Just another point -

The landrover that crashed, causing the tragic deaths of those poor kids had been tested 7 months previously.

Under the proposed new 4-2-2 rules it woul not have been due for another test for another 17 months! How many more 'modifications' could have been carried out in that time? This threatened legislation seems to assume that everyone has their car serviced regularly - HA!

I believe that vehicles should have a periodic service, by a bona-fide garage, by law. Regardless of mileage. The present MOT does not even cover tyre pressures unless they are obviously flat.

The problem is that people don't understand that an MOT is a VERY basic safety check, not a service. I have a customer who couldn't understand how his car passed it's test with a slightly blowing exhaust and play in a ball joint and reported the tester (without my knowlege - I'm not a test station). The tester was cleared as the components were not 'exessively worn'. They certainly wouldn't have lasted 2 years though!