Jersey: Driving MOTs into the island

In 2018 Jersey was approached to join the Vienna Convention for Road Traffic, and in 2019 work began to implement it. Since then, the Government has been working to bring in MOT-style 'Periodic Technical Inspections' - this week, they announced that they will building the centre for the tests themselves, due for 2024. However, they are still making the decision about whether they will be running the centre themselves, or whether it will be privately run by a franchise, either off-island or on-island. With expressions of interest currently being sought, DVS Head, Gordon Forrest, discusses how the inspections will be carried out, why the decision was made not to hand tests over to the island's garage industry, and how they will be making sure not to take away from the industry's already small pool of mechanics. ★ Support this podcast ★