Application for examination
7.—(1)  Any person who wishes to have an examination of a motor vehicle under these Rules may apply to an authorised examiner for an examination of the motor vehicle.
(2)  An application under paragraph (1) may be made —
(a)by requesting the examiner to make an appointment for the examination; or
(b)by submitting the vehicle for examination at a vehicle testing station of the examiner otherwise than by any prior appointment.
(3)  Any request under paragraph (2)(a) for an appointment shall be made either by telephone to, or in person at a vehicle testing station of, and during the normal working week of, the examiner, or in writing addressed to the examiner at such vehicle testing station.
(4)  An authorised examiner shall ensure that —
(a)where an appointment is requested for the carrying out of an examination, an appointment is forthwith offered for the carrying out of the examination at the earliest possible time at which it is reasonably practicable for the examination to be carried out;
(b)where a vehicle is submitted for examination at a vehicle testing station of an examiner without any appointment for the carrying out of the examination having been previously made, the applicant is informed earlier that the examination can be carried out forthwith or, if not, of the earliest time at which it is reasonably practicable for the examination to be carried out; and
(c)except in so far as prevented by circumstances beyond the control of the examiner, examinations are carried out in accordance with the appointments made or at such other times as may be arranged under this paragraph.
(5)  On an appointment being made or a time being arranged for the carrying out of an examination under this rule, the authorised examiner shall record the time and the date thereof and the name of the person by whom the application for the examination is made.
(6)  Any authorised examiner and any other person authorised by the Registrar may carry out an examination of a motor vehicle notwithstanding that any of the provisions of this rule has not been complied with.
(7)  Nothing in this rule shall entitle an authorised examiner to carry out an examination of a vehicle not falling within a class of motor vehicles specified in the authorisation.