A while ago, a certain Darshan Boerema investigated what it takes to have your car inspected online. The conclusion: you don’t need much. Boerema successfully had a Peugeot 206 that was ready for scrapping approved. This should be less easy to do in the future. The RDW is on the hunt for inspectors who offer an illegal MOT online.
The National Road Transport Agency has conducted research into companies and individuals offering this type of quick online inspections. In total, action was taken by 34 inspectors. A warning was issued to one, and the right to inspect was taken away from another for six or twelve months. In addition, the MOT of 350 cars has been declared invalid. The owners of these must now have their car inspected again. You can probably whistle at the money you paid for the fake inspection.
The RDW calls on people not to use an illegal online MOT. Garages and inspectors also have to pay attention. The RDW reads data about the performance of the inspections, and if you perform too poorly, you can be excluded from the authority to inspect. Would you come across someone who offers illegal inspections on the internet?
You can sniff out fake judges
The RDW has a reporting point where you can report an illegal APK provider. These companies and people will be included in the next study. Clicking is never fun, but if some crazy bastard loses a rusty wheel that bounces you off your bike and leaves you with a torn toenail, you’ll be beeping differently.
