Many drivers are aware of the amount of time and energy that trade representatives up and down the country give to support the trade, so it's nice to be able to share some positive news to reward these efforts.
The last few months the TODA has been working tirelessly, with the co-operation of Tameside Council's Licensing and Transport Departments, to address several long-running issues with the council's in-house vehicle testing policy.
The issues related to a lack of availability and inconsistencies in testing standards at the council's in-house testing facility at Tame Street Depot.
TODA has announced that from next week, (Monday 24th June), any vehicle already booked for a test/retest at Tame Street Depot will have a DVSA MOT and a MOT certificate issued.
This is in place of the council's own compliance test certificate issued previously.
From Monday 1st July, Tame Street garage will no longer be testing any licensed vehicles. A £49 refund will be applied in respect of any vehicle currently booked in for test after 1st July.
Owners will be able to take their vehicle to any DVSA approved MOT station for test.
All vehicles will be subject to a visual inspection by licensing staff upon collection of the licence/plates.
An appointment for this visual inspection/plate collection can be made using the current vehicle application portal, where all documents, including MOT certificate can be uploaded.
A huge achievement by John Vickerstaff and his team and an excellent result. The list of benefits and advantages are huge.
Now drivers:
will have an actual MOT certificate
they can tax their vehicles online
no more being flagged up on ANPR cameras
no more risk of breakdown recovery services refusing to collect a vehicle due to having no MOT
the vehicle will have an MOT history when it comes to selling the vehicle on
This is a positive move by the council and massive milestone for TODA and the local trade!
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