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Find a course so you can qualify as either an MOT tester or an MOT manager
Management systems, policies and checks you need in place at your MOT centre to make sure MOT testing is done to the right standard.
The training you'll need to be an MOT manager, when you'll need to complete the training, why you may need to retrain, how to apply for MOT manager training, what is covered in the course and how it's assessed, what...
What you need to do to set up your MOT test station, including applying for MOT status and authorised examiner status, MOT special notices
MOT testing service user roles, what they can do, what their responsibilities are, which roles are mandatory, authorised examiner's responsibility for security of the MOT testing service.
How to buy MOT slots so your business can record MOT test results, including managing your account and getting refunds.
What information MOT testers and managers should regularly check to make sure there are no problems with test quality.
Use the MOT testing service to record MOT test results, update your examiner details, and check and buy MOT slots.
How to provide MOT tester and manager qualification courses, and MOT tester annual training courses – including the topics the training must cover.
Apply to set up or change an MOT test station, including becoming an authorised examiner (the person or business that runs it).
How the MOT scheme is administered and the rules for authorised examiners, testers and testing different types of vehicles.
Guides, forms and services to set up and manage an MOT centre, record MOT test results, and buy MOT test slots.
Abbreviations and definitions
How to tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you're closing one or more of the MOT centres in your business.
Guidance on how to run an MOT centre, how to carry out MOT tests, and special notices about changes to the MOT scheme.
Get an MOT centre authorisation certificate (VT9) for your MOT centre's noticeboard if you've lost or damaged the original.
Who is eligible to become an authorised examiner, their responsibilities, how to apply, what happens when DVSA receives an application, site requirements, mandatory roles, required training, testing requirements for all vehicle classes.
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