Funny MOT comments

glenimp617 · 14 Mar 2023 at 08:09

Not sure if this is best suited here, or in the motors section

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/results?registration=BD58+ZXF

Click MOT history, scroll down to 20th August 2019

[FnG]magnolia · 14 Mar 2023 at 08:17

I was addicted to the Hokey Pokey but I turned myself around.

Haze · 14 Mar 2023 at 08:22

Will be interesting when he goes to sell it, and the potential buyer does an Mot history check

JonRGV250 · 14 Mar 2023 at 08:29

That is a lot more common than you may think.
It’s also an immediate ban from testing.

Kenai · 14 Mar 2023 at 08:31

I wonder if someone has recently found a way to search these type of comments, been getting sent loads of these over the last week or so

Raymond Lin · 14 Mar 2023 at 08:37

Wait, this is different to the one i thought it would be (about gear knob smells of fish).

jaybee · 14 Mar 2023 at 08:39

I assume it was mates mucking about with known parties, or, someone was about to be fired/quitting their job anyway or something like that. In any case, brings disrepute to the test station. Poor form. Not really that funny either sorry. :O

Nasher · 14 Mar 2023 at 09:02

Kenai said:
I wonder if someone has recently found a way to search these type of comments, been getting sent loads of these over the last week or so

If they have I can see a lot of garages hearing from VOSA soon...

jaybee · 14 Mar 2023 at 09:07

Kenai said:
I wonder if someone has recently found a way to search these type of comments, been getting sent loads of these over the last week or so

I don't have access to chatgpt right now but I wonder if something like this works:
"Enter random number plates into this website and search for any data returned with the word "idiot" presenting a link to this data as a url"

Chuk_Chuk · 14 Mar 2023 at 09:18

jaybee said:
I don't have access to chatgpt right now but I wonder if something like this works:
"Enter random number plates into this website and search for any data returned with the word "idiot" presenting a link to this data as a url"

Chatgpt can’t access the internet so that shouldn’t work in Theory. Bing AI can but that is a lot of queries to perform

Rroff · 14 Mar 2023 at 09:20

jaybee said:
I assume it was mates mucking about with known parties, or, someone was about to be fired/quitting their job anyway or something like that. In any case, brings disrepute to the test station. Poor form. Not really that funny either sorry. :O

DVSA tends to look very poorly on stuff like this - incorrect/invalid data on the MOT can result in quite heavy sanctions even possibly prosecution for the tester even after they've left employment if it was deliberate.

JonRGV250 · 14 Mar 2023 at 09:37

Not sure why they don't use word filters on the site, but you can put pretty much what you want..

That was on a training test, so it won't get seen by the DVSA

tom_e · 14 Mar 2023 at 10:00

For some reason I always thought it was non free text and basically just select from a pre populated list whichever thing was closest to the issue.

Rroff · 14 Mar 2023 at 10:03

tom_e said:
For some reason I always thought it was non free text and basically just select from a pre populated list whichever thing was closest to the issue.

I'd always assumed similar especially how often I'd see the same stock description for variations of a fault.

JonRGV250 · 14 Mar 2023 at 10:11

You can manually advise anything you want.

Fuzz · 14 Mar 2023 at 10:14

DN56 NBO

robfosters · 14 Mar 2023 at 10:30

Fuzz said:
DN56 NBO

Never knew Wayne Rooney drove a transit

Chris Wilson · 14 Mar 2023 at 12:18

Rroff said:
DVSA tends to look very poorly on stuff like this - incorrect/invalid data on the MOT can result in quite heavy sanctions even possibly prosecution for the tester even after they've left employment if it was deliberate.

They are a bit more circumspect these days, this occurred almost next door to a friend's MOT testing station when two inspectors wound up the wrong guys...

MoT inspectors killed by garage gunman: Police refuse to confirm that

TWO Department of Transport inspectors investigating the trade in stolen MoT certificates were shot dead yesterday in the office of a car repair workshop.

www.independent.co.uk

Is it any wonder the motor trade has a bit of a reputation for dodgy characters

JonRGV250 · 14 Mar 2023 at 12:51

I was working for kwik fit in Stockport when that happened.
Certainly put everyone on edge.
The DVSA still has a plaque up in memory of the guys.

Nasher · 14 Mar 2023 at 13:13

I find it weird how police will turn up to help TV licence goons at the door of a rowdy tennent. But won't be on hand to keep the peace for this kind of thing, which is a much more dangerous situation where they can potentially be mobbed.