Lee Marshall: CEO of MTA comments on proposed changes to WOF system

There is a possibility for a shake-up to the Warrant of Fitness system.

The government's opened consultation on a new proposal - with the first WOF for new light vehicles lasting 4 years. 

Cars between 4 and 10 years old would only need a check every 2 years, while those over 10 would remain on annual inspection. 

CEO of MTA Lee Marshall told Mike Hosking that there has been mixed feedback so far. 

'As for the recommendations made; mixed views. But, we'll ultimately rely on what members tell us.'

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And so possible show up to our warrant fitness system.
The government's open consultation on a new proposal. So the
first WAFT for new cars lasts four years, cars age
between four and teen years, twenty four month check and
over ten years is going to be annual.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
Now.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
Lee Marshall is the CEO of the MTA and as
well as Lee morning, Hey, good morning, you into this.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
We're into the review of the system, which we've been
calling for for some time because it's been probably a
couple of decades since it was last really overhauled. So yeah,
absolutely support the system. I mean, as for the recommendations made,
mixed views, but we'll we'll ultimately rely on what members
tell us.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
Okay, what magic wanders You're in charge of everything, what
would it be?

Speaker 2 (00:40):
Yep, So good question. Definitely in support of campaigning to
keep vehicles compliant, so public awareness campaigns are out of
safety of vehicles. Definitely, full support for including the review
of aid S systems in the warrant fitness check as

(01:01):
I've changed a lot in the last ten years in particular,
so max sense to incorporate that. As for the times
of things, I mean, mixed views on that and depending
upon who you ask in the industry, you'd get different opinions.
I'm sure missed to think that everyone wants more testing.
That's that's you know, in the industry, that's certainly not
the case. It's it's a mixed bag depending on who

(01:22):
you ask.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
See, I got I got an old car that needs
to go in every six month, and it's stupid because
I only do a thousand k's a year of that
in it, so that's pointless. But then I look at it.
I'm in a new car at the moment. I look
at four years, and four years you can run through
a set of ties super easily, and if you're not
being checked, you might be on some pretty skinny tires.

Speaker 2 (01:41):
Yeah. Absolutely, And I mean, in terms of what's been proposed,
four years is an odd one for new vehicles because
I've never come across anyone who ever asked for that,
So I'd like to know where it came from.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
Three isn't it? I mean, currently it's three for a
new car, so you you know, make it a bit longer.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
It's four, sure, and on a principle of less regulation,
I suppose, I suppose that's probably what they're going for.
But I'm not aware of anybody who ever asked for that.
And to your point, there are plenty of vehicles out
on the road that will i mean fleet cars. There'll
be plenty of fleet cars that do two hundred K
in four years. So that's a long time to not
have a test and a lot of use of a vehicle.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
All right, Well, let's see where it goes and we'll
get you back on the program at the time, Lee Marshall,
who's with the MTA year four years? If you're doing
i mean even the average person does fifteen thousand k's
a year, so you're doing sixty thousand k's over four years,
you'd both through a set of tires and then and
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