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Also when they inspected one of my cabs which had passed its mot 3 weeks earlier the told me to replace brake pipes, shock absorbers etc. which did not need replacing, they have no mechanical qualifications. Are they allowed to do this ? Any advise thanks. tommis
A licencing officer has the authority to inspect your vehicle under the council's compliance side of the test which would normally be brake lights, tyres and the general condition of the vehicle {paintwork, seats, carpets etc}, but as to the MOT side, if he thinks the vehicle is in a dangerous condition he can require it to have another MOT. Even if he was a qualified MOT tester he would need to do the inspection at an approved MOT station. Assuming he is not an MOTapproved inspector, he would not have the power to certify that the work he had requested you to do, had been done in a safe and competent manner, meaning that the vehicle was safe to be used on the road.