Correct as at 25th April 2024. It may be superseded at any time.
Extract taken from: Vehicle Inspection Portal > PRS & QMS > PRS: Light vehicle repair certification > General part > Technical performance
1 Technical performance
Requirements
What the Transport Agency expects of you | How the Transport Agency will assess your performance | |
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1.1 | Correct certification outcomes | |
You will:
| The Transport Agency will:
The Transport Agency may:
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1.2 | Correct technical decisions | |
You are consistently correct in determining if the vehicles or components you are asked to certify comply with all Transport Agency requirements, taking into account technical information provided by the Transport Agency, such as the VIRM: Light vehicle repair certification. | The Transport Agency will:
The Transport Agency may:
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1.3 | Technical competence | |
You staff are competent in all technical aspects of the inspection and certification work carried out by your business. For example, you must be competent in:
| The Transport Agency will:
The Transport Agency may administer short tests. |
Scores
Score | ||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
1.1 | Correct certification outcomes | |||
You regularly do not achieve the correct certification outcomes. This means you regularly:
The incorrect certification outcomes are likely to compromise the safety of vehicle occupants or other road users. | You sometimes do not achieve the correct certification outcomes. This means you sometimes:
The incorrect certification outcomes may compromise the safety of vehicle occupants or other road users. | You usually achieve the correct certification outcomes. This means you usually:
Any incorrect certification outcomes do not compromise the safety of vehicle occupants or other road users. | You consistently achieve the correct certification outcomes. This means you:
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1.2 | Correct technical decisions | |||
Your score here is the average score of your performance in meeting the Transport Agency’s expectations for ‘Correct technical decisions’ in the Technical part of the PRS. | ||||
1.3 | Technical competence | |||
Your score here is the average score of your performance in meeting the Transport Agency’s expectations for ‘Technical competence’ in the Technical part of the PRS. |
Page updated 28 January 2017