New mot certificates cheap or what

[gazd]

just got car MOTd and they gave me a new cert. CUT BACKS OR WHAT YOU COULD PHOTO COPY THESE EASY not on special paper. load of crap, comments please

[top ghia]

Yeah i know what you mean i thought the tester was having a laugh but no it was genuine cert.

[RStu]

Funny enough I got mine done today, I was amazed what he handed me!
Something to do with the ministry cut backs, ok they may be now on a database, but like you say, easy to print and sell with a car to an unsuspecting buyer!

[pockets]

We said the same when they were introduced to us.
vosa say that the certificate is really just a receipt as your mot is stored online.
I said at a recent mot seminar the the new ones look cheap and fake, vosa said its to keep everything cheaper for the customer and the garages.

[gasha]

mot cert

cant cost that much for the old stlye mot cert id rather pay the extra for the real deal as apposed to that piece of crap not looking foward to getting mine at the end of may gonna look naff with the other 30 mots for my car

[pockets]

I know what you mean and I agree.

Plain paper is more available and lsd likely to be stolen.

[paul mex]

We said the same when they were introduced to us.
vosa say that the certificate is really just a receipt as your mot is stored online.
I said at a recent mot seminar the the new ones look cheap and fake, vosa said its to keep everything cheaper for the customer and the garages.

We had our annual seminar last month too ! Had the exact same conversation the reply we got was there leading up to document less tests The only reason we still have a certificate is by law we have to supply the customer with a certificate as part of legal transaction and if they can change that legislation the mot certificate will be history I looking forword to that NOT ! Here's your keys,its passed,thanks for your money goodbye

[pockets]

Yea remember them saying that too..I don't think it will go down well if they don't supply certificate.

[paul mex]

Yea remember them saying that too..I don't think it will go down well if they don't supply certificate.

To right mate, lead balloon springs to mind hopefully it won't happen

[pockets]

Fingered crossed!.

[rwdrs]

It probably will happen though. Lets face it, will people care about having a load of old MOT certificates for say, a Focus RS?
If the govt does abandon MOT cert's then they should offer a service whereby owners can access a pdf and they can download that and or print it out.

After all, all the business of gangs breaking into garages just to nick a book of cetrificates isn't much fun for the garage to sort out either. All it really is, is a piece of bureaucracy, i.e. the govt forces you to get the vehicle tested, so you have to do it and that meant an MOT certificate until now.

I know there's an added feel of provenance about the car when you see the old certificates, but these days with being able to get fake "old tax discs" etc, can you really put too much faith in that sort of provenance anyway?

[bigjohnie]

I had a customer refusing to leave as he wouldnt except it.just kept saying he wanted the same as last year in poor english.called the vosa hotline and put him on the phone still wanted to argue eventually "led" him from my premises only for him to return half an hour later .we just all looked at each other and burst out laughing

[mk1gaz]

Yes i agree , they are shite .

[191964]

It probably will happen though. Lets face it, will people care about having a load of old MOT certificates for say, a Focus RS?
If the govt does abandon MOT cert's then they should offer a service whereby owners can access a pdf and they can download that and or print it out.

After all, all the business of gangs breaking into garages just to nick a book of cetrificates isn't much fun for the garage to sort out either. All it really is, is a piece of bureaucracy, i.e. the govt forces you to get the vehicle tested, so you have to do it and that meant an MOT certificate until now.

I know there's an added feel of provenance about the car when you see the old certificates, but these days with being able to get fake "old tax discs" etc, can you really put too much faith in that sort of provenance anyway?

Jamie you can look up old ones on-line ,back 3 to 4 years and download them ,did this on my daughters car. Gives the fails and advisories etc.

[bortaf]

Dont see the worry meself, if your buying a car then just check it online before you go an veiw it, way safer than buying a car with a fake or stolen MOT cert ?
although it would be nice to have a decent paper cert as an extra cost option for the history file i agree