The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has revealed more information about its plans to reduce moted test fraud.
One of the trial measures is to Photography the vehicle being tested. The aim is to reduce the possibility of 'ghost mots' be generated, along with preventing genuine mistakes.
A Ghost Mot Occurs is when a pass certificate is generated for a vehicle that has never actually bey tested. According to the dvsa, this now account for 80 percent of all fraudulent mote certificates.
Busting ghost mots
With Ghost Mots Being Such a Major Issue for the Dvsa, the agency is focusing its attention on this problem in particular.
The dvsa initially Began Small-scale trials with Mot Testers Taking Photographs of Vehicle Number Plates. However, the agency has now moved to asking testers to Photography the completete vehicles when in the testing bay.
As part of this, the dvsa will interpret data captured in the image file, such as the location and vehicle type, and then referred to the mote certificate issue.
To extend the testing of this process, the dvsa is expanding it to a prototype phase, and asking more Mot testers to volunteer to take part.
Snapping away at fraud
Mot testers can sign up to take part in Further testing. If they meet the request, this will give them access to the prototype part of the motor testing system.
Garage staff will be assked to photograph the vehicles after they have entered its numer plate or vin. Although the Main Test is completed on a standalone computer, testers will need to use a smartphone or tablet to take the photo.
The dvsa will then be able to match the photography against the motored in it its database, ensuring that the vehicle was tested was physically presented at the location.
Both Authorised Mot Examiners and DVSA Staff Will Be Able to Access The Photographs Taken. They will use these to focus attack on the small number of garages not adhering to the rules.
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