MOT Tester; Class 4 & 7

Salary: £38,000 to £43,000 basic salary (Fully negotiable based on experience)

Location: Near Lenham / Maidstone

Hours: 8:00am to 5:30pm, Monday – Friday (
Strictly No Weekends!)

Most garages talk a big game about 'culture', but we actually live it. Operating for over two decades, we are a premier, family-run independent garage that has built an impeccable reputation for transparency, honesty, and safety. Highly rated on Google with a flood of 5-star reviews, we are a high-trust, friendly team where the owner is a down-to-earth, supportive leader who listens to his staff and has your back.

We aren't a high-pressure corporate conveyor belt; we are a premium workshop that treats customers like neighbours and our testing professionals with the respect they deserve.

• £38,000 to £43,000 Basic: A strong, market-leading guaranteed basic salary tailored directly to your testing experience.
• Reclaim Your Weekends: Enjoy a stable Monday to Friday schedule. We have a strict No Saturdays policy—your weekends are 100% your own for family and rest.
• Pace Over Pressure: We completely reject the relentless, target-driven pressure of high-volume fast-fit lanes. We value compliance and accuracy over rushing vehicles through the bay.
• Top-Tier Workshop: Run your own dedicated testing lane equipped with clean, modern, and well-maintained DVSA-approved equipment.
• Stability & Growth: Benefit from working with a deeply rooted family business operating since the early 2000s with over two decades of consistent growth.
• Extra Perks: Secure company pension scheme, free on-site parking, and an incredibly supportive, low-stress workshop team spirit.

• Autonomous Workflow: Manage your testing lane independently without a manager constantly breathing down your neck. You are trusted as the expert.
• Class 4 & 7 Variety: Keep your skills sharp and your days engaging by handling a great mix of standard passenger cars, large vans, and light commercial vehicles.
• Stress-Free Commute: Our location offers an incredibly easy daily drive against the heavy town‑centre traffic for anyone travelling from the surrounding Kent districts.

• Conducting accurate, efficient, and fully compliant MOT inspections to strict DVSA standards across both Class 4 & Class 7 vehicles.
• Performing comprehensive vehicle safety assessments and accurately identifying failing defects.
• Logging test data seamlessly onto the DVSA online system.
• Communicating clearly and effectively with the front‑of‑house service team to explain required safety repairs.

• DVSA Licence: Must hold a current, active DVSA licence to test Class 4 & 7 vehicles.
• Compliance First: A reliable, honest professional with uncompromised standards of safety who takes genuine pride in road safety.
• Mindset: A dedicated specialist who wants a clean, organized, low-stress environment where your professional integrity is genuinely backed by management.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence.

Our workshop is brilliantly situated for a quick, traffic‑busting daily commute from:

• Lenham (5 mins)
• Charing (8 mins)
• Ashford (15 mins)
• Maidstone (15 mins)
• Sittingbourne (20 mins)
• Medway Towns (25 mins)