And so it begins the GTO

[y cymro]

Anyone can appeal against an MOT certificate. If you go to VOSA they will arrange to retest the car and then refuse a certificate and rescind the one you have. It will be a stringent, fair test of your car which, if you're right, will also mean points against the garage's MOT licence. Just like a driving licence, once passed the limit their MOT licence will be taken away. This depends on how many points they already have.
If the problem can fixed by welding you may prefer to go to the garage that issued the pass certificate and request a VT17 Appeals Form due to irregularities in the way the corrosion test was carried out - they may offer to make the car good, if that's what you want.
As Mister T says, Trading Standards are your friends, and a good first port of call.

[Mister Towed]

Originally Posted by y cymro

Anyone can appeal against an MOT certificate. If you go to VOSA they will arrange to retest the car and then refuse a certificate and rescind the one you have. It will be a stringent, fair test of your car which, if you're right, will also mean points against the garage's MOT licence. Just like a driving licence, once passed the limit their MOT licence will be taken away. This depends on how many points they already have.
If the problem can fixed by welding you may prefer to go to the garage that issued the pass certificate and request a VT17 Appeals Form due to irregularities in the way the corrosion test was carried out - they may offer to make the car good, if that's what you want.
As Mister T says, Trading Standards are your friends, and a good first port of call.

It may be worth asking the garage if they will put the car right first, and kind of wave the big VOSA stick at them.
Then if they refuse you have even more ammo to give VOSA.
Just a thought, I think I would do that.



Good thinking, sounds like a plan.