Keeping track of calibrations

16 August 2016  

Garage equipment needs to be kept in peak condition to ensure you give customers the best service, and that it gives you the best service. This is where the new calibration and service reminder software from Boston comes in.

The desktop application provides inspection and calibration due date information and alerts for workshop equipment of any type, make or model. This enables workshops to keep track of all their equipment in one place, whether it’s MOT testing equipment or any other equipment that is legally required to undergo scheduled safety checks such as service lifts, trolley jacks, compressors and so forth.

Since the DVSA switched over to its new on-line web based MOT system, testing stations are no longer able to enter equipment serial numbers and calibration dates. Responsibility to record calibration due dates for MOT test equipment now falls upon the Authorised Examiner and garages run the risk of penalty points or more serious disciplinary action if calibrations are not kept up to date.