HC Deb 02 July 1973 vol 859 cc37-8W
Mr. David Steel

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the number of weeks' delay between applying for and being given an MOT test for a commercial haulage vehicle at each of the test centres in the United Kingdom and the corresponding figures for 1972.

Mr. Peyton

Following is the information:

GOODS VEHICLE TESTS: BOOKING DELAYS AS AT 28TH JUNE 1973
Number Testing Station Name Waiting period for Test Appointments weeks (to nearest week): In Excess of the Statutory One Month's Notice
07 Hastings 1
10 Southampton 6
14 Salisbury 3
15 Poole 3
17 Taunton 2
28 Swynnerton 4
30 Alverston 2
31 Leicester 2
32 Weedon 2
33 Spitalgate (Grantham) 2
34 Crimplesham (Downham Market) 1
35 Chelmsford 10
38 Norwich 1
40 Ipswich 6
42 Beverley 6
43 Walton (York) 1
44 Doncaster 5
46 Sheffield 3
49 Darlington 1
52 Berwick 4
58 Simonswood (Liverpool) 1
61 Pontypool 2
63 Bishopbriggs (Glasgow) 1
65 Inverness 4
68 Perth 2
71 Milnthorpe 2
74 Caernarvon 2
Figures for 1972 are not available.

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