Your answers Gentlemen, please. This is indicating a serious problem in the Industry. Trust is now zero. I am disgusted with the behavior of these alleged "inspectors" who are dim, dumb, deaf and blind, and cannot read the BBB. It is not good enough is it?
Simon Barker, we are in agreement: prescriptive, or not, the inspection will always be a judgement call based on the experience, and understanding of the inspector. That two, experienced, inspectors should disagree is not a problem either way something could be given a C2 erring more on a side of caution whereas it could be given a C3 if the inspector thinks it could do with improving but in all reality is not going to be a real problem; some people prefer a belt and braces approach etc. From your analogy the same MOT inspector might, on the same day, see three instances of the same problems on three different cars and pass one, fail the second and give an advisory on the third. S/he will be making other (valid) 'value' judgements.
Simon Barker, we are in agreement: prescriptive, or not, the inspection will always be a judgement call based on the experience, and understanding of the inspector. That two, experienced, inspectors should disagree is not a problem either way something could be given a C2 erring more on a side of caution whereas it could be given a C3 if the inspector thinks it could do with improving but in all reality is not going to be a real problem; some people prefer a belt and braces approach etc. From your analogy the same MOT inspector might, on the same day, see three instances of the same problems on three different cars and pass one, fail the second and give an advisory on the third. S/he will be making other (valid) 'value' judgements.
