Slightly OT: MOT Test

On or around Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:56:30 +0100, John Greystrong
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Andy.Smalley wrote:
>
>> I didn't mind it and it does save on writing
>> but it's not reliable enough try registering a test at about 10 pm
>
>10pm? That's just madness ;-)
>
>Is it 24hr all week or only when you've got bookings?

I now find the local place has no more slots available this week. MOT
therefore not 'til next week. Arse and arse.
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John Greystrong wrote:
> Andy.Smalley wrote:
>
>> I didn't mind it and it does save on writing
>> but it's not reliable enough try registering a test at about 10 pm
>
> 10pm? That's just madness ;-)
>
> Is it 24hr all week or only when you've got bookings?
>
> John

from 6am monday morning to 1pm saturday
It is a truck and van dealer so was done to test the vans
at night when in for service etc from businesses & van hire places
and also there are lot of other truck and van dealers around
so we used to do 2 or 3 a night then more and more people
started coming at night I had people phone at 2 in the morning
to ask if they can bring their car down there and then
I mean your laid in bed can't sleep so do you get up watch a
bit of tv, read a book no I know I'll mot the car
I think some people thought it might be easier to get a pass if it's
at night, not with me, I'm a right mardy bastard when I'm tired
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Andy

SWB Series 2a ( dressed as a 3) "Bruce"
It's big, it's mean it's really, really green

On or around Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:01:15 +0100, "Andy.Smalley"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>from 6am monday morning to 1pm saturday
>It is a truck and van dealer so was done to test the vans
>at night when in for service etc from businesses & van hire places
>and also there are lot of other truck and van dealers around
>so we used to do 2 or 3 a night then more and more people
>started coming at night I had people phone at 2 in the morning
>to ask if they can bring their car down there and then
>I mean your laid in bed can't sleep so do you get up watch a
>bit of tv, read a book no I know I'll mot the car
>I think some people thought it might be easier to get a pass if it's
>at night, not with me, I'm a right mardy bastard when I'm tired

's a bit like 24H tescos, surprising how mnay insomniacs there are about the
place.

's a pity I can't bring the car up there...

Apparently, if the system goes down you phone the technical bods and they
give you an incident number. Once you have the incident number, you can
then carry on testing... I suggested that the trick would be to sabotage
the computer first thing in the morning...
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Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'

Andy.Smalley wrote:
[...]
> I think some people thought it might be easier to get a pass if it's
> at night, not with me, I'm a right mardy bastard when I'm tired

<g> Too right. I assume VOSA don't visit overnight either?

John

>
> Apparently, if the system goes down you phone the technical bods and
> they give you an incident number. Once you have the incident number,
> you can then carry on testing...


that's right it's just no-ones there after 10pm

--
Andy

SWB Series 2a ( dressed as a 3) "Bruce"
It's big, it's mean it's really, really green

John Greystrong wrote:
> Andy.Smalley wrote:
> [...]
>> I think some people thought it might be easier to get a pass if it's
>> at night, not with me, I'm a right mardy bastard when I'm tired
>
> <g> Too right. I assume VOSA don't visit overnight either?
>
not that I know of
I think they only have one 2 o'clock in their day



--
Andy

SWB Series 2a ( dressed as a 3) "Bruce"
It's big, it's mean it's really, really green

On or around Fri, 31 Mar 2006 07:13:38 +0100, "Andy.Smalley"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>John Greystrong wrote:
>> Andy.Smalley wrote:
>> [...]
>>> I think some people thought it might be easier to get a pass if it's
>>> at night, not with me, I'm a right mardy bastard when I'm tired
>>
>> <g> Too right. I assume VOSA don't visit overnight either?
>>
>not that I know of
>I think they only have one 2 o'clock in their day

apparently that was the other thing that went wrong with thursday at the
local garage - ministry man came. supposedly at 10 ack emma but was there
at 09:30, presumably hoping to catch them in some malfeasance or other.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to
a great lie than to a small one" Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
from Mein Kampf, Ch 10