pulled for something.
Old 21-08-2013, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ozmk1cos
How is your brake test done? We only get inspected if you get pulled for something.
Which is what is silly about Australian laws on motoring.. Have to change brake lines on a imported car but on a car thats there you dont have to have an MOT at any stage unless your pulled or canaried
Old 21-08-2013, 12:47 PM
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anything logged on then off in under 20 mins is flagged on the system
Old 21-08-2013, 12:52 PM
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They let the computer run! They know how many cars can be put through in a day. So take note of them and let the system run
Old 21-08-2013, 03:35 PM
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If they have issued a certificate they have logged off that test.
Old 21-08-2013, 03:40 PM
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Really? Well some garages are churning them out so there has to be a way around it?
Old 21-08-2013, 04:27 PM
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Only way you can issue a pass/fail ticket is to log off that test.

Whether you do that in 3 mins or 40 mins makes no difference.

You can't log on 2 or more tests at the same time, unless you have 2 or more MOT lanes, however, there is a small amount of overlap time allowed.

In 2010 there were 21,100 test stations in the UK and approx 53,000 testers.

source :http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosa/repository/10%20209.pdf

Obviously you're going to have a certain percentage of those that don't play by the rules, and it's only a matter of time before they get caught.

VOSA are sneaky buggers too, the guy that comes to our place sat outside one day, he can log into the VTS system remotely from in his car and see what's logged on. One of the lads had logged on whilst the car was still on his own ramp and got a bollocking as the car wasn't on the MOT ramp!

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Of course you can log on 2 tests on one lane. We have done this many times with no problems from vosa. This was done by 2 testers though, incase i missed your point.
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That's what I meant by an 'overlap' a few mins before end of one test, another can log on. Is that what you meant?

We have 7 testers and 2 lanes, there's usually an overlap of a few mins between them.

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Old 25-08-2013, 08:37 PM
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overlap as in as I come off the ramp to do emissions the next test goes onto the ramp
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Originally Posted by studabear
overlap as in as I come off the ramp to do emissions the next test goes onto the ramp
As above is the way we work it.
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