Wednesday, 1 February 2012

The government aims to clamp down on clocked cars as part of the review of the MoT.

It is changing MOT certificates so that they carry the last three years’ mileage information as well as the mileage on the day of the test.

It hopes the move will help customers to spot clocked cars at the time of purchase.

A part of its review of the MoT, the government  published today for the first time a VOSA  survey on whether the sector was complying with sector standards. The government said it was going to:

• Work with motoring organisations to find out what problems motorists experience
• Enable them to share examples of good customer service a happens with online hotel and restaurant review websites
• Encourage the take up of industry codes of practice – and expand them to include MOT testing
• Encourage car buyers to check full MOT histories using the online MOT database
• Arrange mystery shopper tests to help improve performance in addition to those already carried out by VOSA.

Transport secretary Justine Greening said: "I want each motorist to be confident that a visit to the garage ends with their car repaired to a high standard by reputable mechanics rather than uncertainty about cost and the quality of service."