Vosa not able to provide enough vehicle testers to ATF’s in 2013
New concerns have been raised about Vosa and their
capability to provide ATF testers for ATF operators. Authorised Testing
Facilities (ATFs) are essential for vehicle testing and many companies have
been informed that they have been awarded less testing time for their vehicles,
meaning that the drop in vehicle testing will result in loss of business for
companies.
Vosa claim that they have ‘insufficient funds were available to cover the testing periods
requested’ therefore the transport corporations are the ones who will
suffer. Matt Shenton, who is the commercial director or Volan PVS, a two lane
ATF in the West Midlands said he has only been awarded 60% of the testing time
he and his team require next year.
How Vosa will cope under the strain of being in high demand
as well as the appeals being filed against them by a growing number of
transport companies who are outraged by the lack of testing time they are
receiving and if this fails then there is talk of taking Vosa to court for
breaching their contract.