§ Mr. Gregory CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many vehicles entered the MOT test in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many failed. [175531]
§ Angela SmithThe number of full tests and re-tests (previous test failures) carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency for all vehicle categories for which roadworthiness certificates are required, including those generally referred to as MOT tests, is set out in the following table. It should be noted that the re-test figures can include multiple re-tests on a single vehicle. The re-test figures do not include vehicles that fail the full test but are not subsequently presented for re-test.
Number of full tests Number of re-tests 1999–2000 438,022 89,209 2000–01 439,746 86,432 2001–02 463,386 92,360 2002–03 483,776 103,732 2003–04 516,100 120,104