I think this is wrong. I believe the new system allows test stations to issue replacementm new style certificates to cover contingencies where the old one has been lost. The station that carried out the original test will have a duplicate on file to copy the details.
Quote:- "The certificate was an old-style one, and the garage can only now do new-style certificates."
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Quote:- "The certificate was an old-style one, and the garage can only now do new-style certificates."
Makes no difference, they can issue a new-style certificate manually from the details of the old-style one.
from VOSA
How do we dispose of the old replacement certificates? You will need to keep the duplicate copies of test certificates that you issued for 18 months in order to issue duplicate certificates via the system, after this period they can be disposed of.
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i think you will find that you can only get a duplicate certificate from another mot station if as dd says that the original testing station was on the new computor system,otherwise all the old mot information would have to be inputted by hand.
On a cheerier note?1 million computer tests were carried out in november with only 6%of all those having vehicle data errors inputted (not a lot of people know that)
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On a cheerier note?1 million computer tests were carried out in november with only 6%of all those having vehicle data errors inputted (not a lot of people know that)
That's cheerier?
6% of 1 million is 60,000 incorrect in one month, extrapolated out across the year, 12 x 60,000, by the end of 2006 we should have approx 720,000 vehicles running around with MOT's on which there are vehicle data errors. By data errors I presume they mean incorrect VRN's and VIN numbers, sounds like a major leap forward, not.
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Reminds me of when I had to produce docs, at the Police station. Armed with the neatly written registration clearley reading VANSBOY, rather than VAN 580Y, on the MoT certificate, I did wonder....
The officer checking the paperwork, commented that it looked a good reg & ticked all the boxes, as OK!!
VB
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cockle {P} i was being ironic :) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sorry
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Should have been no problem as the VIN number of the vehicle is recorded on the old style MOT Certifacte. This checked against the Reg Certificate would have confirmed number.
dvd
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Should have been no problem as the VIN number of the vehicle is recorded on the old style MOT Certifacte. This checked against the Reg Certificate would have confirmed number.
Too complicated for a PO jobsworth. I had already queued for half an hour, so I suppose being able to reject it on a trumped-up technicality was just too tempting.
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cockle {P} i was being ironic :) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sorry
I realised that oldman, no need to be sorry.
I'm just amazed that they would even own up to a 6% error rate let alone trumpet it, let's face it that figure is pretty poor for a new database.
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