We are the MOT experts specialising in the legal and technical representation of AEs and NTs facing VOSA formal disciplinary procedures e.g.

  • Disciplinary action instigated under the provisions of the MOT Testing Guide
  • Cessation of an AEs MOT authorisation to carry out statutory vehicle testing
  • Cessation of an NTs MOT approval to test motor vehicles
  • Refusal to grant an application by an AE to change the business entity of his authorisation e.g. Sole Trader to a Partnership and/or to change the layout of the VTS and MOT testing bay.

We also represent AEs and NTs in their appeals to the Secretary of State for Transport against VOSA’s decision to cease their MOT authorisation to examine motor vehicles and approval to test them. If you want the best chance of successfully defending any VOSA disciplinary action then please have no hesitation in contacting us. Upon consideration of VOSA allegations and documentation we will obtain full instructions from the AE and NT and when necessary interview and obtain statements from witnesses. Well argued and presented representations will be prepared in draft for consideration and approval by the AE and NT before being formally served on VOSA on their behalf. We attend at VOSA Appeals and Inverted Appeals when vehicles issued with Test Certificates (VT20) or a Refusal of a Test Certificate (VT30) are re-examined by VOSA. AEs and NTs are provided with on-the-spot support and legal advice during the appeal re-examination process and during formal interviews conducted under caution. When appropriate, verbal representations are made to VOSA on behalf of the AE and NT. Please be assured that we will do all that we can to bring VOSA disciplinary procedures to a satisfactory conclusion. We strongly believe that prevention is better then cure. Therefore our annual membership scheme is designed to ensure that AEs and NTs do not, in the first instant, fall foul of VOSA disciplinary procedures. Regular MOT Update Bulletins, Newsletters, Checklists and contact/visits help keep VOSA disciplinary procedures and their allocation of disciplinary points at bay. Advice and support is provided on all aspects of MOT testing and scheme administration.