The Current MoT Document a Reciept?

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Dear Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency,

re: VOSA’s approach to the current MoT document

I understand that VOSA consider:

1. the paper document to be a ‘receipt’ i.e. that the printed document is no longer to be relied upon.

2. an online MoT enquiry is the MoT record that should be relied upon (as opposed to the document.

I ask to be provided all information held by VOSA that supports or contradicts the above. If the above are incorrect, I ask to be provided the information that identifies VOSA’s interpretation of the MoT.

Whilst not a requirement of the FoIA, it may assist to understand my purpose in making this enquiry is to support a concerns that an MoT MUST be checked on-line, that this is essential, that the paper document should NOT be relied upon.

Yours faithfully,

Mr P Swift

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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Dear Sir/Madam

Thank you for your email enquiry dated 16th February 2015 concerning the
above.

Your enquiry has been passed to our MOT scheme management team for further
information.

You will receive a full response as soon as possible.

I hope this information has assisted you with your enquiry, but if you have
any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Kind Regards,

Lucy Mountfield
Customer Service Centre Agent
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | The Ellipse, Padley Road, Swansea,
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From: Mr P Swift <[FOI #254050 email]>
To: FOI requests at DVSA <[DVSA request email]>,
Date: 16/02/2015 09:01
Subject: Freedom of Information request - The Current MoT Document a
Reciept?

Dear Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency,

re: VOSA’s approach to the current MoT document

I understand that VOSA consider:

1. the paper document to be a ‘receipt’ i.e. that the printed document is
no longer to be relied upon.

2. an online MoT enquiry is the MoT record that should be relied upon (as
opposed to the document.

I ask to be provided all information held by VOSA that supports or
contradicts the above. If the above are incorrect, I ask to be provided
the information that identifies VOSA’s interpretation of the MoT.

Whilst not a requirement of the FoIA, it may assist to understand my
purpose in making this enquiry is to support a concerns that an MoT MUST be
checked on-line, that this is essential, that the paper document should NOT
be relied upon.

Yours faithfully,

Mr P Swift

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Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Dear Mr Swift

Thank you for your enquiry which has been passed to the MOT Scheme
Management Team for response.

Firstly you are correct in that the view of DVSA is that the test
certificate is a receipt style certificate and it is the database holds the
authorative record.

The MOT Test Certificate clearly states on the front that it is ‘a receipt
style certificate telling you that an MOT Test pass result has been
recorded on the VOSA database of MOT test results’

Section - 15 Notification of examination and results of the ‘Motor Vehicles
(Tests) Regulation 1981 As amended’ also supports this view by stating that
an issued test certificate supporting the electronic record.

I have attached a link to the legislation.gov website where you will find a
copy of the Regulation.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/...

You infer that no test certificate should be relied upon, DVSA advice is
that if a customer has concerns to the validity of the certificate or
wishes to, they can confirm the details via the gov.uk website.

Regards

Mark Bennett

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Dear Mark,

Thank you for your response.

My concern remains that it appears little understood the physical piece of paper, the certificate, is little more than a receipt and should not be relied upon in isolation.

Vehicle purchases can be emotive wit buyers thinking with their hearts as opposed to heads. The fear of losing a purchase, of a vehicle being snapped up by another can cause pressure to act quickly, with less caution.

The problem that appears to face some is that when they seek to buy a vehicle they are presented paperwork and either accept this at face value or do not think to approach the online resource to check information (possibly they do not have access). They may also not think to review the past MoT data available and consider mileage history. I believe this needs to change and that no 2nd hand vehicle of more than 3 years old should be purchased without an online enquiry.

Regards

Philip

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Dear Mr Swift

Thank you for your e mail of the 25 February and the comments you have
raised, they have been noted.

Regards

Mark Bennett

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