Re: Smithey Ironware

On Thu, 7 Nov 2024 14:18:37 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
 

On 11/7/2024 1:32 PM, Bruce wrote:

 

Are these inspectors never checked?

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Sure.  It is also fodder for the newspapers to expose a couple of shops.
  The ones often caught are the scammers.  The one that says you need
parts that you don't and they may or may not replace it.  How many
people know what a drag link is, let alone how to check it.
>
The ones that need work but get passed anyway are not going to complain.

 I don't know about Australia, but in the Netherlands, when the
mechanic enters a car into the system as "approved", they have to wait
a moment en then they're told whether or not they have to hold on to
the car because there'll be a third-party check performed as well, to
check the inspector's work. It doesn't happen often, but often enough
to make them careful. If there's something wrong, they can lose their
license to perform these tests, so they're very cautious.