UK mot test?

As I mentioned elsewhere I got the mot on Friday all good just a couple of advice for tyres.  So I went down to my local preferred tyre dealer to get his opinion on the state of the tyres and fortunately my assessment of the condition was very much aligned with his,  not a problem don't worry about it.  However he went on to say that apparently now regardless of who pays their wages testers are considered to work for VOSA when testing and furthermore they, VOSA, are now pursuing testers through the courts for errors and omissions in testing,  resulting not unsurprisingly in testers now advising on virtually anything that isn't essentially in as new condition, causing the uninitiated to panic and buy  things unnecessarily. Anyone in the industry care to confirm? 

My understanding of advisories is the same as items changed at a service. Will the item still be legal or within spec in 12 months time?

If the answer is no or not sure then you get an advisory or it is changed. The reason is that a great number of people don’t do anything to their vehicle between services or MOTs.

This in itself creates a lot of waste.

Robin

Historically I think you're probably right but now on the balance of what I have seen with the last 2 I've had it's definitely a liability limitation excuse to flag up everything however minor with no attempt at using judgment or expertise.

VOSA sound as if they are following the example of The Post Office.

VOSA have been defunct for 10 years or so, it has been part of  DVSA since then.

Their algorithms monitor the test stations.

Pass % has to be within limits for the area, as do the number of advisories.

If  a station is an outlier, it will come under the microscope and trigger a monitoring visit, so testers err on the side of caution and issue advisories, hoping that they have got it "right" so their figures will be OK and DVSA will bother someone else.
 

That inspires confidence, it's not about roadworthiness, it's about keeping the A.I. happy!