§ Lord Roganasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many MoT certificates have been issued in the last five years by each of the MoT test centres in Northern Ireland. [HL2653]
§ Lord Williams of Mostyn:The Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency carries out the full range of statutory roadworthiness tests in Northern Ireland. These include tests on motor cars and motor cycles for which a vehicle test certificate (MoT) is issued as well as other categories such as heavy goods vehicles, taxis, buses, etc for which other certificates are issued.
Information by centre is maintained on the basis of applications received. Figures for the past five years are presented in the table.
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§ Lord Roganasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the average waiting time for applications to be processed in each of the MoT test centres in Northern Ireland. [HL2654]
§ Lord Williams of Mostyn:In 2002–03 the Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency had an overall target waiting time for vehicle test activity of 21 days. The table below outlines the average waiting time at each of the agency's 15 test centres during the year.
Centre Average Waiting Times 2002–03 Armagh 16.86 Days Ballymena 16.10 Days Belfast 18.04 Days Coleraine 22.25 Days Cookstown 20.79 Days Craigavon 12.47 Days Downpatrick 14.67 Days Enniskillen 23.42 Days Larne 16.30 Days Lisburn 14.47 Days Londonderry 24.52 Days Mallusk 21.49 Days Newry 19.09 Days Newtownards 27.11 Days Omagh 26.43 Days Overall Average 20.31 Days While the overall target was met, the phased closure of test centres during the year to facilitate the installation of new vehicle test equipment has had a distorting effect on the waiting times achieved at individual centres.