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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:35 am

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2.8 Contacts with licensing authorities in other areas where multiple garages are used reveal that it is difficult to ensure a consistent approach is taken to achieve common standards. At present around 80-90% of tests in Bury are carried out by the same skilled tester giving a high degree of consistency and access to expert witnesses.

We only have one testing station here but they have more than one tester. We used to have 2 others but I don't know what happened to them or why they no longer do the testing. IMO I think there should at least be 2 testing stations :-|

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:02 am

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isnt it normal for LAs to put the testing out to tender and the lowest gets the work, they then find every little fault possible to repair and top it up?

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charles007

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:26 am

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wannabeeahack wrote:

isnt it normal for LAs to put the testing out to tender and the lowest gets the work, they then find every little fault possible to repair and top it up?

in Bolton all the council did to keep cost down was to set a minume spec 2 mot ramps and minum of 3 testers. it as work well it did put the cost up for the frist test to £55 but retest came down, drivers can now get test when they want them.

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:11 pm

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well my plate is up for renewal in september, it hasnt had the extra tests threatened by the LA, it didnt have an MOT when it went in for its 1st plate as it already had a current MOT, it just had a compliance test, whatever that is

"total lack of consitency" springs to mind, lets have two VOSA tests a year at HGV testing stations, VOSA-fy the whole damn thing

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:02 pm

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wannabeeahack wrote:

..... lets have two VOSA tests a year at HGV testing stations, VOSA-fy the whole damn thing

In response to that proposal, a great number of my work collegues would say something like ................ "Goodness gracous moite, what you tryin' to do to us; put us out of the business, innit?"

Me ........... bring it on, yesterday!!!

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:34 pm

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Brummie Cabbie wrote:

wannabeeahack wrote:

..... lets have two VOSA tests a year at HGV testing stations, VOSA-fy the whole damn thing

All the more reason to do it then. If vehicles wouldn't pass a vosa testing then they shouldn't be running the public around

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:50 pm

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toots wrote:

Brummie Cabbie wrote:

wannabeeahack wrote:

..... lets have two VOSA tests a year at HGV testing stations, VOSA-fy the whole damn thing

All the more reason to do it then. If vehicles wouldn't pass a vosa testing then they shouldn't be running the public around

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charles007

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Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:41 pm

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toots wrote:

Brummie Cabbie wrote:

wannabeeahack wrote:

..... lets have two VOSA tests a year at HGV testing stations, VOSA-fy the whole damn thing

All the more reason to do it then. If vehicles wouldn't pass a vosa testing then they shouldn't be running the public around

I fully agree

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