摘要: |
From 11 January 2021, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is changing the way that some disciplinary actions are dealt with for van and passenger car MOT centres. That now includes temporarily suspending MOTs.Sanctions cover infractions such as:1.non-calibration of MOT equipment 2.defective test equipment 3.mandatory signs and notices not displayed, or displayed incorrectly 4.a new vehicle record created on the MOT testing service that does not match the presented vehicle.DVSA has removed the traditional disciplinary points from this section and will be using predetermined sanctions for each shortcoming. The level of the sanction depends on the severity and the number of times the same shortcoming has been identified. The first level is to give advice. The second level is to issue temporary suspension notices (this is a new sanction). The third level is to start a disciplinary repute case, which is triggered when multiple occurrences of the same issue are found in a five-year period. Depending on the circumstances, this will either be on the third or fourth occurrence. |