MOT in the North Warning

[DrFarkoff]

MOT Scam

22nd June 2013
nidirect Government services, the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens, is urging people to be alert to an unofficial MOT booking website.
The alert concerns a potential scam website claiming to be the Driver & Vehicle Agency’s (DVA) MOT online booking facility.
The unofficial site’s address is nidirect-gov.co.uk, which is very similar to the official government website nidirect.gov.uk.
Number of complaints
DVA (Driver Vehicle Agency) says it has received a number of complaints from people who have paid their fee for booking an MOT test online using the unofficial site. However, they have not received an appointment date.
nidirect say, “When booking an MOT, it is important to be sure you are using the official nidirect website.”
Report any suspicions
nidirect officials have alerted Trading Standards Service to the potential scam and are asking everyone to be vigilant.
The correct link for booking your MOT online can be found on the indirect website – How do I book an MOT/ vehicle test appointment? (motoring section)
nidirect say, “If you think you have used this (unofficial) website, you can report it to Trading Standards by contacting their Consumerline service.
For contact details for Consumerline and booking an MOT online on Right To Ride - http://www.righttoride.co.uk/2013/06/22/mot-scam/



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[DrFarkoff]

Proper Links

right Gang so there's NO confusion

DVANI licensing / testing main page HERE

Test booking or checking or changing page HERE

scroll down when the page opens and you will see these buttons

Choose what you want and a new window opens

To go direct the actual booking of test page is here
https://www.dvtaonlineni.gov.uk/public/bookVehicleAppointment_1CollectInfo.aspx

 

[Daisy Duke]

It's reassuring to know that you can make a scam version of a government website and steal money from people and instead of reporting it to the police they report it to Trading Standards

Cheers for the heads up