New Auto Tech Restricted was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay prices of £6,810 at a listening to at Westminster Magistrates Court docket on 10 January 2025, following an incident the place a baby sustained life altering accidents from being crushed by a automobile.
An investigation by the Well being and Security Government (HSE) discovered that New Auto Tech Restricted had failed to make sure that members of the general public had been in a protected space when automobiles had been being moved.
HSE inspector Michelle Morphy stated: “This case sends a transparent message to MOT Check Centres that HSE will maintain them to account in the event that they fail to guard each employees and members of the general public.
“On this event, they failed to guard a baby, by permitting them to maneuver from their allotted viewing space into an operational space, which ought to have been restricted to employees solely.
“As such the child was seriously injured in a totally avoidable incident.”
A 14-year-old boy was with an grownup, sitting down, ready for an MOT to be carried out at New Auto Tech Restricted on 4 Might 2022.
The HSE press launch continued: “The chair was located in entrance of the brake rollers, nonetheless, because the MOT technician tried to maneuver the automobile in reverse, the automobile was pushed forwards off the brake rollers, crushing the kid towards the wall.
“The boy required quick hospital remedy, having sustained a number of pelvis fractures. They had been off college for over a 12 months and mattress sure for 3 months following the incident.
“The MOT Centre had a designated ‘viewing area’ to the side of the brake roller bay. This was a painted box on the floor with a chair placed inside it. However there were no protective barriers and the business failed to stop customers from moving out of this area into parts of the workshop where vehicles were moving.”
There are a lot of recognized dangers related to the motorized vehicle restore business and detailed HSE steerage is obtainable.
