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Vehicle Defect Rectification Scheme (VDRS)

When a police officer finds a fault on any vehicle that is, or will be, required to have an MOT test certificate,
they may issue a Vehicle Defect Rectification Form instead of advising or prosecuting the driver or issuing a

prohibition notice.

Once the defect is rectified, the form is endorsed by a Tester to confirm that this has been done adequately.
The driver and/or owner must then return the completed form in the manner instructed on the form within
the specified time, usually 14 days to avoid prosecution for the defects.

1. A VTS may be asked to verify that the faults have been rectified and to endorse the form, or to rectify the
faults as well. If a vehicle is presented at a VTS that is not authorised to test that class of vehicle, the driver
should be told to go to an appropriate station

2. A Tester should carry out the examination and once satisfied that all defects listed on the form (whether
an MOT testable defect or not) have been properly rectified complete the appropriate section. If the
Tester cannot satisfy themself that the defects listed have been rectified they must not endorse the form.
The Tester need only be satisfied that the listed defects have been rectified; other faults that may be
noted during the examination should be brought to the attention of the presenter.

3. To endorse the form you may use any embossing stamp or ordinary rubber stamp that includes the
business name and phone number. Ideally this should also include your VTS number but this can be added
by hand if you don't have a stamp that includes it.