New mot certificates cheap or what

[rwdrs]

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.

Didn't know that

[191964]

Didn't know that

http://motinfo.direct.gov.uk/internet/jsp/ECHID-Internet-History-Request.jsp

[rsdc1]

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.

Ha ha I don't see the prices falling though David

[mk11jon]

I bet the printing company who used to print the blank red, amber and green blank certificates are not too happy about it either!
The price of an mot slot the garages have to pay has remained the same too, even though they now have to supply there own paper!

[rwdrs]

I bet the printing company who used to print the blank red, amber and green blank certificates are not too happy about it either!
The price of an mot slot the garages have to pay has remained the same too, even though they now have to supply there own paper!

But they don't have to buy "expansive" ministry certificates anymore...

[pockets]

Ha ha I don't see the prices falling though David

yea i know and i don't think they ever will either.

[gazd]

does it mean a MOT station pays the goverment even if the mot does not take place, and has to pay for the green certs, how are the costs broken down. my MOT was £35.00 which i think is cheap for 1 hour examination of my car to tell me its safe as can be for the road.

[jezerams]

it seems MOTs are all computerised and online now - certificate is just basically a receipt

http://motinfo.direct.gov.uk/internet/jsp/ECSID-Internet-Status-Request.jsp

[rs new boy]

mine passed today ,dont care if its written on the back of a beer mat lol as long as its passed

[pockets]

does it mean a MOT station pays the goverment even if the mot does not take place, and has to pay for the green certs, how are the costs broken down. my MOT was £35.00 which i think is cheap for 1 hour examination of my car to tell me its safe as can be for the road.

the garage has to buy test slots for each mot from vosa for the computer, i cant remember the cost of each slot..... poss £2.05???
when test slots were bought they came with all the paper work which was required ie a check list, mot certificate, advisory and a fail sheet.
we dont get this paper work anymore as its just standard plain white paper which the garage has to buy and also the printer for this paper work needs an ink cartrige which we have to have 2 of now which im told cost more than £80 each, add to that the cost of the testers and assistants wages, electric for the machines and the maintainence, testing and updating of these machines.

its quite a bit of cost for the garage.

[gazd]

the garage has to buy test slots for each mot from vosa for the computer, i cant remember the cost of each slot..... poss £2.05???
when test slots were bought they came with all the paper work which was required ie a check list, mot certificate, advisory and a fail sheet.
we dont get this paper work anymore as its just standard plain white paper which the garage has to buy and also the printer for this paper work needs an ink cartrige which we have to have 2 of now which im told cost more than £80 each, add to that the cost of the testers and assistants wages, electric for the machines and the maintainence, testing and updating of these machines.

its quite a bit of cost for the garage.

blinking ell, so the ministry is passing costs on to the garages and then the customer will end up paying long term

[pockets]

looks like it.
there was a special notice sent to testers saying the price isnt going to change anytime soon